Sunday 17th April was round 1 of the IFKKA Interclub Championships for our organisation.
It was a great day in the new Petersham Dojo with 40 entries from the IFKKA Sydney schools and 20 of these from KKC Five Dock (pictured).
KKC students performed really well at the tournament with some stand out personal best performances by some students and with others overcoming nerves to be in their first tournament, as an instructor I am both proud and pleased with how all of the students from KKC performed on the day as you all did your dojo and yourselves proud.
Competition is great to help develop your karate skills but not everyone can be winners, I was very happy with the level of competition from KKC Students as you all did very well and you will learn from your experience. Congratulations to all students who won or placed in their events. The points were close in both Kumite and Kata with some of you only missing out on a place in Kata by 0.02 of a point. I would also like to thank those who assisted in the set-up, running and pack up on the day.
Results are below and photos are on our web gallery.
Great news Robbie Simmons (pictured) from KKC Five Dock has been selected for the team to represent the IFKKA at the upcoming IFK 3rd World Junior Championships to be held in the UK. This is a big honour and a fabulous opportunity for Robbie; he will be working hard over the coming weeks to prepare for this trip. Join with me in wishing Robbie all the best.
To assist Robbie and all of the IFKKA team members financially we need to raise as much money as we can through ticket sales in the current raffle. This raffle will be drawn on Sunday 1st May at our IFKKA 9th Annual Tournament. All books are to be returned to me at KKC dojo by Saturday 30th April.
The junior grading was held at Tempe dojo on Monday 21st March 2011 and the general comments from all of the instructors were of the high standard demonstrated by the students of their techniques. Listed are the students and the grades obtained:
AMAC round 1 was held on Sunday 6th March 2011, it was a big day with 150 competitors entered in the event. With 9 students representing KKC Karate Robbie Simmons, Ryan Tang, Joel Fitzgibbons, Jordan Wilson, Lauren Moniaci, James Nyugen, Noah Mardoquio, Liam Rice, Sam Kunaleca-Carrington and Senpai Jenny Fuller.
All students performed well in the event, even though for some it was their first ever tournament, It was a long day with most students participating in at least 5 events and all performed really well. But all reports are that everyone had a great time. We look forward to seeing more of our students participate and qualifying for the Sate and even National Titles later this year.
Tournament participation is a great way for students to put into practise what they learn in the dojo, and helps to develop confidence.
View more photos in our Web Gallery.
KKC is introducing a special class specifically for Tournament training. This class would be held fortnightly on a Sunday morning. The class would be open to all current IFKKA students (excluding Kinder Karate Club), regardless of grade, age, ability or whether they attend tournaments or not. This is not an elitist class and is designed as an opportunity to prepare students for tournaments. A student would not be precluded from entering tournaments if they do not attend these tournament training classes.
In these classes we would over time cover the following disciplines plus any others that may be necessary:
For more information regarding times and cost contact Senpai Jenny on 0410 339 842 or email enquiry@kkckarate.com.au
