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GKR Karate

Locality: Heathridge, Western Australia

Phone: +61 404 400 074

Address: Eddystone Primary School, 69 Littorina Avenue 6027 Heathridge, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.gkrkarate.com/

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23.01.2022 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!

23.01.2022 That moment where Sensei David jumps up on a stack of chairs to take an impromptu photo and everyone goes "Whaaat!?" Well maybe not exactly like that, but what a great turnout to class on Thursday night. It's awesome to see more students returning after an extended break and seeing some fresh new faces over the past few weeks!

23.01.2022 How good was this little guy last night! Well done Kourosh for completing your first class. We look forward to seeing you as a regular member of the Heathridge team!

21.01.2022 Well another training year for Tuesday Heathrige class has ended. 2020 has bought a lot of challenges for everyone. It was wonderful to end on such a class full of fun. As usual though the well thought out plan and time table went out the window when hubby turned up with hot food and drinks to find the power point I’d confirmed was available didn’t work. So instead of playing all games then breaking and having something to eat like normal, it was eat half way through then re...turn to games. Also had to make sure low energy game was first when we came back to class so no one was sick from to much food or drinks. All went well thank goodness and was enjoyed by everyone. We finished with awarding some special certificates and everyone receiving a small bag of lollies to take home. Student of the Year 2020 Criteria: personal attendance, training commitment (in and out of the dojo) to their karate journey, willingness to follow any instructions and willingness to offer any form of help to other students, plus much more. Awarded to Tom Hanlon (Adult) Skye Reboul (Junior) Most Improved 2020 Criteria: a student who has shown the most improvement in all aspects of their karate journey during 2020. Awarded to Odette Mills (Adult) Jesse Ward (Junior) Odette unfortunately wasn’t at class to accept her certificate due to her daughters graduation from primary to high school being on the same night. Her award was accepted by her son Cody. Perseverance Award 2020 Criteria: a willingness to work towards or overcome personal challenges in their karate journey no matter how difficult or challenging. Awarded to Cody McCullaugh and Aiden Burke. Awesome Award Criteria: as said, a student that is awesome in everything they do - ability, willingness to follow instructions straight away, etiquette, willing to help other students and a wonderful disposition and large smile every week and much more left unsaid. Awarded to Levi Smith I wish I could award a certificate to every student in class as you all train consistently week after week and have made great improvements in you personal journeys. I enjoy teaching you every week. Also a huge thank you to Sensei Anita who has been a wonderful Sempi, helping our students achieve their goal along side me. I hope you know how much you help us all every week. Last thank you is to the instructors who train at our class. Having you guys training in class with full commitment to your own personal training shows other students that it’s not a belt level that determines a students effort in class but a personal attitude to commitment and improvement. Im also sure everyone will agree with me that they also enjoy the friendship and mentoring they have with you all as well. Thank you all for a great year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2021. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year Sensei Trish.

21.01.2022 It was an awesome class Friday night down at the Heathridge Dojo. With the State Titles around the corner, we spent the entire session working on Kumite. We started off with working solo on our basic Kumite techniques before partnering up for some light Jiyu Kumite. We than ran through various blocking and countering drills either on the spot or incorporating footwork. ... We finished off with another round of Jiyu Kumite to try to implement some of the drills we worked on. We welcomed Tania, Helen’s daughter-in-law to the Heathridge Dojo on a Friday night for the first time. It’s awesome seeing family training together! Tania recently started her Karate journey with Sensei Tony at the Duncraig Dingoes Dojo and has also trained with Sensei Trish on Tuesday nights at the Heathridge Dojo. She did a great job working on Kumite for the first time and at the end of class she was awarded her 9th kyu white belt yellow tip. Congratulations Tania! It’s great to have you on the Heathridge team and we look forward to guiding you on your karate journey!

