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GKR Karate

Locality: Gumdale

Phone: +61 450 011 645

Address: Gumdale State School, 301 Tilley Road 4154 Gumdale, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.gkrkarate.com

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25.01.2022 Well done everyone tonight. I have noticed a great improvement in everyone’s long forward stance. Tonight we did some sparing exercises and finished the class off with a game of shoulders tournament style. See you all next week!! Sensei Kimberley

24.01.2022 Fantastic class this morning and all out Karateka worked hard on basics. We also kicked off our Sumo stance challenge! Belinda, Sophie and Jacob had an awesome first class - welcome to GKR Gumdale! Well done to Simon and Thomas who graded to 9th Kyu Yellow Tip, two more black belts in the making!... Have a great long weekend.

24.01.2022 Great class tonight. Worked on our basics strikes and practiced them with the clappers. Played some shoulders as warm up. And finished with a mini competition. We also welcomed Niall to our class tonight. Also congratulations to Vincent and Kara for grading to their 9th Kyu yellow tip tonight. See everyone next week!!... Sensei Kimberley

23.01.2022 Practiced our basics tonight and used them to play the puppet game. Then finished off with a game of shoulders!! See you all next week!! Sensei Kimberley

21.01.2022 Great News! As of this morning our Premier has officially announced that the lock down for the Greater Brisbane area will end at 6pm tonight with some restricti...ons continuing until January 22nd. This means that our classes will resume on Tuesday 12th January, operating under our COVID Safe Plan that we have had in place since the beginning of lock down! What has changed for all of us now is if we are residents in the council areas of Brisbane, Logan City, Moreton Bay and Redlands we must carry a mask at all times, and they must be worn in any indoor space. Changes in the DOJO 1. You must wear a mask in indoor spaces, except in your home. This means as of Tuesday 12th January until 22nd January, masks must be worn by anyone entering the dojo, including instructors, sempai and all of your students and spectators (Children under 12 years and people affected by a medical condition or disability are exempt) 2. Students will be permitted to remove masks to train (You are not required to wear a face mask when outdoors at a safe distance from other people, in private vehicles or when doing strenuous exercise) 3. Instructors and sempai will wear masks whist teaching until the 22 January at which time we will reassess the situation and advise 4. Stand up bow in only and no kiais! 5. No partner work, bag work / noodles or kumite to be allowed in classes until the 22 January at which time we will reassess the situation and advise 6. We request that if you remain to watch your family members training that you continue to either fill out the COVID tracing forms provided at each class or use the COVID tracing link available in each class 7. Reminder to all students to sanitize hands before and after class (washing hands in a basin is also acceptable) We take this very seriously and we ask all students and parents that if they are displaying any of the symptoms at all, no matter how mild, to get tested immediately and quarantine at home until you receive a negative result. Please do not come to class and risk transmitting the virus further. We will continue to monitor the situation and advise of any changes that may impact us. If you have any questions please feel free to message Sensei Gary or Sensei Lou. Stay safe and well and we will see you in the DOJO!!

21.01.2022 We had an action packed class this morning at Gumdale working on moving in stance and combos to get get both sides off of body working equally. Amazing work from Karta who graded to 9th Kyu Yellow Tip this morning! Lily and Ethan were awarded for their focus and technique today. Veterans of the Gumdale class leading the way, well done both of you!

20.01.2022 Ok, I must be a bit slow today. It took me a minute or so to get this! Anyone quicker than me?

19.01.2022 Awesome class tonight. Did a bit of stance work. And I love seeing how much each of you improve each week with your stances. Created our own combos and did a couple of black belt combos. Next week we will be working on kata and kumite/shoulders. So if you have kumite gear and want to do kumite make sure to bring it to class next week!! Another reminder is that while you are waiting for class to start you should use the chance to practice your stances, blocks, strikes, kicks ...and even kata. Instead of running around or sitting down. See you all next week!! Sensei Kimberley

18.01.2022 We had an awesome group of Karateka this morning focused and doing there best. We concentrated on basics this morning and Sophie demonstrated her brilliant 1st and 2nd Kata for our newcomers. She also lead us for now in for the first time a did a great job, thanks Sophie! We welcomed Matilda to her very first class and Alex and Leanne to Gumdale Dojo. Great to have new faces! Have a great day everyone

17.01.2022 We worked on our basics tonight. Practice our blocks strikes and even practiced some of our basic stances on the spot. We also welcomed Gabriel for his first class tonight. Well done everyone and I’ll see you all next week!!... Sensei Kimberley

17.01.2022 Big class tonight of 19 students. We split into two groups tonight with those going to tournament this weekend working together on their katas whilst the other group worked on their basics. We got to break some paper as well. Congratulations to Luca and Matt Rusbatch on grading to their 8th Kyu yellow tips tonight. Also we welcoming Oliver Reid to his first class. Thank you Igor for taking warm up this week and Melanie and David for helping out by mirroring tonight!! Well don...e everyone and good luck and have fun everyone competing at the tournament on Sunday. Remember it’s not all about winning, you also go to have fun and learn new things and improve your karate. See you all next week!! Sensei Kimberley

16.01.2022 Fantastic start to our morning, such committed and enthusiastic Karateka we have! Rishaan and Thomas braved their first class - welcome to GKR! We congratulate Sophie for grading to Orange Belt and she was awarded today for her great Kata. ... Igor was awarded for outstanding responses and focus. Great work to both of you!!

