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Finalists again!
Once again, our incredible community has shown their support 💛. We’ve been voted into the finals of the Sutherland Shire Local Business Awards for the sixth year in a row! Thank you to our students, families and supporters for recognising what we do 🙌
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2025 Australian Open Success
Ishinryu Karate Australia was proudly represented at the 2025 Australian Open, with strong performances across multiple divisions. Sensei Michael Radermacher successfully defended his 55+ Kumite title. He showed precision, control, and dominance under pressure to once again finished on top of the podium. In the same division, Sensei Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer earned a well-deserved bronze medal.…
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Sensei Michael Radermacher Upgraded to National Kumite Referee A
Ishinryu Karate Australia is proud to announce that Sensei Michael Radermacher has been upgraded to National Kumite Referee A. This is the highest level of national refereeing accreditation in Australia. He now holds top-level status in both kumite and kata, having already achieved the rank of National Kata Judge A. This upgrade is the result…
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Celebrating Sempai Andrew Wright’s 1st Dan Black Belt
We’re proud to celebrate Sempai Andrew Wright. He has achieved his 1st Dan black belt after ten years of dedicated training at Ishinryu Karate Australia. He was graded by our Head of Style Sensei Tony Hails 8th Dan on 1 April 2025. Andrew began karate as an adult, and his journey has been one of…
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Sensei Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer Achieves 3rd Dan
Sensei Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer Achieves 3rd Dan
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Four New 4th Dans at Ishinryu Karate Australia
On 28 February 2025, four of our senior instructors graded to 4th Dan in Ishinryu Karate. Congratulations to Sensei Gary Crookshank, Sensei Gino Ferraro, Sensei Michael Radermacher and Sensei Neil Walker. This is a major milestone. Each of these men has trained for decades and contributed significantly to our dojo and the Ishinryu style. Their…
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Term 1 Grading – Well done!!!
Each term’s karate grading is a chance for students to show their progress in front of our experienced panel. The term 1 grading clearly reflected the effort and commitment our students put in to learning their new techniques. Plenty of happy, relieved — and a few exhausted — faces! What added gravity to this particular…
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State Champion!
We’re thrilled to share that Sempai Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer is the new NSW State Champion in 55+ Kumite. This is his first state title and a brilliant achievement. Sempai Carsten fought with composure and determination, coming from behind in the final bout to secure the win. His performance was a testament to perseverance, tactical focus, and…
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Finalists again!!
We’ve been recognised again — and we’re thrilled! 🎉 This time, it’s the rather swanky Australian Small Business Champions Awards 2025. Ishinryu Karate Australia is proud to be named a finalist in the Martial Arts category. We’re so grateful to our incredible community. This includes students, families, and supporters. They’ve helped us grow into one…
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Our 2025 timetable is LIVE
Our 2025 timetable is LIVE
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Term 4 grading – congratulations 🎉
Each term’s grading is an opportunity for students to showcase their progression in front of a highly experienced grading panel. Our term 4 grading was an immense success for so many of our students, showcasing their hard work, dedication, and progress Happy, relieved, and some exhausted faces Huge thanks to the grading panel for sharing…
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Ishinryu’s first MMA fighter
Over many years dozens and dozens of our students have chosen to compete in karate competitions… Sempai Luke is the first to step outside the WKF rules and into the MMA cage. Sempai Luke is a two time Australian Open 84kg+ champion (Karate Australia). In his first amateur fight he certainly moved and kicked like…
Confidence, self-esteem, coordination, fun!