Karate Australia

Good Afternoon Senseis,

I would like to take this opportunity to inform you all of the arrangements that have been made concerning both the Seishikan Australia 40th Annivrsary and the 2012 JKF Goju Kai Australia National Championships in March 2012

FridayMarch 9th – Masao Tada Shihan  & TsujimotoShihan will arrive in Adelaide

SaturdayMarch 10th – Seishikan Australia Seminar conductedby MS & TS (1000 – 1700),  Seishikan Australia40th Anniversary Dinner (1900 – 2200) – venue &cost TBA.

Sunday March 11th – Seishikan Australia Seminar conductedby MS & TS (1000 – 1400) BBQ at conclusion of training.

MondayMarch 12th & Tuesday March 13th –Training to be scheduled at dojo which normally practices on theseevenings. – Training taken by MS

MasaoShihan has indicated he is willing to conduct training during the daywhile he is here.

WednesdayMarch 14th – Fushimi Sensei & Kosai Sensei of JKF GojuKai arrive in Adelaide. Fujiwara Sensei of Seiwakai will also arrive with Sydney Seiwakai people

ThursdayMarch 15th -  JKF GojuKai Kata Seminar 

FridayMarch 16th – JKF GojuKai Kata Seminar and JKFGojuKai Grading

SaturdayMarch 17th – JKF GojuKi Australia NationalChampionships.

Please get numbers back to me in the next few days of those who will be attending the Seishikan Australia Seminars. Also we need to know who wants to attend the dinner so that we can decide on a venue. We have a couple of venues in mind, but some are not able to cater for large numbers.

If anyone is thinking about going for  grading, the gradingapplication form (with photo) must be sent to Masao Shihan in Japan for approval. Applicants must be JKF GojuKai members.

Pleaseget your students who are competing to fill out the entry form andsend back to me ASAP.

Therewill be considerable cost involved in putting on these events so itis imperative that we all support them by ensuring as many studentsas possible attend.

From Sensei John Hart

For application forms go to the "Application Forms" page. Also check out the Calender

Well the camp came and went. There was about 30 people training over the weekend, and it just gets better each year. After the Friday night sign in it was straight into training. Saturday morning saw us training yet again, and for most of the day. About 5.00 the senior belt gradings happened, and there were many people graded to a high belt. The lowest belt was Shodan (1st Dan) up to an including 6th Dan.

Sunday morning saw us training yet again, and it was all finished around 12.00. And as usual we were all a little sore and tired. Both from training and the usual snorers. Plus a very hilarious and squeeky air pump episode on Saturday night, which had every in tears of laughter. But a good weekend overall.

Dear Fellow Sensei, Sempai and students,

We are pleased to be able to hold this tournament again in honour of Meiyo Kancho Tada Heiji, the founder of Seishikan.

In 2007 we trialled a new format of tournament designed specifically for junior and novice students.  This year the Ballarat Dojo is pleased to host the tournament again. 

I would like to extend an invitation to you and your students to participate this event.

The tournament is scheduled for Saturday 22nd October 2011, and is to be held at the Ballarat dojo.

Please find attached the application form and a poster for display in your respective dojos.

Closing date for the application forms is Friday 14th October but indicative numbers much earlier than this would be greatly appreciated in case I need to arrange a larger venue. Checkout the Application Forms page for the forms

kind regards,

Mark Azzopardi

On the weekend members from Seishikan travelled to Caloundra, QLD, to officiate at the 2011 Australian National Championships.

Seishikan was well represented with Alba  Kraatz, George Wilson, John Von Stanke and Mark Azzopardi all judging and refereeing.

Carl Driesner & Shannon Barton were there in their capacity as coaches of the South Australian team.

Also we had two competitors this year. Josh Smith in Kata and Ben Pascoe-Purvis (Kata & Kumite - I think?)

Also found loitering around the SA team was Dr/Sensei Mark Purvis offering morale and medical support to those requiring it.

On a personal note, Mark tested for and received upgrade to national Kata Judge B.  Having to perform shotokan kata Jion for the practical test in front of a panel of five WKF referees was a bit daunting but he came through the experience emotionally intact Check out the latest photos..

Australiais hosting the 2011 Commonwealth Karate Championships in Sydney on July 30 and 31. This looks to be agreat tournament, which has already attracted a number of international teamsincluding Canada, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand and India, just to name afew. South Africahas informed us that they have selected 180 competitors!

Athletes can participate in one of thefollowing ways:

a)      As an AKF National TeamMember – AKF will announce this team in the near future. Places will be limited to 4 people per category.Competing as a National Team Member has the added benefit of a reducedtournament entry fee.

OR

b)      As an Open Club Competitor– by having your Head of Style enter you via their club login on SET Online

Entering this event as an open clubcompetitor is a unique and rare opportunity for Australian competitors tocompete at this level. The AKF encourages Australian athletes to compete andgain valuable tournament experience and have the opportunity to compete againstsome of the best athletes in the world!

NATIONALSQUAD MEMBERS are reminded to take NO ACTION until the AKF National Teamcompeting at the 2011 Commonwealth Championships had been announced.

Attached is a copy of the latestTournament Bulletin detailing venue and hotel information, among other things.Further information can also be found by clicking on this link to SET Online Australia.

We look forward to hosting a successful,world-class tournament later this year and hope to see you there!

WOW What can I say, Sensei's training was very informative and interesting. A big eye opener to some of Kata's secrets. The training was conducted at Sensei Shannon's dojo in Littlehampton, a cold place in the middle of winter, but Sensei John soon had us sweating. And then the fun began, we spent the early part of the session taking apart Gekisai, a simple kata (or so we thought) and through his guidance we were able to reconstruct it and discover some valualbe secrets. I'm sure that everyone who came along enjoyed the sessions.

Recently we had the SA Open 26/6/11 and a number of students from Seishikan got some medals. From Mt Gambier Dojo

Bradley Frost won  silver in Kata,  bronze in kumite

Lauren Frost won gold in kata and bronze in kumite

Chelsea Frost won bronze in kata and bronze in kumite.

From Salisbury Dojo

Kento Martin won Bronze in kata

With the passing away of Sensei Kisaki John Sensei was worried that Sensei Kisaki's bunkai could be lost. John Sensei having started his karate training with Seishikan has offered through Shihan Phil to share this valuable information with us.

An opportunity not to be missed.

Venue Littlehampton Primary School

Friday 8th July

Saturday 9th July

Cost $30

See the calendar entry for times

Shotokan Cup has been pushed back to Sunday 15th May to avoid clash with Mother's day.  Venue is Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, MSAC.  Students from Ballarat Dojo will be competing.

Gradings to be held at the Lake Windemere Primary School (Formerly Direk Primary School) Uraidla Avenue, Salisbury North. Start time is 10.00 and finishes around 1.00