Class Times

Tuesday & Thursday - Junior Class
7 to 12 Years
Beginners - White & Yellow Belts: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Advanced - Orange to Black Belts: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Parents / Guardians welcome to watch or train.

Tuesday & Thursday - Senior Class 12+
Adults and Advanced Juniors: 7.00pm – 8:30pm

Sensei & Students from other dojo's and styles are also very welcome to come and train anytime.

Experience and Knowledge

  • International accredited Sensei with over 30 years experience;
  • Sensei Certificates from Shito-Ryu & Shotokan Sensei;
  • Regularly train with leading Sensei / instructors from around the world;
  • Excellent knowledge of kata & applications;
  • Excellent knowledge in kumite having competed internationally in points and koshiki (full contact);
  • We teach practical self defence and applications to kata and are based on the top ten street attacks;
  • Good knowledge of Shotokan, Goju Ryu & Okinawan Styles;
  • Regularly train & talk with other styles & clubs;
  • Blue Card;
  • Senior First Aid (including resuscitation);
  • Senpai with 15 plus years experience; and
  • Excellent training facilities.

Background

The style we practice is Shito-Ryu Karate which was founded by Kenwa Mabuni. As a beginner this will be the core of your training and as you progress you will gain an understanding of other styles.

Shito-Ryu possesses the kata of both Goju and Shotokan and offers a good balance of 'linear and hard' with 'round and soft'. Therefore, the three styles are innately connected. In fact, Mabuni Sensei regularly got together with Funakoshi (Shotokan) and Miyagi (Goju) to work on concepts, techniques and kata. We honour this age-old tradition and so enjoy training with other styles and clubs and always welcome students from the many forms of martial arts that come into our dojo to train with other like-minded people.

We have a great support network with 8th Dans in Japan, United States and Australia who sit on our grading panels, run seminars and attend our camps.