As you may have noticed in the dojo, Sensei Sandra & I have been trialling some different light weight uniforms in the dojo.  So far we are quite happy with them although they are taking a bit of getting used to as the material is quite different than gis we have worn in the past.

The final events of the in-house tournament are now complete and it was great to see such a good improvement in the standard of competition in these divisions.  I think we’re going to have some really tough divisions at the upcoming Sunshine Coast tournament next month. Here are the results: Kumite 8-10 Yrs Dylan Woods William

Congratulations to everyone who stepped up to compete in our in-house tournament last Friday.  Great to see such a high standard in both kata and kumite, also great to see our beginners jumping in to try the kumite tag event.  Due to the large number of entries, the in-house tournament will be continuing this Friday

Congratulations to all students who successfully graded on the weekend (Sat, 25th February).  As always it’s great to see students moving up through the levels.  Although it was a small grading this time around, which is not unusual at this time of the year, most of those who stepped up set a particularly high standard this

Tournaments are a great way to put yourself to the test and grow your skills.  This year our local association will be hosting 2 major tournaments open to Chito-Ryu students from throughout QLD and NSW:  2nd April & 11th June.  In the lead up to these events we will be running a few smaller in-house events