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Seiha karate Events - 2015
End of Year Grading
End of year gradings saw many of our Seiha students progress their karate journey, with the students demonstrating great improvements due to their dedication and perseverance in training. This grading also saw Georgie Lawrence obtain her Shodan (Black Belt) grading. Congratulations to all students.
2015 WKF Junior World Championships Jakarta
3 Seiha athletes - Alannah Schramm, Belinda Monckton, and Riana Loffel competed at the recent Junior World Championships in Jakarta. This is the pinnacle of our sport and just getting there represents a major achievement. Well done girls, it has been a big year. Competition is tough - every competitor a National champion - every bout 2 minutes of intense pressure. Alannah and Riana were unfortunately not able to progress past the first round, Belinda won her first 2 rounds before losing to the defending World Champion. A great year of progress and development for all - champions are made through effort and the ability to learn from experience. Sensei Robyn was there keenly observing in her capacity as Lead National Development Coach and Sensei Sean successfully upgraded to WKF Kumite Judge A status. The skill level was high, the competition intense and as always karate moves forward - already Sensei has plans of new things to add to our training in 2016!!
Queensland School Championships
A number of Seiha students represented their respective schools at the recent Qld School Championships. It was great tournament for those students wanting more competition experience and there were some great results.
Piper Adolphe – U9 Female Kata- Silver
Blake Schramm- U10/11yo Male Kata- Silver
Max Hepperlin – U12 Kyu grade Male Kumite- Gold, Male Children Team Kata- Bronze
Oscar Rotili - Male Children Team Kata- Bronze
Eamon Carty – U11 Male Kumite- Silver, Male Children Team Kata- Bronze
Georgie Lawrence – U12 Female Kata- Gold, U13 Female Kumite- Bronze
Charlie White - U12yo Male Kata- Silver, U12yo Male Kumite- Gold
Kyle Schramm - U12yo Male Kumite- Silver
Alannah Schramm - Cadet Female Kata- Silver, Cadet Female Kumite- Gold
Basel Open, Switzerland and German Open
Congratulations to Riana Loffel who has been overseas for competition and training in preparation for the upcoming U21 World Championships in Jakarta in November. In her first Senior European International events Riana won Gold in the Female Open Kumite at the Basel Open and Bronze in the Womens -68 kg at the German Open (as part of the National Team).
Commonwealth Championships
Congratulations to Holly and Charlie White for their selection in the National team to represent Australia at the 8th Commonwealth Championships in Delhi, India. Charlie was very unlucky in his event while Holly fought very courageously and came home with Gold in Female Cadet -54kg Kumite division.
John Halpin Memorial Tournaments
Congratulations to Piper Adolphe who competed in the John Halpin tournament over the weekend. Piper won Silver in the John Halpin Kata Grand Champion and bronze in the knockout event
National Championships
Congratulations to the 8 athletes from our dojo who competed at the Australian Championships over the weekend in Adelaide. Queensland finished in 2nd place overall which is our best result in a decade and 20/22 of our Gold medals were from the Kumite (fighting) events for which I am the Coach. From our dojo:
Kyle Schramm – 12/13 yrs Male -50kg Kumite- Gold, Children Male Team Kumite- Bronze
Charlie White - Children Male Team Kumite- Bronze
Alannah Schramm – Cadet Female -47kg Kumite- Gold, Cadet Female Team Kumite- Silver
Belinda Monckton – Junior Female +59kg Kumite- Gold, Junior Female Team Kumite- Gold
Jasmin Allen – Female U21 -50kg Kumite- Gold, Senior Female -50kg Kumite- Silver
Riana Loffel – Female U21 -68kg Kumite- Gold, Senior Female Open Kumite- Gold, Team Female Senior Kumite- Gold, Senior Female -68kg Kumite- Silver
World Cup, Croatia
Congratulations to Alannah Schramm for representing Australia at the 8th World Cup Umag, Croatia. Alannah competed in the -47kg Female Cadet kumite division and won two fights to get through to the semi final, and finished with a 5th place.