20.01.2022 Hey there all you Heathridge Dragons! It’s awesome to be back in the dojo and the start of the year is a great opportunity to get back to basics and that’s exactly what we did Friday night at the Heathridge Dojo. We worked through all the striking and blocking techniques in Heiko Dachi as well as all the kicks in stages and the whole kick medium pace. ... We then focused on stances by moving forwards and backwards through all the stances without any hand techniques. We worked on all our blocking techniques with a partner by moving forwards striking and backwards blocking in Zenkutsu Dachi. We finished off running through Kata from Taigyoku Shodan to Kanku Dai. At the end of class we acknowledged a student for the outstanding year they had. It gave me great pleasure to announce that the Friday night Heathridge Dragons Student of the Year is Viha Warusawithana! Viha has been training consistently on Friday night and the Kata & Kumite class as well as being a member of the WA State Team. He won Gold in the Region 13 Kata Tournament and Gold for Kata and Silver for Kumite at the WA State Titles. Last year he took his karate went to a new level. Watching him train in the dojo and perform at tournaments is was clear that there was a new air of confidence. His karate is maturing as he is. Viha has a fantastic attitude and excellent etiquette. He is always applying himself and looking to improve his karate. He demonstrates all the aspects of a true karateka and is a very deserving winner of the 2020 Heathridge Dragons Student of the Year. Congratulations Viha! See all you Dragons next week

20.01.2022 Entry is now open for the WA State Champs 2020! SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER Swan Active, 332 Benara Road, Beechboro ... To enter online visit: https://gkrkarateshop.com.au/product-cate/tournament-entry/ Or... Request an entry form from your Instructor. State Champ 2020 T-shirts are also available to order via the online entry form. Note: T-shirts can only be pre-ordered! They are available to both competitors and non-competitors and can be collected at the event . Tournament entries and T-shirt orders CLOSE SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER

18.01.2022 Congrats to the following Heathridge Dragons for attaining their next grade level last Sunday: Brind (8th kyu) Hari (8th kyu) Caitlyn (8th kyu)... Samuel (8th kyu) Naite (7th kyu) Samantha (6th kyu) Dave (6th kyu) Jesse (6th kyu) Well done everyone! Time to set new goals and we look forward to seeing you progress through your next Karate chapter!

17.01.2022 We always love seeing new students join our classes & last Thursday we welcomed Sogand to the Heathridge team! Sogand's brother Kourosh recently signed up and it's great to have another family training together in the club

17.01.2022 Hey Heathridge Dragons As most of you would know by now, Premier Mark McGowan has announced a snap 3 day lockdown as of midnight tonight. Good news is class will still be running tonight but unfortunately it is mandatory to wear a face mask for students 12 years of age and above ... In light of this tonight’s class will be a technical workshop on Kata. As the lockdown is for 3 days, Sensei Aaron’s class on Monday night will not be running so make sure you get to Sensei Trish’s class on Tuesday night!

17.01.2022 It has been a hectic last few weeks so apologies for the belated post. Congratulations to all the students who competed at the Region 13 Kata tournament in October. A special mention goes out to all the Heathridge students who competed and whilst not everyone came away with a medal we are extremely proud of you all and you are all winners in our eyes.... We would however like to officially recognise the following Heathridge students for placing in their respective divisions. Bronze: Faiza, Luca, Troy, Tom, John and Sensei Tony Silver: Alicia, Bruce, Makayla, Odette, Levi, Senuri and Sempai Anita Gold: Arwen, Samantha, Viha, Sensei Julia and Sensei David Sensei Julia and Sempai Anita also won Gold for Team Kata with Sensei Marie and Sensei David and Sensei Tony won Silver with Sensei Garth for Team Kata. Check out the photos of the Heathridge students in action!

