RECENT NEWS AND
EVENTS (Refer to the
grading page
for grading details)
Kids and Adults Grading, July 2010

Adults Grading, 29 Mar 2010

See more photos in the
gallery.
AGM - Annual General Meeting (3rd Apr
2010)
We welcome our new committee members for 2010:
-- Karl Varley, President and Training Manager
-- Rob Engelken, Secretary / Treasury and
instructor
-- Rob Wood, Marketing Coordinator
-- Sonia Chaker, Fundraising Coordinator
-- Tina Barnes, Cleaning Coordinator
-- Hiroshi Nakano, Instructor
-- Takeshi Kato, Instructor
-- Mark Galloway, Instructor
Start of the year BBQ (BYO)
Join us at The Groynes (Picnic Area 1)
on Sunday 31st Jan for a BBQ starting at 12pm.
All members and friends welcome.

Kumite
training seminar (20 Dec 09)
With Kancho Yoshikazu Suzuki from Japan
(President of the International Karate Organisation
Kyokushin Kaikan)
Christchurch, 20 Dec 09.
Download the information PDF
here.
View photos
here.
Funding received from the Perry Foundation
(Nov 209)
We are very delighted to have received support
from the
Perry Foundation by way of a grant for
purchasing safety equipment for the Christchurch
dojo.
All New Zealand Open Kyokushin-Kai Karate
Nationals (Sep 09, Hamilton)
The IKO Matsushima NZ Nationals were
held in Hamilton on the 19th and 20th of
Sep 2009 (Open Kata, Non-Contact
and Full-Contact Championship).
Congratulations to our successful 6 members representing the
Canterbury Dojo:.
-- Sempai Mark Galloway: 3rd place (Open
light weight division)
-- Craig Raxworthy: 2nd Open (heavy
weight division)
-- Samuel Varley: 3rd place (under 12
light weight division)
-- Kade Raxworthy: 5th place (under 12
heavy weight division)
-- Rob Wood: 3rd place (novice heavy
weight division)
-- Graydon Viljoen: 2nd place (novice
middle weight division)

15 Aug 09: Australian Nationals Samurai Cup -
Held at the University of NSW
Kensington, Sydney (Junior and adults full
contact divisions).
Kyokushin Karate National Tournament
(30th May 2009)
The
annual full contact karate championships
were held at the Linwood College
Gymnasium in Christchurch on Saturday
30th May 09.
The event attracted competitors from
around New Zealand and Australia.
Congratulations to Senpai Mark Galloway for
getting second place in the Mens LightWeight (below
70kg) division!

Karl Varley, Hiroshi Nakano and Mark
Galloway
New Website for Kyokushin.co.nz (February
2009)
The new www.Kyokushin.co.nz website was re
launched in February 2009.
IKO Matsushima New Zealand
National Karate Championship (October
2008)
The IKO Matsushima NZ Nationals were held in Hamilton
in October 2008.
Our 4 members representing the
Canterbury Dojo were very successful.
Congratulations to:
-- Craig Raxworthy for winning the
Novice Heavyweight Full Contact Karate
Division.
-- Sam Varley for placing second in the Junior
8-9 yrs Kata division (
see
video)
-- Kai Edwards for placing third in the Junior 7 yrs
Full Contact Karate (
see
video)
-- Mitsumi Fujiwara who made it to
the quarter finals of the Junior 12 yrs
Kata division.
(See
photos and
videos in the gallery
section)
