Category: Gradings
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Term 1 2023 grading results
A fabulous grading result for all students on 28 March 2023. Congratulations on your effective preparation and substantial effort. Your instructors were both impressed and proud 👊🥋😃
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General Gradings: Term 4 2022
Congratulations to all students who successfully attained their next level in December 2022.
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Black belt grading 2022
CONGRATULATIONS to Sempai Jonathan Chan, Sempai Georgia Smith and Sempai Heath Dibden who graded to 1st Dan black belt in September 2022.
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Term 1 grading results
Well done to all students who successfully graded to their next level in April 2022.
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Sensei Cassidy Lynne 5th Dan
Congratulations Sensei Cassidy Lynne 5th Dan, elevated to shihan (master). Sensei Cassidy commenced his training as a 5 year old and now runs our San Francisco dojo.
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Sensei Ticky Donovan OBE 10th Dan
Our incredible founder and chief instructor Sensei Ticky Donovan OBE has been graded to 10th Dan by the EKF. This is an amazing achievement. 10th Dan is about as far as you can go in karate-do.
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Successful Dan Gradings…
March 2019 saw four very special Dan gradings, presented by Ishinryu’s founder and world chief instructor Sensei Ticky Donovan OBE 9th Dan. 8th Dan – Sensei Tony Hails (Australia, founder and chief instructor) 7th Dan – Sensei Phil Laing (New Zealand, founder and chief instructor) 6th Dan – Sensei Alison Peachey (Australia) 5th Dan –…
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Sensei Rikesh Jeram 3rd Dan
On 1 December Rikesh Jeram graded to Sandan (3rd Dan), elevating him to Sensei status. The Ishinryu family is incredibly proud of Sensei Rikesh, this is the result of 14 years of diligent training and many as a dojo instructor. Sensei Rikesh holds bronze dojo instructor status (via the Australian Sports Commission) and has won…
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Successful Black Belt Grading
After an arduous and technical grading on 1 December 2018 we had many emotional karateka emerge who have thoroughly earned their grade. We are so proud to announce the following: Sensei Rikesh Jeram 3rd Dan Sempai Karri Whiting 2nd Dan Sempai Daniel Ferraro 1st Dan Sempai Itai Libman 1st Dan Sempai Ben Ferraro 1st Dan…
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Introducing our new Black Belt…
Congratulations Sempai Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer, 8+ years of diligent training has resulted in him successfully grading to shodan in December 2017. This was a gruelling grading (as all black belt gradings are!) and we also included the students attempting 1st Kyu to start preparing them for the next big jump. All students were successful, so we…