Seiha karate Events - 2013

Best of the Best Brisbane Karate League

24 October 2013

Seiha Karate congratulates the following competitors who performed kata at the "Best of the Best Brisbane Karate League" competition held at Wavell Heights on Sunday 20 October 2013.

Georgie Lawrence - gold
Oscar Rotili - gold
Hugo Malone - bronze
Calvin Tan - bronze
Jachimo Roberts - bronze
Stella DeLuca
Amber DeLuca
Ruben Spencer. .

The format was round robin so each participant performed 3-5 kata each, which meant that medals were extremely difficult to win.  Our dojo finished 6th out of 20 and with representation only in the kata events, this was a very good result.  Competition is a great way to test your training and develop confidence.  Congratulations to all our competitors for their outstanding efforts.

Further congratulations go to Maki Kamada who has recently returned from St Petersburg, Russia, after competing at the World Combat Games.  Maki narrowly lost in the elimination rounds 2-3 to a former world champion.  Only the champions of the 5 world regions plus the medalists from the World Championships qualify for the World Combat Games - so it is a best of the best tournament.  In the past 2 years, Maki has competed in Germany, Turkey, France, Indonesia, Colombia, Russia and all over Australia.  So I think she will be having a well earned rest this Christmas!

Best Regards
Sensei Robyn Choi

Australian Karate Championships

9-11 August 2013

The Australian Karate Championships were held in chilly Hobart 9-11 August 2013.. The venue was the spectacular Salamanca Wharf which provided water views and a sloping floor harking back to the days when it was a wool shed.

Maki Kamada placed 1st in U55kg Kumite, 2nd in Kata, 3rd in Open Kumite and 3rd in team Kumite.   Maki will represent Australia at the World Combat Games in St.Petersburg, Russia in October. Also pictured is Riana Loffel from Beerwah Karate Club.  Riana placed 1st in Jnr +59Kg Kumite , 1st in Jnr Open Kumite and 2nd in team Kumite.  Riana will represent Australia at the World Junior Championships in Spain in November.

Sensei Robyn Choi will be Kumite Coach for the Australian Team to attend the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Montreal, Canada in October.

Pictured from L to R Sean Lawrence (Referee), James O'Connor (Coach), Maki Kamada, Riana Loffel, Robyn Choi (Coach).

Seiha at the QLD State Titles

18-19 May 2013

QLD State Titles 18-19 May 2013 held at the Logan Sports Stadium. Congratulations to all the participants. In this photo, Sean Lawrence (referee), Leon Romary, Andreea Ryalls (Silver U68kg Kumite), Robyn Choi (Chief Instructor), Maki Kamada (Gold Open Kata, Gold U55kg Kumite), Tommy Hallam (referee), Trevor Roberts (President, QKA) and absent Andres Rojas (Bronze, Veteran Kata) .

K is on the Way

April / 2013

Sean Lawrence at the Australian Open, Sydney, supporting the K is on the Way campaign to introduce Karate as an olympic sport in 2020.

Destination World Games, Colombia July 2013

February 28 / 2013

Congratulations to Maki Kamada, Gold Medal Female Kata, Oceania Championships, Oct 2012. Maki will represent the Oceania Region at the World Games in Colombia in July 2013.

Upcoming Events

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