Over the weekend, it was a busy time for our seniors, with our first ever QLD brown & black belt training intensive.  It was great to fill the dojo with most of the seniors from Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast dojos.  After the first 2 hour session on Saturday morning we had some time scheduled

Congratulations to all students who successfully passed gradings last Saturday, 15th October 2016.  As always, it’s great to see the results of consistent, hard work in the dojo and students moving up the levels. A special mention to Matteo Cutuli who double graded to 9th Kyu – green belt (white stripe). 12th Kyu – Yellow

On Saturday 8th October we hosted our annual Committed to Black Belt Seminar. This seminar is always loaded with inspiration and this year was no different. Thank you to Sensei Martin for co-ordinating the seminar and sharing some great wisdom and knowledge for all students striving to achieve black belt and beyond. Thank you to

A few months back some of our black belt members had the opportunity to participate in a Ph.D. research project at the University of Sunshine Coast, lead by Colin Gavagan.  Here’s a short message that Colin has written about the project. (Photos below). To the members of Sunshine Coast Karate, Recently Sensei Martin Phillips and

A few weeks ago when we had Mitchell German Sensei here from Canada, he noticed that we had a few students who just about lived at the dojo.  While it’s true there were a few people who did some extra training while he was in town, it was just normal routine for a few of

It’s been a big week in the dojo for our Little Champions. Not only have they had the opportunity to work with guest instructor Mitchell German Sensei, they have also come together to celebrate the successes of their class mates. Congratulations to all Little Champions who received tips and new belts throughout the week. Keep

This week, Mitchell German Sensei (6th Dan, Renshi) from Halifax, Canada took the lead on the floor at Sunshine Coast Karate.  German Sensei shared a wealth of knowledge throughout the week and inspired all of us. German Sensei is one of the most senior ranked practitioners of the International Chito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation outside of Japan