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Hugely successful Pacific Games for Karate Fiji
Sensei Tony Hails had a busy few weeks in pre-training and online coaching at the Pacific Games in Port Moresby, PNG. He has been the Mentor Coach since 2008 and thoroughly enjoys this 4-yearly event. In a fabulous result, the small Karate Fiji team were joint maximum gold medal winners with New Caledonia. They won
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National champions!!
The AKF National Championships were held in Adelaide in August, and Ishinryu in Sydney has two NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Well done James Walker, +70kg Cadet kumite champion (again), and Ruby Lorinczi, Junior Kata Champion. These results don’t happen overnight, well done to both athletes, their families, Senseiis and many, many training partners.
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2015 Winter Championships
Results from our fabulous winter tournament (Saturday 29 August)! Thank you for the hundreds of photos on our facebook page, a few in the website gallery (a big thanks in advance to our fab photographers, Deb Walker of Fine by Design, and Lynne Lorinczi). We know your hanging to know, but the date for our
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2015 Pacific Games: our Sensei Tony will be on the line…
The Pacific Games is a major 4-yearly event on the South Pacific calendar. This year it is being held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 24 countries will participate in 28 sports in the 15th edition of games, including Fiji. Sensei Tony will be heading the coaching team for Karate Fiji, and great things are
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Congratulations Sensei Alison
Sensei Alison was upgraded to Oceania Kumite Judge A and Kata Judge B at the Oceania Championships in Fiji. She remains the highest graded Ishinryu referee worldwide.
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Congratulations to our Australian representative
Sempai James Walker is off to Croatia in July for the 8th WKF Youth Training Camp and Karate 1 WKF Youth Cup. This is a major event on the World calendar, and an important one in a Junior World Championships year. Go well James, and enjoy yourself!
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June Grading Results
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
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Congratulations to our NSW representatives
A big well done to Sempais Roshan Pillai, Ruby Lorinczi and James Walker who have again been selected to represent NSW at the national titles in Adelaide in August. You’ll also notice James holding his award for NSW Cadet Kumite sports star of 2014. Second year in a row….
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Congratulations Sensei Phil
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
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March Grading Results
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
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Seminar Week!
DOJO SEMINARS: 2 – 5 March We have two incredible instructors in our dojos in March. Ishinryu founder and coach to over 100 WKF gold medals Sensei Ticky Donovan OBE 9th Dan, and the incomparable Sensei Wayne Otto OBE 5th Dan, holder of NINE WKF World Titles. This is an amazing opportunity for all students.
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Congratulations Sempai Peter
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
Confidence, self-esteem, coordination, fun!