16.01.2022 What an awesome weekend of karate it’s been for the Heathridge Dojo! On Thursday night at Sensei Julia’s class we had young Sydnee join us for the first time. Sydnee normally trains with Sensei Garth at the Beldon Bats Dojo on Wednesday nights and she did a great job following along with the orange and green belt grading format. Well done Sydnee! On Friday night we had the privilege of having Sensei Gavin and son Levi come and train with us. We ran through the Kihon grading ...formats and Kata from Taigyoku Shodan to Empi. To finish off the class and with the Kancho Sullivan seminar on Sunday, it was the perfect opportunity to have a go at running through one of Kancho’s own katas, Sho-Kan-Te. The grading on Sunday saw 4 of our regular students as well as Sydnee move through to their next grade level. Corey also trains at the Beldon Bats Dojo and both he and Sydnee graded through to their 8th kyu yellow belt. Congratulations Corey and Sydnee! Levi trains with Sensei Trish on Tuesday nights and Andrew trains Thursday and Friday nights with Sensei Julia and Sensei David and they both graded, Andrew to his 6th kyu green belt and Levi to his 5th Kyu blue belt! Congratulations Levi and Andrew! And last but certainly not least Sempai Chelsea who hails from the Morley Magpies Dojo, also trains at the Dianella Dojo and is Sempai at the Darch Defenders Dojo was graded through to her 5th kyu blue belt! Congratulations Chelsea! Sensei Trish, Sensei Julia and Sensei David are extremely proud of you all for your efforts today at the grading and your dedication to your training. We can’t wait until next week to see you all back at the dojo! Congratulations everyone!

16.01.2022 Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Kata tournament on Sunday! It was a huge success with the event running smoothly and all competitors giving it their best! A special mention to all the Heathridge students who gave it a go and also demonstrating great performances throughout! ... Please bring your certificates and/or medals to class tonight and Friday night so we can celebrate your success! Regards, Sensei Julia & Sensei David

16.01.2022 Calling all Heathridge Crew! Shihan Anthony Ryan will be conducting his first ever live online seminar 3pm Perth time on Sunday 6th September! Shihan Anthony is a world class karateka and has extensive historical and technical knowledge as well as having phenomenal karate. He is a weapon! ... If you’ve trained with him before then you’ll know how amazing he is, and if you haven’t then here’s your chance. Either way you don’t want to miss out on this! The seminar will be live via Zoom and is $15 per household. Click on the link below to register. This is going to be AWESOME!!! https://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com/shihan-anthony-ryan-seminar

15.01.2022 On Thursday night we welcomed Shenouda to the club. It’s always good to see new students shine in their first class and have a great time! Awesome to have you on board Shenouda and we look forward to seeing you grow throughout your Karate journey with us!

14.01.2022 Hey Heathridge Dragons! State Team Training starts this afternoon! If you want to refine your Kata, improve your Kumite and compete in tournaments then this is for you! ... State Team from runs from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on the 2nd Sunday every month at the Region 12 Hombu, 2-6 Tulloch Way Canning Vale. Cost for students is $20 per person. Get down there and give it a go!

14.01.2022 Hey Heathridge Crew! Our Founder and Chief Instructor Kancho Robert Sullivan will be conducting his first ever live online seminar this Sunday 9th August at 3pm Perth local time. The seminar will be live via Zoom and is $15 per family. Click on the link below to register. ... See you online!

12.01.2022 It was yet another great class on Friday night down at the Dragons Lair. We warmed up with grading formats relevant to grade level before partnering up to work on our blocking techniques with the lower grades in Heiko Dachi while the higher grades moved through in Zenkutsu Dachi. We then had some fun with a few focus mitt drills and finished off with some self defence applications against a swinging punch. We welcomed some students along to the Heathridge Dragons Dojo, ei...ther for the first time, the first time on a Friday night or for the first time in a long time. Jonathan came along for a free trial class and did a great job following along with Kihon with the white and yellow belts as well as the focus mitt and self defence drills. At the end of class he was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for An Awesome First Class! Congratulations Jonathan! We hope to see you back soon! Joining us for the first time on a Friday night was Dino and Sandro who train at the Darch Dojo and on Thursday nights at the Heathridge Dojo with Sensei Julia. It was also great to see Aditya and Neha back at training after an extended break. Remember Dragons next week is the last week of our Bring a Friend promotion. So if you have a friend or family member who would like to give karate a go, then bring them along for a free trial class next week. We’d love to see them! See all you Dragons (and your friends) at the dojo!

