NEWS 8 February 2024
It’s a new karate year! 🎊
Classes restarted Monday 22 January 2024, and young students showed great discipline and joy in attending during the last week of school holidays. Warm sunny days allow the doors to be open and sun and breeze onto the tatami. (The odd hot day is cool inside. Set the air-con low! ) There is a sense of quiet excitement in the dojo: through the sweat and concentration, strength is growing. Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐! 🐉 Year of the Wood Dragon! 🐉
NEWS 15 August 2024
….The OKUKAN TAIKAI 2024 is almost here!
The OKUKAN TAIKAI 2024 registrations are open people! That’s right, our awesome annual karate event for students will be graced by the warmer weather of September this year, 👏 in a brand new venue that’s close to home. Choose to compete in KATA and or KUMITE (choose both we say!). Ooh, and our 2024 dojo t-shirt dropped last week. It’s black on white this year, on an extra small print run, so pick one up quickly. Designed in-dojo.
NEWS 23 September 2024
It’s the first day of school holidays again and our karate classes are on…
There is an extra nice vibe in the Dojo today. It’s quiet with a sense of possible rain, but the air is warm enough to remind us of summer, and the roller door is up in anticipation. Kids are working extra hard in class, with progress palpable: there is a special sense of reward in class, for just showing up. We love training time during the school holidays. Are you looking for martial arts for your children? There has never been a better time to start.
NEWS 10 February 2023
Round Robin is coming…
Round robin is back in the dojo, Saturday 4 March. Free 2 hour sparring session for blue belt students and above. 🥊 Make sure you attend!
NEWS 22 May 2023
We look forward to receiving Hanshi Genzo Iwata at OKUKAN
Sensei Sandra is hosting Technical Advisor, Master Genzo Iwata, to visit our Dojo in Coburg from 29-30 May. For those students who have been invited to a training session or Masterclass but haven’t yet registered, please do so. We are so grateful for this upcoming visit.
NEWS 1 June 2023
Master Iwata’s Visit
We were honoured by the highly productive visit of Master Genzo Iwata. A big thank you to the students for their hard work. Please stay inspired to keep training and learning Shitoryu. 👏🏻
NEWS 18 June 2023
Gold, silver and bronze in the development division
We were honoured by the highly productive visit of Master Genzo Iwata. A big thank you to the students for their hard work. Please stay inspired to keep training and learning Shitoryu. 👏🏻
NEWS 1 August 2023
Thanks to all who attended the TAIKAI 2023‼️🤩
Congratulations to the students who participated in KATA and/or KUMITE at the TAIKAI on Sunday. Students gave it their all and showed strength of spirit! First timers were able to experience sports karate and Advanced students showed leadership in their volunteer roles, supporting peers and the younger karate generation. It wouldn’t be the OKUKAN TAIKAI without the parents support either! We saw students win medals who were struggling with confidence, and students not win medals but who had fun anyway. We are grateful for every year that brings us another OKUKAN TAIKAI …and we look ahead with tatami-training in mind, for the dojo tournaments to come.
NEWS 26 September 2023
Three bronze medals at world championships
We went to the 10th Shitoryu International Championships in Jakarta and bought home three bronze medals! 33 countries and 584 athletes were in attendance from around the world. Congratulations to the students representing our dojo for their show of bravery, commitment and technical skill on the international arena. Great job! Congratulations to our medal winners! 👏
🥉Anjum (adult) Bronze in Kata
🥉Eva (age 7) Bronze in Kata
🥉Ella (10) Bronze in Kata
Thank you for all who were involved in the event, to make this opportunity for development and comradery available to Shitoryu athletes from around the world.
NEWS 2 November 2023
The 2024 timetable now available! ⏰
Our 2024 class schedule has been uploaded. In classic OKUKAN form, well in advance of the year ahead, so you can plan your busy schedules. No class timetable changes again (we like change, but not that sort of change). Our last day of classes for 2023 will be Friday 22 December. Tuition is stopped over the end of year holiday, as always. …We have our finger on the aircon remote, ready to press ‘ON’ for the hot week ahead. Come and train with us. Book a free kids trial!
