Category: Gradings

4 April was the big night, well done to all who earned their new belt. *=distinction Joshua d’Ettorre 2nd kyu * Karl Ohis 3rd kyu Cody Lambert 3rd kyu Marcus Sinicropi 4th kyu Jackson Schomacker 4th kyu Aspen Lambert 4th kyu Sophie Chaney 5th kyu Victoria Karountzos 5th kyu Alicia Aslanidis 5th kyu Natasha Pracy…

  The term 1 grading will be held on Monday 4 April at the Menai dojo. Online entry is now open. Entries need to be in by Saturday 2 April.

A fabulous effort at both of our gradings this term. On 5 December we had our closed-door grading for nidan, shodan and 1st kyu. We’re thrilled to report: Nidan Gary Crookshank Gino Ferraro Shodan Karri Whiting James Walker 1st Kyu Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer   On 17 December we held our kyu grading, the biggest of the…

Online entry is live!! And will close on Tuesday 15 December at around 8pm (most definitely, so we can analyse and get the groups and times out on Wednesday). To grade you require 3 black stripes on your belt and the confidence that you know all your new, and old, techniques. If you have any…

Well done everyone, a pretty thorough 4 sessions with Sensei Alison and Sensei Leighton, it was a pleasure to see hard work rewarded with good results. We hope you are enjoying your new belts… * distinction Dojo Neil Jeram Menai 2nd kyu * Julian Anderson Menai 4th kyu James Selas Menai 5th kyu Thomas Petkovic…

Well done to everyone who graded in June 2015. A busy evening and some great performances. * indicates a distinction, reflecting students who knew all that was required and did it all very well. Congratulations to everyone.   Dojo Ben Ferraro Menai 2nd kyu * Jonathan Chan Menai 3rd kyu * Daniel Joyce Menai 3rd kyu…

Sensei Phil Laing, chief instructor of Ishinryu in New Zealand, was graded to 6th Dan by Sensei Ticky Donovan OBE 9th Dan at our Summer Course in March. This comes as Sensei Phil reached the milestone of 40 years with Ishinryu Karate. He has been a national competitor and coach for New Zealand at numerous…

Well done to everyone who graded in March 2015. A busy evening and some great performances. * indicates a distinction, reflecting students who knew all that was required and did it all very well. Congratulations to everyone. Dojo Itai Libman Menai 2nd kyu Cody Gale Menai 3rd kyu * Daniel Crookshank Menai 3rd kyu * Elena…

In December Ishinryu was thrilled to grade Sempai Peter Xuereb to Nidan (second dan). Sempai Peter commenced training with Ishinryu almost 20 years ago, at first with his children and then on his own. His journey has been solid and consistent and he is an excellent example of a committed and enthusiastic karateka. We know…

Well done to everyone who graded on Saturday 13 December. A busy morning and some great performances. * indicates a distinction, reflecting students who knew all that was required and did it all very well. Congratulations to everyone. Mark Bishop 1st kyu Emily Maurits 3rd kyu * Amelia Faraj 4th kyu * Sean Maunder 4th…

A huge well done to all students who graded on Thursday 18 September. * indicates a distinction, an excellent grading result. The next grading will be in December, we’ll set the date once we get an idea of end of school commitments for all students. Dojo Daniel Ferraro Menai 2nd kyu * Etienne Fotopoilos Jannali…

Enjoy!