Well done to all those that attended the Spring Grading, it was great to see so many people stepping up, some who haven’t done so for over 12 months. Keep up the hard work and dedication as you strive to achieve your black belt and beyond.

• Eito Tashima – 4 Kyu (Purple)
• Ramesh Snell – 4 Kyu (Purple)
• Xaviar Thompson – 4 Kyu (Purple)
• Charlie Chipperfield – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
• Jemaine Mulcahy – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
• Jesse Valencour – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
• Jayden Watanabe – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Leon Bonaventure – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Leon Cersofios – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Sylas Dawson – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Jeremy Valencour – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Johnson Yu – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Sine Levin – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Aggie Jones – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Ashton Collins – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Chris Tice – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Claire Mulcahy – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Tarl Mason – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Ian Craig – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Jackson Lowe – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Obed Nalau – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Ophelia Wu Leng – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Owen Constantino – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Theo Gordon – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Harper Timoti – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Joanna Yu – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Kalie Starkey – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Kurt Boswerger – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Quinn McDonald – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Sebastian Brown – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Thomas Connolly – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Eliah Hurtig – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
• Jude Summers – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
• Leo Shuklov – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
• Maxine Martin – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
• Miranda Boswerger – meadows – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
• Zac Teelow – 12 Kyu (Yellow)

A great showing at the Winter Grading with many students stepping up for the first time in a while. It was great to see that the standard continues to improve and everyone is working hard to be the best they can be.

Results

• Kalani Kloot – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
• Kayden Kloot – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
• Tom Allibone – 6 Kyu (Blue)
• Henry Ho – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Hou Leung (Cody) Ng – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Kar Yann (Chloe) Ng – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
• Aidan Connolly – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Harrison Coughlin – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Airi Tani – 8 Kyu (Green)
• Jasmin Collins – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Zen Kudo – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
• Ashton Collins – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Ari Everitt – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Amy Graham – 10 Kyu (Orange) *double grading*
• Robert Graham – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Isobel Starkey – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Luna Summers – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Avery Wu Leng – 10 Kyu (Orange)
• Andrew Collins – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Owen Constantino – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
• Ian Craig – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
• Christopher Wilkinson – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
• Ophelia Wu Leng – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) *double grading*
• Amelia Wyatt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
• Katie Wyatt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)

Congratulations to the following for their success at the kobujyutsu grading. Well done everyone.

Carlo DeByl – 1 Kyu
Xaviar Thompson – 3 Kyu
Amy Graham – 5 Kyu
Ramesh Snell – 5 Kyu
Eito Tashima – 5 Kyu

A new junshidoin at the Gold Coast dojo!

Congratulations to Kazumi Tominaga who demonstrated a fantastic understanding of the kyu level syllabus and her ability to teach Chito-Ryu Karate in last nights grading.

Grading Success

Congratulations to Siani Symons (2nd Kyu), Carlo de Byl (3rd kyu), and Bohdi Valencour (3rd kyu) for their successful grading last night. All showed the dedication they have put in to their karate over the years of training. One more step closer to Black Belt!

Congratulations to everyone who attended the Summer Grading.  It is fantastic to see everyone progressing in their technique and moving closer to achieving a black belt.  As is normal at a grading not everyone was successful with some people not quiet ready so did not graduate this time, please keep on working , make the adjustments needed and I am sure you will be successful next time.

Results:

Six new brown belt ranks at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate following a special Brown & Black Belt Grading.  The Brown belt ranks (3rd-1st Kyu) are considered very important at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate as they signify that the serious training towards black belt has begun.  Not only where the students tested on the day but where also closely monitored in the months leading up to the grading to ensure the correct work ethic, focus, etiquette and responsibility was being demonstrated. All students had been working very hard in the lead up and the result was a fantastic level of performance on the grading day.

Well done to everyone.
Tahlia Boyd – 2nd Kyu (Brown)
Harrison De Byl – 2nd Kyu (Brown)
Millicent Mansbridge – 2nd Kyu (Brown)
Amelie Ollivier – 2nd Kyu (Brown)
Siani Symons – 3rd Kyu (Brown & White)
Cooper Higgins – 3rd Kyu (Brown & White)

 

Well done to everyone who challenged for their next level at the 2024 Spring Grading.  It is great to see some new belts around the dojo.  For those that were not successful this time keep working hard and you will achieve your goal.

4 Kyu (Purple) – Ben Hastings
5 Kyu (Purple & White) – Taiyo Tani
5 Kyu (Purple & White) – Naoki Tani
6 Kyu (Blue) – Yasmine Lintott
6 Kyu (Blue) – Jesse Valencour
6 Kyu (Blue) – Xaviar Thompson
9 Kyu (Green & White) – Aidan Connolly
9 Kyu (Green & White) – Henry Duyvestyn
9 Kyu (Green & White) – Henry Ho
9 Kyu (Green & White) – Jayden Watanabe
9 Kyu (Green & White) – Jeremy Valencour
10 Kyu (Orange) – Jasmin Collins  *** Triple grade
10 Kyu (Orange) – Sine Levin
10 Kyu (Orange) – Finn McMillan
10 Kyu (Orange) – Vander Mulcahy
10 Kyu (Orange) – Koda Revell
10 Kyu (Orange) – Rowan Beste
11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Ashton Collins  ** Double grade
11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Robert Graham
11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Indigo Levin

It was fantastic to see all the progress students had been making at our winter grading.  So many people stepped up showing significant growth since their last grading, it is a great sign for the future as they continue to work towards achieving their black belts.

A special mention to all the White belts who stepped up for their first grading and performed very well showing they are on the path to consistent progress.

We also had a number of our ex-Little Champions who all demonstrated they have adapted well to stepping up into the older age group.  With some having 2-3 years of training under their belt they were able to double and for one triple grade.  Well done!

Grading Results:
Carlo de Byl – 4 Kyu (Purple)
Enoch Kavelin – 4 Kyu (Purple)
Slade Revell – 6 Kyu (Blue)
Eito Tashima – 6 Kyu (Blue)
Charlie Chipperfield – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
Jemaine Mulcahy – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
Dylan Preston – 7 Kyu (Blue & White) **double grade
Sarah Huston – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
Tom Allibone – 8 Kyu (Green)
Ding (Martin) Ma – 8 Kyu (Green)
Pailyne Price – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Leon Cersofios – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Sylas Dawson – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Hugo Harrington – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Lucas MacDonald – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Hou Leung (Cody) Ng – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Kar Yann (Chloe) Ng – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Johnson Yu – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
Aidan Connolly – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Henry Ho – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Aggie Jones – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Airi Tani – 10 Kyu (Orange) **triple grade
Jayden Watanabe – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Claire Mulcahy – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Harrison Coughlin – 10 Kyu (Orange)
Riley Dawson – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) **double grade
Ari Everitt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
Zen Kudo – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) **double grade
Thomas Manley – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) **double grade
Rowan Beste – 11 Kyu (Orange & White) **double grade
Indigo Levin – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Xanthea van Wijk – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Hudson Humrich – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Yoko Tashima – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Avery Wu Leng – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Brett Humrich – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
Peter Walsh – 12 Kyu (Yellow)