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GKR Karate

Locality: Blacktown

Phone: +61 450 861 018

Address: Marayong South Public School, McLean Street 2148 Blacktown, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.gkrkarate.com

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25.01.2022 Region 2 are starting live classes next week! At this stage we will have an instructor AND a sempai at each session (one to teach and one to critique) If you... are registered for the online program you will be emailed the timetable and access codes over the weekend, if you aren’t already registered follow the link below. You will love the R2 instructors we have lined up for you Mark https://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com/store78476au

25.01.2022 It's been a huge week at Doonside dojo! Not only did we have some new coloured belts being worn in class from our grading on the weekend but we also had some new students join us for their first classes and they done brilliantly! Our mighty Doonside Dragons have been working really hard on their kihon, kicking techniques, bag work and were very excited to start light partner work again with each other. We are super proud of each student and really appreciate the ...amazing team of parents we have watching all the excitement from outside our big dojo door each week. We can't wait to see you all next week! - Sensei Jo

25.01.2022 . Congratulations to Omrita Nirsa Aariyan on achieving their yellow tips tonight for all their hard work and awesome progress towards... their next belt Jordan, Gatleen and Soumik received awards for their hard work and focus in class. #GkrKarate #GKR #DoonsideDragons #shimbun

25.01.2022 Our up and coming world cup is just around the corner! In the coming weeks R2 will be doing some fund raising to help out student's & sensei's who are looking at competing in England in June. Our Sensei's will be selling ticket's in classes and at up coming events between now and the draw date. We will also be having our usual BBQ at the up coming tournament, all proceeds will be going towards the fund raising. We have some amazing prize's to give away! For more information... ask your instructor. See you tonight! Sensei Emma

24.01.2022 Bassai-dai Bunkai: this shows two of many options for this sequence in the kata. One is to use the double hammer fist as a tool to wrap up the opponent’s arms, ...while the latter we use the punch to slide behind the opponent’s back. With both options, we use the back foot mawate (footwork known as Tenkan) to take the opponent to ground. This is the general rule for a back foot mawate in kata. See more

24.01.2022 The Online Dojo has proven so popular that many of our student's family members have started training at home with them. Congratulations to all those who have s...tarted their karate journey! We now have a category just for you - Karate for Beginners. We already have a number of videos in this category, with more coming soon... Some of these videos explain some basic concepts in karate, such as why we Shout (Kiai), why we bow, or even wear our funny white pyjamas. Beginner techniques tutorials (which will grow each week) And finally, classes designed for beginners. We will be adding to these regularly. For those experienced students, perhaps this section will also offer greater insight into your training. If you haven't already signed up, get started with a free 3 day trial at http://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com

24.01.2022 Another fantastic night of training with a full dojo of Doonside Dragons We worked hard on our kihon had some fun partner balancing exercises that had everyone giggling and a super challenging game of tap tap that saw everyone using their karate footwork. Welcome to our newbies, our returning and also our special guest who popped by. It was great to see you all! ... Now the weather is getting warmer, remember to bring some extra water with you to sip during training. Great work Dragons!

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Lorelie Sanchez on achieving 7th kyu-ho (Orange tip) tonight

21.01.2022 Lots of fun in the dojo tonight! Everyone got a chance to put their blocks to the test as their partner attempted to bop them with a pool noodle. We saw lots of great skills from all of our belt ranks....even Sempai Rachel and Daniel were challenged A special thank you for our wonderful visitor Sensei Bless for coming over to see Doonside Dragons in action and help with warm up, stretches and pool noodle blocks. ... Happy Birthdays to Shreya and Sharan who celebrated their 10th birthday in class tonight with some yummy chocolates Keep up the hard work everyone! - Sensei Jo

20.01.2022 . Goodluck to our Doonside Dragons who are attempting their next belt rank at grading today! ... You all have worked very hard and today we know you will go into grading with your heads held high, dragon roars ready and absolutely smash it! We are so proud of you! Sensei Jo - Sensei Jason - Sensei Grant

