Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate

1300 557 578

Tag: Chito-Ryu Karate-Do

  • 2025 Summer Grading

    2025 Summer Grading

    🎉 Congratulations to Our 2025 Summer Grading Achievers! 🎉

    A huge well-done to all the students who stepped onto the floor for the 2025 Summer Grading at Gold Coast Chito-Ryu Karate! Your hard work, commitment, and spirit were on full display, and we are incredibly proud of every one of you who earned your next rank. 🥋✨

    To those who were told “not yet” — remember, this is not a setback, but a sign that your instructors believe in your potential and want to see you reach your best. Keep training with focus, keep showing up, and keep pushing toward your goals. Your time is coming, and when it does, it will mean even more. 💪🔥

    Grading is not just about the belt — it’s about growth, resilience, and becoming stronger in both mind and body. Congratulations again to all who graded, and encouragement to all who continue the journey.

    Let’s keep striving, supporting one another, and moving forward together! 🥋🌟


    Successful Grades:

    5 Kyu – Damien Kloot (Purple & White)
    6 Kyu – Henry Ho (Blue)
    7 Kyu – Aidan Connolly (Blue & White)
    7 Kyu – Airi Tani (Blue & White)
    8 Kyu – Rowan Beste (Green)
    8 Kyu – Henry Duyvestyn (Green)
    10 Kyu – Kewan Clegg (Orange)
    10 Kyu – Quinn McDonald (Orange)
    10 Kyu – Christopher Wilkinson (Orange)
    11 Kyu – Abigail Hurtig (Orange & White) **Double Grade**
    11 Kyu – Monique Clegg (Orange & White) **Double Grade**
    12 Kyu – Peter Koolhoven (Yellow)
    12 Kyu – Letizia Di Somma (Yellow)
    12 Kyu – Kiyana Koolhoven (Yellow)
    12 Kyu – Jake Lee (Yellow)
    12 Kyu – Rebecca Montgomery (Yellow)

  • 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! 🥋

  • 2024 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year

    2024 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year

    Henry Ho

    Congratulations to our 2024 Karate Kids Karateka of the Year, Henry Ho.

    Henry has been very dedicated to his training this year rarely missing a session. More importantly in every session he attends he is focused on his training and looking to get better. One of Henry’s greatest attributes is his ability to take on any advice he receives and look to use it. You can see whenever Henry trains that he is improving as a result.

    Henry possesses the qualities that will make him a great black belt and karateka one day. He is determined, his is disciplined, he is focused, he is willing to work hard and best of all he has fun doing it.

    We are very excited to see where the next few years takes Henry as he continues to grow in his karate.

  • 2024 Senior Karateka of the Year

    2024 Senior Karateka of the Year

    Siani Symons

    Congratulations to our 2024 Senior Karateka of the Year, Siani Symons.

    Siani was our 2023 Senior Karateka of the Year and has followed up that great year by being even stronger in 2024.

    Siani has grown considerably throughout the year as a result of the time and effort she puts into her karate. You will always see her doing extra work before and after class, and during classes she is very focused on taking onboard the lessons given.

    As a valuable member of our leadership team Siani has proven to be an inspiration to many of the younger karateka who look up to her as a great example.

    We see a Siani becoming a great black belt, instructor and valuable member of the Gold Coast dojo for many years to come!

  • 2021 Kangeiko

    2021 Kangeiko

    A small group of keen karateka attended the 2021 Kangeiko (Special Winter Training) held along the Twin Falls Circuit at Springbrook in behind the Gold Coast.

    The morning started with a beautiful clear day that had everyone thinking that it may not be that cold, that was until we stepped out of the cars to feel the full force of a cold westerly wind 🙂 Oh well just another challenge to add to the training.  A large part of Kangeiko is learning how to control the emotions and not let negative elements such as the cold interfere with the training.

     

    Training started with a run through of kata at a beautiful outlook where you could watch the sunrise over the hinterland and Gold Coast. Fully exposed to the wind it was a great opportunity to work on mushin.

    Next stop was a favorite place were the track crosses a small creek. This is a beautiful location that is perfect for some meditation. This was followed by some physical challenges and partner work. The variance of a rough ground and narrow pathway made an interesting change from training in the dojo.

    The track then makes it way down the side of the cliff before continuing along the bottom. There are some great sites and it is always a treat to be able to walk behind one of the many waterfalls on this track before making our way to the next stop which is at the bottom of twin falls.  Here we did some kihon training and work with the bo. Speed exchange training with the bo moving backwards fast along the path was an interesting challenge as you had to have confidence in your stepping to make sure you went straight and not veered off the path.

