Forest Kyokushin Karate

Good luck to those representing at the Nationals!!
Big special mention Keelan Lang representing Narre and Forest ! Go get them champ! Osu !

OSU!! Big shout out to Katsu Kyokushin Dojo in KL for hosting me today! Great bunch of karateka!! Osu!!

Osu about to hit a training sesh. Training around the world. Experience is knowledge Knowlege is Power osu!! Thank you for your hospitality

What an incredible effort by our little dojo on the weekend.

Senpei Julz
Gold in Kunite
Silver in kata

Angus and Frank
Did not place in Kata but had a good crack non the less.

Angus fought very well in the kumite but was stacked against many seasoned champions. The experience he gained will serve him well for the up coming full contact tournament’s. Osu well done!

Yalda did well in Kata but was up against some higher grade opponents. She also fought really well against a yellow belt. But unfortunately the flags did not go her way.

Eli
Did not place but definitely left nothing left on the Matt. He beat a blue belt in his first ever kata competition. Top effort.
He had a massive division in kumite. Where each round he fought really well improving each time.
He has a really promising start to his kyokushin journey. And will definitely be 1 to watch in the up coming years.
Osu.
Super proud of all the effort.
Also big special mention to the Winchelsea Kyokushin Karate Dojo for hosting such an awesome event.
Also special mentions to Irene ,Amelia and the Narre Warren Kyokushin Karate dojo for all their help on the day of the tournement. Fantastic effort by all involved. Osu.

What a magnificent weekend at the end of April! It started with Friday 26th April, the 30th Anniversary of Sosai Mas Oyama's passing, and we celebrated with a solid, hard sweat session, some stories of the great old days,in true Kyokushin spirit we finished it off with some great non padded sparing. We were privileged to witness an 8th Dan, 6th Dan, and 5th Dan belt ceremony, truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We also gave our Sensei Ian his birthday gift, which was three months in the making. Such a wonderful night it was! It was amazing to see the branch come together. Osu.
Our attendees

Senpai Julz
Frank
Irene

Sunday 28th April Victorian Championships.
This was set out to be as amazing as the memorial training. It was an enormous day with 5 states putting up fighters.
Between Narre warren and Forest we had a contingent of 13 competitors!!
We came away with:
Non contact
2 gold medal
And 2 bronze medals

Full contact
1 x Champion
1 x2nd place
2x 3rd place.

Lindsey
Johnny
Kobe
Keelan
Lincoln
Teina
Ryder
Koray
Brody
Raj
Lavin
Prasham
Eli

All these fighters stepped on the Mat and did both our Dojos very proud!
Johnny was an amazing ambassador in the ring and we truely honoured to having him fight under the Forest dojo banner. He worked so hard leading up to this tournament. And he truely gave his all on the mat. Even though it wasn’t the champions trophy he fought like a true champion. Not giving an inch. Truely inspirational.
I would like to make a special Mention to
Raj, his first time in the arena. He was up against I taller opponent but that did not stop him getting in and having a go. Although he didn’t place he most definitely learned a lot about him self and where to improve on for his next battle. Really exciting to see how he goes.

Prasham and Eli our youngest competitors. They really showed people what Forest is all about. A dojo that rolls their sleeves up and has a good hard crack at things.

Eli
had the biggest division. It was his first ever tournament and he had only been training with us for just over 2 months.
He came out of the gates and won his first match catching 3 flags and the judges decision. His second fight was against the overall winner of the division. And although he didn’t win that round it didn’t stop him from coming out and giving it his all in his 3 rd fight. Again another close fight. But couldn’t turn the flags his way.

Prasham
Came fourth in his division. Another new up and comer. Never having any experience in the ring. He came out guns blazing winning the first 2 rounds. But then lost his second and third.

Again let me be super clear on how proud I am of all the competitors that step up and had a go. Hopefully they will turn the tide and encourage everyone to get up and have go. Who knows they might just enjoy it.
And the only way to ever truely test your selves is to is jump in and have ago.

Osu!! Thank you to Shihan Scott and the Corio dojo for the hospitality. Osu!!

Osu;

The day seminar yesterday was sensational. With over 70 people attending it was the branch's biggest to date and just look at the talent we had there:

1 x 8th Dan, 2 x 5th Dan, 4 x 4th Dan, 4 x 3rd Dan, 2 x 2nd Dan and 8 x 1st dan as well as 7 international representatives and a current World Champion. Where else could you get this exposure / experience?

I'm incredibly proud of those from Narre Warren and Forest who took the time; and showed their dedication to come along and learn and experience what they could. Lots of great feedback from those who went and how they're tracking! 15 from our two dojo's were present and I'm sure thoroughly enjoyed and took something away. Given our numbers lately; I'm sure we can bring almost double this next time.

Don't stop this level of commitment and never give up!

Osu!! Just a reminder: we will be at our Original Dojo tonight.
Forest hill Hall

Forest Kyokushin dojo has been running now for 3 years. Starting up a new dojo is not easy and has its own challenges. We had covid lockdowns to deal with but in true Kyokushin spirit we never gave up.

Yesterday we had a great turnout on our regular Saturday fight class celebrating this occasion with a good sweat session 👊. It's going to be a big year for all and these classes are a must.

