Feb 13 QKA Cup, Brisbane
March 26-27 QLD State Championships, Brisbane
April 8-10 Australian Open, Sydney
May 28-29 QLD Open, Brisbane
June 5-6 Oceania Championships, Noumea, New Caledonia
August 5-7 Australian Titles, Rockhampton
September 7-8 Commonwealth Championshoips, Birmingham, England
October 26-30 WKF Junior World Championships, Konya, Turkey
Georgie and Sensei Sean recently traveled to Jakarta with a number of other Australian athletes to compete in the Karate 1 Series A tournament. Georgie won her first round against Singapore and had a narrow loss to Chinese Taipei. Well done Georgie - keep up the great work!
Georgie was recently selected to represent Australia (U21 -55kg kumite category) at the World Karate Championships in Turkey. Georgie has been working very hard for many years firstly to be selected (only the best one from each country) and secondly to be competitive.
Georgie started in the 7-9 yo class which is our breeding ground for future champions!! In order to qualify, Georgie won the State titles, Australian championships, Oceania championship and was winner in Berlin and runner up in Birmingham recently.
Sensei Robyn was head coach for the tour and Sensei Sean attended as a referee.
Georgie had a difficult draw with Turkey (hometown advantage) in round 1. Sensei Sean passed his final qualification to be a WKF referee in Kata and Kumite. He is now the highest ranking referee and is chair of the QLD referee council.
Recently three of our Seiha students represented Australia at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in the UK, and also competed in some other European competitions with some great results. Some highlights from our recent tour:
Berlin:
Georgie - gold and silver in kumite
Lucy - gold in U14 Kata
Birmingham:
Georgie - gold in Team kumite, silver in U21 kumite and bronze in -55kg senior kumite
Lucy - gold in U14 kumite and silver in kata
Congratulations Piper, Georgie and Lucy for competing so well on our recent tour overseas.
This was also a great lead up for Georgie who has been selected to represent Australia (U21 -55kg kumite) at the U21 Karate World Championships in Turkey in late October where Sensei Robyn (head coach) and Sensei Sean (Referee) will also be attending.
Congratulations to younger Seiha athletes who competed at our annual Seiha competition. It was a great day and exciting to see some of our youngsters compete for the first time and show their parents their karate plus it was a chance to encourage our future champions.
Thank you to all that helped out on the day. In particular:
Referees: Sean, Georgie, Leon, Tommy, Alan, Connor
Table officials: Barry, Lucy, Rachael, Belinda, Shelly, Alannah
Coaching/marshalling: Piper, Imogen, Tina
Congratulations to Seiha athletes who were selected to represent Queensland to compete at the National Titles. Everyone competed very well with some excellent results. It was great to see so many of our students competing at our Nationla level. Well done to everyone who competed.
Competitors & Results:
Georgie Lawrence - Gold
Lucy Choi-Lawrence - Gold
Piper Adolphe
Imogen Pollard
Connor Jackson
Thomas van der Riet
Kiyoaki Tsukada - Gold
Miles Wilson
Officials:
Sean Lawrence - referee
Leon Romary - coach
Alan Moriarty - official
Barry Schramm - official
Diane Evans - official
Robyn Choi - Head coach
Congratulations to Lucy, Georgie and Piper who recently represented Australia in Noumea at the Oceania Championships. Lucy won individual gold in kata and kumite and team kumite silver. Georgie also won individual gold in U21 and senior kumite and team kumite silver. Piper represented Australia for the first time and competed in kumite and was a reserve for the team event.
We also caught up with our sister dojo Renbukan Noumea - it was great to see them do so well with five medal winners. Well done to everyone who competed.
Congratulations to our competition team for some great results at the Australian Open Titles in Sydney last weekend. The championship brings together the clubs of Australian karate and is also the selection tournament for the national team to compete at the Oceania Championships in Noumea in June. Our medal winners are now waiting anxiously to see if they have won a spot on the National team .....
Lucy Choi-Lawrence - Children Kumite -42kg Gold
Lucy Choi-Lawrence - Children kata Bronze
Piper Adolphe - Cadet Kumiet +54kg Silver
Georgie Lawrence - U21 Kumite -55kg Silver
Georgie Lawrence - Senior Kumite -55kg Bronze
Georgie Lawrence - Senior Open Kumite Bronze
Imogen Pollard - Junior Kumite +59kg Bronze
Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Queensland State Titles. Some fantastic results:
Kiyoaki Tsukada - Gold x2 kumite, Gold and Silver kata
Lucy Choi-Lawrence - Gold kata, Gold kumite
Miles Wilson- Gold kumite
Erik Stepanov- Bronze kata, Silver kumite
Piper Adolphe- Bronze kumite, Silver open kumite
Georgie Lawrence - Gold x2 kumite and Bronze open kumite
These competitors will be eligible to represent QLD at the National Championships in August.
Congratulations to all our students who recently graded. Great work - it shows your effort and committment to training gets rewarded. Well done everyone!
Congratulations to our Seiha athletes who recently competed in the Qld Cup. Some great results reflecting all of the hard training undertaken in the dojo. Well done to everyone who competed!