    Our final stop was at Rainbow Falls were everyone got to experience training under the waterfall. The water was nice and cold and provided another opportunity to work on mushin, spirit and developing internal heat through breathing exercises.  The sensation after being under the waterfall is a unique one that had everyone buzzing as we made our way back up to the cars and back home.

    2021 Kangeiko Participants:

    • Adam Higgins
    • Anthony Horgan
    • Merryn Jaffers
    • Bridget Weeks
    • Adam Glachan
    • Jason Jaffers (photographer and “pack horse”)

     

    Check out the full gallery of photos on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gckaratekobudo

     

  • 2020 Summer Grading Results

    2020 Summer Grading Results

    The final grading of what has been an interesting year saw a very interesting grading with a range of results.

    In our White belt and Yellow belt grading we saw some solid performances with the majority of students successfully moving up the ranks.

    In these first groups of the grading we also had a few students with previous rankings in other styles. At the Gold Coast dojo students who arrive from another style of martial arts are asked to wear a white belt as they have no rankings in Chito-Ryu Karate. Whilst wearing their white belt they are assessed on their skill levels, their ability to adapt to and adopt the Chito-Ryu technique, and also on their character and humility. From their these students are grading to the level deemed appropriate for them to learn the Chito-Ryu skills building blocks required for continual development.

    Developing the correct building blocks for Chito-Ryu karate is essential, if everything is in place and working well then the student will make steady continual progress. If a building block is not in place then somewhere down the track things will begin to fall apart and progress will stall. In this grading a number of students were told “not yet”. Whilst this can be a hard experience for the student (it is also hard for the instructor), the time taken to get these building blocks solidly in place will eventually lead to achieving the black belt goal faster than if they had been passed for this grading.  If you were unsuccessful in this grading continue to work hard and focus on getting those building blocks in place and you will be ready for the next opportunity to step up to grade.

    Congratulations to the following on successfully passing your grading:

    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Charli Hyland
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Daisy Ridley
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Henry Duyvestyn
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Isabella du Plessis
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Nicolette Ridley
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Sienna Bauer
    12 Kyu (Yellow) – Skye Wright
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Francis Guillon  *Double Graded
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Jesse Barker  *Double Graded
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Tom Allibone  *Double Graded
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Aissa Symons
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – David Ford
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Max Chattin
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Sam Peddie
    11 Kyu (Orange & White) – Tilly McMillan
    10 Kyu (Orange) – Adam Glachan  *Triple Graded
    10 Kyu (Orange) – Kayden Kloot
    10 Kyu (Orange) – Millicent Mansbridge
    10 Kyu (Orange) – Sienna Curtis
    9 Kyu (Green & White) – Addison Schnebli
    9 Kyu (Green & White) – Cooper Shaw
    9 Kyu (Green & White) – Erika Baritchi
    8 Kyu (Green) – Byron Corbelli
    4 Kyu (Purple) – Merryn Jaffers

     

     

     

  • Soke Sensei on the Sunshine Coast

    Soke Sensei on the Sunshine Coast

    It was great for Gold Coast karateka to get an opportunity to train with Soke Sensei, the head of Chito-Ryu Karate-do on the Sunshine Coast this weekend.  Soke Sensei was visiting the Sunshine Coast as the first part of his 2017 Australian Tour.  Accompanying Soke Sensei was Higuchi Kyoshi, and Minowa Renshi.

    Sam Lenton and Kazumi Tominaga were fortunate enough to attend both Saturday and Sunday with Sensei Adam joining them on the Sunday. Training on the Sunday consisted of lots of basics with Soke Sensei,  a little bit of kumite drills with Higuchi Sensei and then Soke Sensei took the lower ranks through lots of kicking whilst  Higuchi Sensei took the senior group through Ryukyu Kobudo with Bo, Sai and Nunchaku. A great day of training shared with the Sunshine Coast crew.

    It is the Gold Coasts turn on Wednesday and Thursday as we host the second leg of the Australian Tour. The class schedule is the same as normal with the exception of the Thursday Family class which has been replaced with a special Kobudo class for 1st kyu and above.

     

    Wednesday 29 November

    4:00-4:40   Little Champions

    4:50-5:45  Juniors

    6:00-8:00   Seniors & Intermediate Juniors

     

     

    Thursday 30 November

    4:00-4:50     Little Champions & Juniors

    5:00-5:50    Kobudo (1st Kyu and above)

    6:00-8:00     Seniors & Intermediate Juniors

     

    Don’t forget to check in to the classes using your Zenplanner app!

     

    Sunshine Coast Soke Sensei Seminar
    Attendees of the Soke Sensei Seminar at the Sunshine Coast Chito-Ryu Dojo with Soke Sensei, Higuchi Kyoshi, Minowa Renshi, Martin Phillips Shihan, Sandra Phillips Shihan, Adam Higgins Sensei