Karate News 2014

Shihan David Pickthall Seminars and Camp January 2015

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Details below for January 2015 Shihan David Pickthall seminars and IFKKA camp. see you there. Osu!

Click Here to download flyer and click here to download camp consent form. if you are unsure which events you or your child should be attending please check out this table click here or talk to me at the dojo.

Be sure to order your special T-shirt to commemorate this training series. T-shirt orders must be in by Tuesday 13th January 2015, only $25.

IFKKA Individual Full Contact Tournament – Sunday 9th November 2014

Monday, November 10, 2014

We had a great day today at the IFKKA Interclub Tournament Round 6 Full Contact Kumite Individuals and a special Clicker Kumite event for the Juniors. With 35 entries we had students from three other Kyokushin organisations entered, it was a great day and we were treated to some excellent displays clicker and full contact fighting.

Thank you to Shihan Howard Lipman (Kyokushin International Martial Arts Australia) Sensei Alicia Smith and Senpai Rob Smith (Young Tigers Dojo, Kyokushin World Federation), and Sensei Graeme Rose CCK Dojo (Kyokushin Union). Your support for our event is very much appreciated.

Also thank you to all who helped on the day with the set up, running and pack up without you we cannot put these events on thank you. Pictured below are students from KKC Karate and the results are listed below, click here to view more photos. Well done to all who competed, Osu!


IFKKA Interclub Tournament Round 5 – Sunday 19th October 2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

We had a great day at the IFKKA Interclub Tournament Round 5 Clicker Kumite Individual & Teams, there were over 50 students from the Sydney IFKKA dojo entered pictured and KKC Karate accounted for 21 of the entries. It was a great day and the standard of the fights was high, with some divisions being very close.

Osu and well done to you all. Results are listed below and click here to view photos in the gallery.


IFKKA Senior Grading September 2014

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Congratulations to Frances Moore and Gary Huang (pictured above) for successfully achieving their 3rd Kyu and to Keagan Tran and Noah Mardoquio (pictured below) for successfully achieving their 4th Kyu at the IFKKA Senior Grading held on Saturday 28th September at Kuro Obi Dojo.

I am so proud and humbled when I watch KKC Karate students grow and develop in their martial arts; they have all worked hard to achieve their grades. Congratulations and well done to you all, OSU!

Note the next senior grading will be held on Sunday 3rd May 2015 not the last Sunday in March as usually scheduled.

Bayside Kids School Holiday Program Tuesday 23rd September 2014

Friday, September 26, 2014

Once again Canada Bay Council asked KKC Karate to hold a karate clinic as part of their school holiday activity program. We had a great time with 17 participants aged from 5 to 12 years old pictured below.

We spent 2 hours giving the kids an introduction to karate and finish it off with a bit of sword combat, which is always good fun. Be sure to check the photos in the gallery clickhere.