Senior Grading – June 29, 2019

Written by Sensei James Sidwell

The KIMAA Kyokushin Karate senior grading was in held in Sydney’s Turramurra Dojo on Saturday 29th June. It was a gruelling five hour session run by Hanshi Howard Lipman.

Class in Mokuso
Hanshi Lipman instructing Ben Brady and Tony Kuo in Tsukue Uke Bunkai
Jurgen Bradatsch executes an axe kick
Sensei Mark Shelmerdine with an over the top punch during kumite with Eric Wright
Basics in zenkutsu dachi during the grading
Left to right – Sensei David Craigie (Young Dojo), Sensei Ben Ng (Turramurra Dojo) and Shihan Peter Olive (Annangrove Dojo)
Larissa Watson strikes Sensei Mark Shelmerdine with chudan mawashi geri
Foreground – Jurgen and Sean Stevens during kumite. Background – Ben Brady and Blayne Gale
Sempai Ben Brady receives his Shodan grade from Hanshi Howard Lipman

Congratulations to Ben Brady from Ballina Dojo, who successfully completed his Shodan grade!

Tony Kuo from Turramurra Dojo, and Eric Wright and Jurgen Bradatsch from Annangrove Dojo completed their 1st kyu grades.

Nalin and Nevin Alwis from Annangrove, Larissa Watson, Blayne Gale and Lauren King from Ballina, and Sean Stevens from Young Dojo also graded.

A special mention to kids Peter Zhu and Yue Leon Chia from Turramurra who participated in the senior grading, and performed with discipline and focus during the entire 5 hours.

Senior Grading June 2019

Congratulations to all participants! Osu.

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The following day, Kobudo practitioners from Sydney and Young trained together at Annangrove Dojo in a class taken by Shihan Rick Cunningham. Sensei David Craigie from Young remarked, “Thanks everyone for your patience and instruction once again, we always enjoy our morning Kobudo with all.”

Kobudo class the morning after the Senior Grading