Queensland State Championships
A number of our club members competed at the recent Queensland State Championships. Well done to all who competed:
Blake Schramm – 10/11yrs Male Kata- Bronze, U10yrs Male Kumite- Gold
Georgie Lawrence – 12/13 -42kg Female Kumite- Silver
Charlie White – 12/13yrs -40kg Male Kumite- Gold
Jamie Robbins – 12/13 Male +55kg Kumite- Bronze
Holly White - Cadet Female -54kg Kumite- Silver
Alannah Schramm - Cadet Female Kata- Gold, Cadet Female -47kg Kumite- Gold
Victorian Karate League
Three club members travelled to Melbourne to compete in one of the Victorian Karate League events.
Charlie White – 12/13 yrs Male Kumite – Bronze
Alannah Schramm – Female Cadet Kumite - Bronze
Holly White
Kansai Tournament
Blake Schramm – 10/11 yrs Male Kata – Bronze
Oscar Rotili – 10/11 yrs Male Kata – Silver
Kyle Schramm – 12/13 yrs Male -50kg Kumite- Gold
Leif Prime – Senior Kyu Kumite- Gold, Senior Kyu Kata- Gold
Australian Open and training camp with Antonio Oliva
During the holidays I attended a 5 day training camp in Gosford with international coach Antonio Oliva from Spain. Eight of our club members also competed at the Australian Open Championships in Sydney. Congratulations on their hard earned achievements:
Charlie White - U11yo Kumite
Kyle Schramm- U12yo Kumite- Gold
Holly White - Cadet Kumite - Bronze
Alannah Schramm - Cadet Kumite - Gold
Blake Schramm - U11 Kata
Belinda Monckton - Junior Kumite Gold / Junior Open Silver
Jasmine Allen - U21yo Kumite Gold/ Senior Kumite Bronze
Riana Loffel - U21yo Kumite Gold/ Senior Kumite Silver/ Open Kumite Bronze
We can only achieve our best through hard EFFORT, having the PATIENCE (perseverance or resilience) with ourselves so that we do not give up, MODERATION in our thoughts and actions in order to find harmony and RESPECT for that which we learn and for those who teach us
Term 1 Grading
Congratulations to all the students that graded in our term 1. We can only achieve our best through hard EFFORT, having PATIENCE with ourselves so that we do not give up, MODERATION in our thoughts and actions in order to find harmony and RESPECT for that which we learn and for those who teach us.
QKA Summer Championship
Congratulations to the Seiha Karate Club members who competed at the QKA Summer Championships 21-22 March 2015:
Blake Schramm - Kata
Oscar Rotili - Kata
Melissa Betcheler-Weickhert - Silver Kata
Piper Adolphe - Kata
Georgie Lawrence - Kata and 2 Gold Kumite
Holly Skordou - Kata and Kumite
Kyle Schramm - Gold Kumite
Charlie White - Gold and Bronze Kumite
Alannah Schramm - Bronze Kumite
Holly White - Kumite
Jasmine Allen - Silver Kumite
Luke Walker - Bronze Kumite
Belinda Monckton - Gold Kumite
Many thanks to Sensei Sean Lawrence (WKF level) and Thomas Hallam for refereeing and Sensei Robyn Choi for coaching
National Elite Training Camp
Congratulations to Alannah Schramm, Jasmine Allen and Riana Loffel for their selection to the WKF U21 Squad. The first intensive training camp was held in Melbourne 21-22 February at the Victorian University. The athletes are competing for a spot on the National team to contest the World U21 Championships to be held in Jakarta in November. The coaches included Mark Golding, Marco Mazzanti, Matt Johnson and Robyn Choi.
Congratulations also to Robyn Choi who is the lead coach of the National Development and Talent Identification Squad. The Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra will be the location for this training squad in May, followed by competition at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Delhi in September.