A big thanks to Senpai's Julius & Aharon for running these classes. Not only are they difficult but they're very educational and rewarding.

Special thanks to Sensei Ian for his unwavering commitment to keep Narre Warren dojo open all these years. Without you we would not have this dojo.

Thanks to everyone that made the effort to turn up yesterday and it was a great day. Also congratulations to Sensei Richard on his recent grading and training with us, senpai Roger from making the trip from Geelong.
Osu

Osu what a fantastic night it’s was. It was an honour to train with some living legends. And also to hear the amazing things that Sensei Luke did while he was around. There was a full house with over 60 training. And the first 3 rows was made up of Dan grades! This branch is truly amazing. Osu.

Great start to 2024. It's going to be a big year for all. Due to to big turnout today we used our new dojo for the first time ahead of schedule. Thanks to Senpai's Julius & Aharon for putting us thru our paces. Saturday classes are fight classes with an emphasis on fighting techniques. Osu.

Reminder we will be resuming training next Tuesday!! Osu.

Welcoming the New Year in!

Our training will recommence on Tuesday, 16th January 2024. This year, we will train at a new location: East Burwood Hall, with the exception of last Tuesday every month, where we will train at Forest Hill Hall.

Here is our training timetable:

Tuesdays:
- Kids Class 6:00pm - 6:45pm
- Teenagers/Adults Class 6:45pm - 8:15pm
Location: East Burwood Hall (310 Burwood Highway, Burwood East VIC 3151)
***Forest Hill Hall on every last Tuesday of the month.

Saturdays (Except for days with branch events):
Fight training 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Burwood Hall (310 Burwood Highway, Burwood East VIC 3151)

The branch events calendar (https://www.shihancho.com/dates-for-2024) is now available so everyone can plan their year ahead. Set your goals, plan your ways, and take actions to achieve them!

Hope to see you at training. Osu!

Wow just wow !! Osu!!

With the World Cup Complete we now turn our attention to the grading being held in Chile.

We would like to wish all grading candidates from the Shihancho branch the best of luck in their attempt for their next grade!

What an amasing achievement it will be for all grading; with our higher ranks continuing to grow! Not only that but our leader, Shihancho Gary Viccars will also be attempting his 8th Dan!!

All the best to:
Shihancho Gary Viccars
Shihan Robbie Adams
Sensei Dave Nabulsi
Sensei Peter McCarter
Sempai Richard Freitag
Sempai Elias Kavadias
Sempai Terry English

The grading will commence at approximately 11pm on Tuesday 12th December (Victoria, Australia time).

Osu So proud of this guy!! Senpai David weir “ Wizza“ Smith taking out the heavy weight world champion. At the 6 th Iko matsushima World Cup in Chile!!
We had a massive contingent that headed up to Chile and all of them did us so proud. Their hard work really paid off and all the supporters that got in evolved in all sorts of fundraising ect what an awesome effort from the ShihanCho branch. Truly and honour to be apart of this beautiful family. Osu!!
Congrats to you all!!

Osu was an honour to be there.

Big shout out to Johnny. You are well prepared. So let’s get it done. Osu!
And good luck to Maxie, Kobe and Jasleen as well from Narre Warren Dojo!!
Osu!
Dan grading 18/11/23

Osu well done to Roy and Vivian for attempting their 10th ku and 9th kyu grading. They did our dojo and themselves very proud. I will find out during the week if the sweat paid off. Osu!!

Osu for those who are grading training is still on at forest dojo!!
Kids class 6:00
Adults 6:45.
We will go through all grading requirements pass on to those not on Facebook.

All to the best to Jake Zweytzer and Johnny Kavadias representing Forest Dojo today at the Ballarat One Match, as well as Kobe Le Gall from Narre Warren Dojo.

We are all proud of your hard work, training and commitment leading up to today; and have no doubt you will give it your all.

Osu!

Osu let’s get down to Narre Warren Kyokushin Karate and support them like they will do for us tomorrow

Osu all. Don’t forget Tuesday 25th of July is our 25 Fight Night. We are looking for your support in this initiative our only fundraising activity. We have prizes for those who raise good amounts over the year. Class will start at 6:30pm


$500 MKA backpack
$800 MKA zippered track suit plus the backpack
$1200 customised wall plaque plus tracksuit & backpack.

Osu.

Already this year we have raised more than we did for the entire year in 2022 and 2021.

Keep up the good work. We all know that Chile is costly and fighters will appreciate all the help we can give them.

So proud of these guys!!
Well done to the league of gentleman!
Frank Tkalcevic (Forest dojo / Narre warren)
Lyndsey Legall (Narre warren/ Forest dojo)
Ken Hollingdale (Narre warren/ Forest dojo)

They truely represented their dojos with the highest of standards.
Their resilience and vigour was second to none.
They trained really hard to get here. And their result will be testament to it.
And the dojo support was also something to be proud of. Many travelled all the way to Geelong to see these representatives do what they do.
Special shout out to

Sensei Ian
Senpai Richard
Xiao
Irene
Kobe
Keelan
Teina
Zion
Vivian
And for all those who sent their love and well wishes.

Osu!!
Senpai Julz.

Yet another amazing tournament Portland and Warnabool dojos! It has been 10 years since the first one. And for the second year we have had beautiful results.