19.01.2022 . Congratulations to these hard working Doonside Dragons on achieving their yellow tips tonight! Brianna Himani Diya ... Sharan received an award for her improved hard work towards her next grading. We are always watching and are very proud of each and every single one of you! Keep up the great work! - Sensei Jo

19.01.2022 What a great night at Doonside! We had a packed dojo of amazing students who all trained very hard on their kihon, kata and tackled some challenging advanced techniques of bunkai. Doonside Dragons were also super happy to welcome some students from Seven Hills Dojo, Quakers Hill Dojo, Blacktown Dojo and Lalor Park Dojo, who all done impressive work. ... Thanks goes out to Sensei Grant who came to visit us tonight. Its always great to see his happy face come through the dojo door. Miss Olivia was exceptionally happy to see Sensei Grant and showed her new belt rank to him proudly. Remember, a step in any direction, forward, back or sideways, is still a progressive step in your journey to Black belt. Keep up the great work everyone. We are so proud of you all! - Sensei Grant, Sensei Jo, Sensei Jason Sempai Rachel, Sempai Daniel

19.01.2022 This week has seen lots of progress right throughout all the classes at Doonside. Sensei Grant, Sensei Jason and Sensei Jo put everyone to the test ahead of our monthly grading this Sunday and some hard working students got their invite to grade to their new ranks Congratulations to Jessica, James and Stefanie who all recieved awards for their outstanding efforts in class. Keep up the amazing work Doonside Dragons!... See you all next week! See more

19.01.2022 Congrats to our students Furaat and Mohammed for grading to their 9th kyu!

18.01.2022 When its finally time to take your new mitts and pads for a spin on the dojo floor and you muscle up to Sensei for the first round. We all know Red might be faster but Blue hits harder! Another huge week for the Doonside Dragons Lots of improvements with our kicks, kata, line drills and self defence across all the classes. With the last grading of the year approaching us quickly, the determination, concentration and skill level of everyone has reached a new benchmark.... Congratulations to those students who were lucky enough to achieve their yellow tips this week! Thanks to Sensei Jason for being at the bottom of the pile for the Thursday night Dragons to practice their teamwork skills with a very entertaining "stacks on" after our king of the ring exercise. We don't know who was more entertained, Sensei Jason, the students, Sensei Jo or the parents who were all having a great giggle. Hopefully we will have some information about our Christmas party for you soon! Santa's been a bit busy and details haven't left the North pole just yet Keep up the amazing work and keep cool during this extreme heatwave over the weekend. See you all next week!

18.01.2022 Hi Team! Due to unforeseen circumstances Sensei Terry is unable to make tonight’s class and has asked me to inform everyone that Doonside classes will resume next Wednesday. Alternatively you can head down to Glendenning Public school for the advanced class with Sensei Daniel 7.30 onward. Mark

17.01.2022 Good afternoon Doonside Dragons! This is an update as to what is happening for our Doonside Team of instructors and where you can come and train with us from this week forward. We are still currently finalising permanent placement for us Doonside instructors for this year into a new dojo but for the mean time, we are happy to announce you will be able to find our whole team at Quakers Hill High School on WEDNESDAYS. This is just a 10 minute drive from Doonside.... For the mean time, we have partnered up and are merging with the pre-existing classes at Quakers Hill and Sensei Kerith to be able to continue to provide you with excellent, experience and supportive training. This means you will still have access to Sensei Grant, Sensei Jo, Sensei Jason, Sempai Rachel and Sempai Daniel but also have the bonus of Sensei Kerith (who most of you will know as the happy face that signs you in at gradings and our 2IC of region 2) and her team. As with our own classes, the classes below cater for all belt grades, experience and supportive needs and you will still have your normal Sensei to continue to support, encourage, teach and grade you. We would love to see all of our Doonside Dragons come over and show how amazing you all are! We have lots of space! Listed below are the class times for Wednesdays and details of where to find Quakers Hill High School. There is also some information where you will also find a couple of our Senseis on Mondays. Train in 1-2 or all 3 classes if you'd like to. Due to the return of covid restrictions, you will need to use our sign up booking system again by clicking the link below and follow the rules of isolation if you may have been exposed or are feeling unwell. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/gkrkarateregion2 As always, please try your best to arrive early to sign in, hydrate, sanitise, put your Gi on and ask any questions you may have, prior to training starting. If you know of anyone who trains with us, who may not see this post, please forward it to them. We understand this is a big change for everyone but we truly appreciate all the effort, understanding, feedback and support for us Senseis we have been receiving. Its very humbling and means a lot. We can't wait to see you all! - The Doonside Instructors Quakers Hill High Scool Lalor Road, Quakers Hill (Behind 7/11 servo) Wednesday Classes: (With Doonside Team) 5pm - 5.50pm (Young kids orientated class) 6pm - 7pm (Open to all grades and ages) 7.30pm - 9pm (Open to all grades - Advanced) Hills Sports High School Best Road, Seven Hills - Monday Classes: 6.30pm - 8pm (Open to all grades- Advanced with Sensei Luke and Sensei Jo) 5.30pm - 6.30pm (Young kids/beginners orientated class with Sensei Micah and Sensei Taylor)

