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  • A Truly Special Week at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate!

    A Truly Special Week at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate!

    🌟 A Truly Special Week at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate! 🌟

    We were honoured to welcome the Third Generation Soke of Chito-Ryu Karate to our dojo this week, accompanied by Higuchi Kyoshi.
    Soke taught across all classes — Little Champions, Karate Kids, Seniors, and Kobujutsu — sharing his incredible knowledge, precision, and passion with every student on the floor.

    We were also privileged to have Martin Phillips Renshi from Sunshine Coast Karate and Anthony Horgan Sensei from Brisbane Karate join us for this unforgettable visit.

    Opportunities like this remind us how fortunate we are to train with some of the best instructors in the world. Their guidance elevates our skills, deepens our understanding of Chito-Ryu, and inspires the continued growth and confidence of all Gold Coast students — from our youngest Little Champions to our dedicated senior members.

    Thank you to everyone who made this visit possible, and to all students who trained with such enthusiasm and spirit.

    🥋 We’re already looking forward to welcoming them back for the 2026 Soke Cup! 🥋

  • Autumn Grading

    Autumn Grading

    Grading Success!!

    Well done to all those that were successful in obtaining their next level at our Autumn Grading. With postponements due to a cyclone and no power for the week it was not the normal preparation but everyone showed great spirit, character and karate.

    Congratulations to:

    • Naoki Tani – 4 Kyu (Purple Belt)
    • Taiyo Tani – 4 Kyu (Purple Belt)
    • Slade Revell – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Ramesh Snell – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Xaviar Thompson – 5 Kyu (Purple & White Belt)
    • Charlie Chipperfield – 6 Kyu (Blue Belt)
    • Damien Kloot – 6 Kyu (Blue Belt)
    • Leon Cersofios – 8 Kyu (Green Belt)
    • Jayden Watanabe – 8 Kyu (Green Belt)
    • Rowan Beste – 9 Kyu (Green & White Belt)
    • Sine Levin – 9 Kyu (Green & White Belt)
    • Indigo Levin – 10 Kyu (Orange Belt)
    • Haydn Gilsenan – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Theo Gordon – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Jackson Lowe – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt)
    • Obed Nalau – 11 Kyu (Orange & White Belt) **Double Graded**
    • Kurt Boswerger – 12 Kyu (Yellow Belt)
  • 2024 Little Champion Karateka of the Year

    2024 Little Champion Karateka of the Year

    Ophelia Wu Leng

    Congratulations to our Little Champions Karateka of the Year, Ophelia Wu Leng. Ophelia joined the dojo this year bringing lots of enthusiasm and an incredible natural ability. She very quickly moved through the early ranks of the Little Champions moving up to Little Champion Green belt.

    Ophelia has a can do attitude and was always one of the first to commit to challenging herself by participating in tournaments, the highlight being winning 3 gold medals at the Queensland State Titles.

    We look forward to see Ophelia continue to develop her karate over the coming years. With her great attitude and her ability she is going to be a star.

  • 2024 Budoka of the Year

    2024 Budoka of the Year

    Tom Allibone

    Congratulations to our 2024 Budoka of the Year, Tom Allibone. The budoka of the year is the most important annual award given at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate. The award is presented to the person who most demonstrates the great attitude that we like to see in our karateka.

    As someone who started their karate journey late and with being the oldest member of the dojo Tom has always battled with the personal question of whether he can do karate at his age and whether it is to late for him to ever make it to black belt? Rather than use that as an excuse to not do something Tom has used that question to motivate him to see what he can do and as a result we have seen his karate improve incredibly throughout the year.

    Tom started karate to do something with his grandson, but now it has grown to more than that. As a valuable member of the leadership team Tom does amazing work with all the kids in the dojo connecting with them and helping them learn karate.

    Karate is so much more than just punching and kicking. It is really about developing the person, being healthy, and developing a strong mind. From that great personal position a karateka is able to give to others and that is something Tom does all the time, whether it is helping kids learn, being a great training partner, or volunteering to help dojo events be a success Tom is always there and as a result is very fitting of receiving the 2024 Budoka of the Year.

    And to answer your question Tom. Yes you are not to old to earn your black belt, and with your attitude and the way you train I am sure you will.

  • 2023 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Annual Camp

    2023 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Annual Camp

    Keen karate students from Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate and Sunshine Coast Karate joined together for a weekend of intense karate training on the Gold Coast.  Training was led by Martin Phillips Shihan with the assistance of Sandra Phillips Shihan and Adam Higgins Shihan.

    With a large range in ages of the participants ranging from 8 years old to 60+ it was great to see everyone working well together all with the same purpose of self-improvement and of course some karate fun!  The training session covered everything from kihon, kata, kumite, kobujyutsu, bunkai and plenty of physical work as well.  The highlight for many was Sunday morning beach training with a beautiful sunrise to great the day.

    The 2024 QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Camp will be held on the Sunshine Coast and we look forward to another great weekend of training.

    The full photo gallery can be found pn the QLD Chito-Ryu Karate Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu


     

  • 2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition Results

    Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition. It was great to kick off the year with an exciting event with lots of high standard karate on display.

    A big thank you to all our volunteers for helping out with the set-up, take-down, marshaling, first aid, referees and table officials.

    Results:

    Senior Tournament Champion – Sam Phillips (Sunshine Coast)
    Junior Tournament Champion – Levi Lenton (Gold Coast)

    • Tournament Champion selection is weighted towards individual kata and individual kumite results.

     

    2023 Gold Coast Karate Competition Results (PDF)

    View the full gallery of tournament images at https://www.facebook.com/QLDChitoRyu

     

  • Autumn Grading Success

    Lots of new coloured belts at the dojo after our Autumn Grading.  The standard was good with all students demonstrating that they have been working hard in preparation.  Most pleasing to see was that students that had failed a previous attempt had done the necessary work to improve and be successful this time.

    Grading Results:

    Finn McMillan – 12 Kyu (Yellow)
    Mason Hunt – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)  **Double Grading
    Graham Wilson – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)  **Double Grading
    Claire Mulcahy – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Vander Mulcahy – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Zinzan Taylor – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Jaime Toyer – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Johnson Yu – 11 Kyu (Orange & White)
    Yida Zhou – 10 Kyu (Orange)
    Sienna Bauer – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Charlie Chipperfield – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Lucas Kirkup – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Jemaine Mulcahy – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Eito Tashima – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Xaviar Thompson – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Jesse Valencour – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Abigail Weeks – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Calista Weeks – 9 Kyu (Green & White)
    Kalani Kloot – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Yasmine Lintott – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Naoki Tani – 8 Kyu (Green)
    Levi Lenton – 7 Kyu (Blue & White)
    Enoch Kavelin – 6 Kyu (Blue)
    Bohdi Valencour – 6 Kyu (Blue)
    Harrison De Byl – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)
    Millicent Mansbridge – 5 Kyu (Purple & White)