14.01.2022 Karate Classes start today!! (Monday 4/1/2021).

14.01.2022 Awesome class tonight!! Congratulations Nathan Graham, Gyorgy Csiszar and Declan Kidd for grading to their 9th Kyu yellow tip. Keep up the good work everyone and make sure to practice what we have worked on tonight at home whenever you can. See you next week!!... Sensei Kimberley

14.01.2022 We did a basics circuit this morning and worked on stances. Everyone worked hard but Neev was awarded for extra effort with his strikes! There were two gradings to Yellow Tip 9th Kyu, well done Angel and Neev - awesome job!!

13.01.2022 Nice class last night. We focused on our basic blocks and strikes. Played a game of shoulders. Welcome Natasha (Nani) Vinsalek! Well done everyone and make sure you are practicing what we work on at home. See you next week!! Sensei Kimberley

12.01.2022 Classes are on today and all public and school holidays!!

11.01.2022 Dear Gumdale Dojo! FYI!...

10.01.2022 Awesome class tonight!! Practiced our basic kicks. And some kumite/shoulder drill exercises. Then got to do some of the first few moves of first kata without hands. Next week you can come in a chrimstas outfit and hat but must still wear your karate belts. See you all next week for our last class of the year.... Sensei Kimberley

08.01.2022 Also class last night everyone. Worked on our basics and created our own combos. Nice teamwork everyone while you created your combinations. We also welcomed Vaneesha, Vanshika, Georgia, Lachlan and David to our class tonight, you all did fantastic. See you all at next weeks class!!... Sensei Kimberley

08.01.2022 Awesome class last night. We worked on our basics, our hand eye coordination and awareness of our surroundings and finished the class of with creating our own combos. Congratulations to Ryan and Liam Ottley got grading to their 9th Kyu yellow tip. We welcomed Nathan to our dojo. And Zayaan Ali received last nights certificate for her awesome focus. See you all next week!... Sensei Kimberley

07.01.2022 Dear GKR students and families, 2020 has been an extraordinary year, filled with many unexpected twists and turns. We thank you for your patience as our classes... closed and openedand closed again in various parts of the world. Despite the chaos, the events of this year have no doubt made us more resilient and reminded us not to take our good health for granted. Our thoughts are with those who have been adversely affected by the events of this year and we thank everyone who has been working on the frontlines providing health care or other essential services throughout the most difficult times. On behalf of everyone at GKR Karate, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and Happy New Year. Our first day back for classes next year is January the 4th. Please check with your local dojo for reopening dates. We look forward to seeing you in 2021!

07.01.2022 So this is awesome for a Xmas holiday activity! Pick them up from Kmart.

05.01.2022 Dear students and instructors Join us for this exciting online experience as Shihan Anthony Ryan conducts his first ever LIVE Zoom seminar on Sunday 6th September at 5pm AEST. This class is being hosted once again by GKR Karate friends in Victoria, who are still living in lockdown at the moment. If you’ve trained with Shihan Anthony before, then you’ll know what an amazing instructor he is. If you haven’t yet trained with him, then now’s your chance! Click the link here to secure your place : https://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com/shihan-anthony-ryan-seminar

03.01.2022 Karate is on today and all public and school holidays! Photo (from left to right). Sensei Louiza Luxton, Sensei Gary Luxton, Sensei Wayne Dunbar, Sensei Steve Barber, Sensei Katherine Staufenbiel, Phil Dagnall.

03.01.2022 Worked on our basic blocks and strikes tonight as well as our long forward stances and short fighting stances. At the end of the class we split into two groups and created our own short combos to show the other group. See everyone next week!! Sensei Kimberley

02.01.2022 Get in on the action tonight! Start your weekend right with a session at Wondall Heights 6 - 7pm. See you there!

02.01.2022 Lots of basics today and putting them together into combos. Esther graded to 9th Kyu Yellow Tip. Awesome work Esther, you are doing a great job. Keep it up!

01.01.2022 Fantastic Sunday morning with Gumdale Karateka! We are working hard on getting our basic techniques locked in and they are looking great! Our last week of Karate is upon us for the year Xmas dress up class this Sunday! See you all then.