17.01.2022 Hi everyone, I will be selling raffle tickets in class tonight to help support our students wanting to compete in the GKR world cup! Sensei Emma

16.01.2022 Sensei Jo, Sensei Jason and Sensei Grant would like to congratulate all the students who graded to their next belt levels on the weekend. You all did amazing and the hard work you've been putting in really showed during the grading sessions. We couldn't be prouder of the Doonside Dragons! Congratulations to Sensei Jo who also received the Sensei of the month award for her dedication and compassion she shares with her students. ... Keep up the great work everyone!

16.01.2022 Announcement New Club Badge Coming Soon! We are excited to announce that GKR Karate will be unveiling a brand new club badge in just over a weeks’ time at the... 2019 World Cup in the UK. This will be the first time in the club’s 35 year history that the badge has been updated and it’s fitting that Kancho Robert Sullivan will be present at the World Cup for its official release. Whilst we will always consider our foundational karate badge to be a very special part of the club’s history, we are confident that you will be pleased with the new design. Look out for its official online reveal at around 9am (UK time) on Saturday morning 29th June.

11.01.2022 And that's a wrap! Doonside Dragons celebrated in style tonight with students and Senseis from all classes coming together to celebrate the end of an amazing year training, the Christmas season and also the very last night of Doonside Dojo. It was amazing to see so many happy faces and reflect on the journey each of us Senseis has shared with you all. From white belts to black belts, each step of your journey has been a highlight and an honour to watch and experience with...Continue reading

10.01.2022 A huge congratulations to Leigh, Brianna and Jordan who all graded to their 8th Kyu (Yellow Belt) today! You all did amazing and we are so very proud of you! The Doonside Dragons roared loud and proud today.

09.01.2022 To all GKR students, please find a short video from our founder and Chief Instructor, Kancho Robert Sullivan.

08.01.2022 Another big week for the Doonside Dragons!! We were invaded by ghost, ghouls, skeletons, devils, vampires, princesses, pirates, guardians, zombies, fairies and all other bumps in the night on Thursday. ... Everyone worked very hard during class and even done "The Monster Mash" as part of warm up. We done some khion and focused on some self defence with Halloween approaching this weekend. We pitty anyone who may try to steal candy from our pack of little monsters Special thanks to the parents/guardians who went above and beyond bringing in plates of goodies, bags of lollies to add to our overflowing candy buckets and helped kids with some amazing costumes to make our Halloween night amazing! We can't wait to see you all again next week! Have a Happy and Safe Halloween! - Sensei Jo

07.01.2022 Region 2 outdoor fitness Funday This Sunday and next Sunday 10-12pm at Lapstone oval. Fitness tests... Obstacle courses Agility training Games Prizes Groups of 10 Arrive a little early Bring your own lunch and water.

