Sensei Mark Long is opening a Kyokushin Karate dojo under Kyokushin International Martial Arts Australia.
The first class is on Monday February 5th. Find out more below, and follow Taree Dojo on Facebook.
Address: 1/214-216 Victoria Street, Taree 2430 NSW.
Email: manningmartialartsacademy@outlook.com
The calendar will be updated live here. The following are key dates for 2024 KIMAA events as they currently stand. Lismore Dojo grading dates will be announced by Sensei Mark at the dojo in due course. All senior gradings will be held at Turramurra Dojo.
Additional tournaments – such as with KIKO and AKKA – will be added to the calendar when the information is confirmed with those organisations.
2024 KIMAA Calendar
February
Sat 24 – Sun 25th North Coast Seminar Lismore Dojo
March
Wed 13th Kids Grading 5.00-6.30pm Turramurra Dojo
Wed 13th Junior Adults Grading 6.30-8.30pm Turramurra Dojo
Sat 16th Senior Grading 8am-2pm Turramurra Dojo
Sun 17th Kempo Ryu Tournament King George V Recreation Centre
Fri 22nd Turramurra Dojo New Year Dinner Kangnam BBQ Hornsby
May
TBC North Coast Seminar Lismore Dojo
June
Sat 1st Knox Gradings 8am-12pm Turramurra Dojo
Wed 5th Kids Grading 5.00-6.30pm Turramurra Dojo
Wed 5th Junior Adults Grading 6.30-8.30pm Turramurra Dojo
Sat 8th Senior Grading 8am-2pm Turramurra Dojo
August
TBC North Coast Seminar Lismore Dojo
September
Wed 4th Kids Grading 5.00-6.30pm Turramurra Dojo
Wed 4th Junior Adults Grading 6.30-8.30pm Turramurra Dojo
November
Sat 2nd Knox Gradings 8am-12pm Turramurra Dojo
Sat 23rd (TBC) Senior Grading 8am-2pm Turramurra Dojo
December
Wed 4th – Sat 14th Japan Group Tour Okinawa, Japan
Wed 18th Final Training Day 2024 Turramurra Dojo
Hanshi Howard Lipman is pleased to announce that Shihan Mark Shelmerdine and Shihan James Sidwell now both have the title of Vice-Chairman of Kyokushin International Martial Arts Australia, as deputies to KIMAA Chairman Hanshi Howard.
Shihan Mark began Kyokushin Karate with Hanshi Howard in 1986 and has been a regular instructor at Turramurra Dojo since 2000. Shihan James began Kyokushin in 1993 and started training with Hanshi in 1994, and has been a regular instructor at Turramurra Dojo since the early 200s. Both have competed in tournaments, taught at KIMAA seminars and travelled many times to Japan to represent KIMAA.
In addition to Hanshi Howard, Shihan Mark and Shihan James, the KIMAA senior leadership team also includes Shihan Idir Bahamid and Sensei Mark McFadden.
Shihan Idir remains a valued senior instructor, as the longest-practising martial artist in the organisation. Shihan Idir began training in Shotokan Karate in the 1960s and was a 5th Dan in that style before commencing his Kyokushin journey with Hanshi in 2004.
Sensei Mark McFadden – Dojo Operator of KIMAA Lismore Dojo – has taught Kyokushin since the 1980s, and competed in local, state and national tournaments. He opened Lismore Dojo in 2006 and has travelled to Japan many times with Hanshi Howard.
Hanshi Howard extends his warm thanks to Shihan Mark, Shihan James, Shihan Idir and Sensei Mark for their expertise and ongoing support of KIMAA. When you have trained with the rest, train with the best – Kyokushin International Martial Arts Australia.
Hanshi Howard Lipman
9th Dan Kyokushin
KIMAA Chairman
In 1969, Hanshi Howard Lipman began his study of the martial arts, at age twenty-seven.
He practiced Shotokan Karate for two years, then from 1971 to 2019 he has trained – and continues to – in Kyokushin Karate. Hanshi Howard has devoted 48 years to Kyokushin and 50 years overall to the study of the martial arts, and continues to teach to this day.
We congratulate Hanshi Howard on this incredible milestone.
Osu!
Ballina Dojo now has a new home – St Francis Xavier School Hall.
Training at the new location began on Monday August 20th with dojo operator Sensei Jon Ellis. A grading was held there for junior grades soon after moving in.
The new space is an expansive upgrade, greatly needed due to the increasing class sizes in Ballina.
The address and new timetable are listed below. If you’re not sure what class you should attend, please contact Sensei Jon at the number below.
Head Instructor: Sensei Jon Ellis – 3rd Dan Kyokushin & 3rd Dan Kobudo
Address: St Francis Xavier School Hall, Cherry & Crane Streets, Ballina 2478 NSW.
Contact No.: 0404 862 624
Email: ellisj7@gmail.com
Facebook (Kyokushin): Ballina Dojo (Facebook)
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Facebook (Kobudo): Hokama Kobudo – North Coast Dojos (Facebook)
Annangrove Dojo, Sydney, now offers a Saturday morning class.
The general class will run 9.00 – 10.30 am every Saturday and will be taken by Sempai Jason Lambe.
The class will begin on April 7th. An extra kids class will be added if required.
Sempai Jason Lambe is 2nd Dan in Kyokushin Karate. He began his Karate training under Shihan Rick Cunningham.
Sempai Jason regularly competes in tournaments, such as the NSW State Kyokushin Championship in 2015 and 2016.
Sempai Jason was graded to 1st Dan in 2014 and to 2nd Dan in 2016 by Hanshi Howard Lipman.
We wish Jason all the best with this new class and the continued expansion of Annangrove Dojo.
The KIMAA calendar for 2018 is now available online.
Please be sure to regularly check the Calendar page, as this is updated live.
The currently available dates include seminars across all seven KIMAA dojos, senior gradings, black belt training, Sydney junior and kids gradings, and Sydney Kobudo.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your instructor.
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