06.01.2022 Sunday's are sorted at R2! R2 has so many exciting things coming up! Our first tournament of the year kick's off this Sunday, then we have our mother's day ...grading and our World cup fund raising seminar. Sunday 19th May head over to Cambridge Park dojo and help support some fellow student's who wish to compete at the World Cup in England!! Sensei Mark and the R2 Instructors have an awesome day planned full of karate fun and prizes!! Our R2 BBQ team will be there and all proceeds from the BBQ and day will be going towards the fund raising. We are still selling raffle tickets so please see your class instrctors for more chances to win some great prizes!! The raffle will be drawn at our mother's day grading Sunday 12th May. See your class instrctors for more details.

05.01.2022 Thank you for the awesome visit tonight Sensei Marco! The Doonside Dragons, Sensei Jason, Sensei Grant and Sensei Jo, all loved having you there! We might just make a Dragon of you yet

04.01.2022 Hi team, UPDATE on Wednesday class! New start time will be 7pm until 8pm. Starting next week 5th June going forward.... Sensei Emma

03.01.2022 This offer can be found on the GKR Karate website. It’s a great offer to get started and give it a go. GKR has changed a lot of people lives (including mine) a...nd continues to do so. From losing weight (I’ve seen cases of losing 30kgs+ in a matter of a few months) to gaining self confidence and self belief, as well as learning how to protect oneself. Get amongst it

03.01.2022 The Doonside Dragons have worked super hard this week. New benchmarks have been set and some goals smashed by our students. Congratulations to the following students who have achieved their new rank in the Karate journey this week in class: 9th Kyu (Yellow Tip)... Sid Jesnoor Lakkith 7th Kyu-Ho (Orange Tip) Jordan Ayann Ahana Brianna Leigh Rhys Great work to the students who received awards this week for their hard work in class: Zechariah Isabella Lavanya Jesnoor Goodluck to the lucky students who have been invited to attend the last grading of the year on the 13th December to attempt their next belt ranks. We know you'll smash it! Our last class of the year has been set for the 14th December. This will also be our Dojo Christmas party night. All Doonside students are invited to attend the night and celebrate the holiday season and the amazing year, achievements and memories with Sensei Jo, Sensei Grant and Sensei Jason. Class will start at 6.30pm sharp for everyone, with some training planned and will be followed by our party. Further details are available in class this week. Also, the very best of luck to our very own Sensei Jason who will be attempting his First Dan black belt grading on the weekend. We are so very proud of you and can't wait to see that gold writing down your belt! Thank you so much to those who have given us Sensei Christmas presents so far! They are very much appreciated and means a lot to us! Have a safe and fun weekend everyone! We will see you all next week! - Sensei Jo

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our very own Sensei Jason for successfully grading to his 1st Dan at today's Black belt grading. Also, congratulations to everyone else who participated in the grading to achieve their next ranks today, both students and Senseis, under the watchful eye of Kancho himself.

02.01.2022 We would like to congratulate Aymen who graded to his 8th kyu (Yellow belt) on the weekend! We just had to wait for a picture tonight Aariyan, Nirsa and Omrita all recieved awards tonight for fantastic effort in class. Massive improvement! Keep up the great work everyone!!

02.01.2022 . A friendly reminder and invitation for all of our Doonside Dragons students. Doonsides Christmas Party will be held this coming Monday 14/12/2020 at the dojo. This is open to all students who train at Doonside with Sensei Grant, Sensei Jo or Sensei Jason on any night.... Class will start at 6.30pm sharp for some fun training, games and afterwards, we will have our Christmas party celebrating the holiday season, Doonside Dojo, its students, everyone's success and our Senseis. You are welcome to wear a Christmas shirt, hat, tinsel etc, with your Gi pants if you'd like to. There will be a microwave available for anyone who is bringing warm foods to share, that may need reheating. All food will be served by the instructors to students, to be Covid regulation compliant and as normal, sanitisers and individual plates/cups will be available on the night. We look forward to seeing you all and celebrating what has been an amazing journey. -Sensei Jo

01.01.2022 Join Sensei Simon and Sensei Trevor tonight on zoom for combinations and kumite drills.