12.01.2022 On Thursday night we had two students join the Heathridge team. Hari and Brind have been training at the Darch dojo for the last couple of weeks and it was great to have them on board! The class format was fairly fast paced and the boys did very well to keep up with a fantastic attitude. Looking forward to seeing you grow further in your Karate journey!

12.01.2022 GKR Karate Sports Pack Only $27 (Reduced from $35) Includes drawstring bag, towel and drink bottle.... Draw-string top external zip compartment Black GKR Karate drink bottle Red GKR Karate hand/face towel Can fit gloves, groin guard and standard (white) shin guards. Order through your instructor today.

11.01.2022 Wishing Sandro a very Happy Birthday today!! As per tradition, Sandro wore the birthday black belt and it was fantastic to see him so focused and high energy throughout training. Great job champ and we hope you’ve had an awesome day!

10.01.2022 Hey Dragons! On Sunday we held our last grading for the year which seen a whopping 61 students hit the floor! The atmosphere was fantastic, with great focus and intensity, excellent etiquette, high energy levels and a good standard of karate overall. It was great to see so many students on the floor considering the challenging year that it has been. It’s a testament to the students commitment to training, their instructors and of Region 13 as a whole. ... The Heathridge Dojo was well represented with 8 students successfully moving through to their next grade level. Congratulations to Stella, Lucas, Ava, Talia and Tricia who all graded to their 7th kyu orange belt! Congratulations also goes to Zoe and Tyson who both achieved their 6th kyu green belt! And then there was John. John has trained for nearly 3 years and done well over 300 classes since grading to 2nd kyu. He worked extremely hard through the Kihon and Kata and was pushed to the limit during 4 rounds of Kumite to thoroughly deserve being awarded the rank of 1st kyu. Massive congratulations John! Congratulations to all the Heathridge Dragons for achieving their next grade levels. The Heathridge Instructors are extremely proud of you all and can’t wait to see you all back in the dojo where the journey continues

09.01.2022 Ahhh... Training with Sensei Julia, Sensei David is amazing and I am so grateful to be soaking in the details behind the moves I'm learning. Thank you for tonight, see you in the Dojo soon Alicia Smith

09.01.2022 What a fantastic training session last night with 22 students on the floor including Joey and Alicia joining us for the first time. Everyone was put through their paces performing the grading formats and it’s not often we smash out the Kihon so quickly. It was virtually mind over matter with the body being put to the test and determination push through the fatigue to focus on the areas each individual wishes to improve. We also congratulated Marc for achieving his 9th Kyu. Marc also trains at the Wanneroo dojo and it’s great to see the high level of etiquette and perseverance at this stage of his Karate journey. Well done Marc!

07.01.2022 Some of you may remember or not know that Sensei Julia, Sensei David and Sensei Trish had an amazing training experience with Sensei Tetsuhiro Hokama (Goju Ryu 10th Dan) in Okinawa 2018. Hokama Sensei is running an online workshop this Sunday from 4:00 - 5:30pm and we'd love see as many Heathridge students jump on board this fantastic opportunity to train with a truly awesome Okinawan Karate legend. This online experience is quite rare and has been made exclusive to the GKR... Karate family. There is still time to register up until the day at https://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com/gkr-okinawa-experience-2020 DON'T MISS OUT!

07.01.2022 Congratulations Alicia for being awarded Student of the Month for September! It's been a while since we've given this award due to Covid and then allowing all students the opportunity to get back into a regular training routine. It's great to see Alicia consistently attend Heathridge on Thursday nights and other classes at the Beldon & Wanneroo dojos. Her spirit and determination to succeed coupled with good etiquette & energy is fantastic! Well done champ!

07.01.2022 Happy New Year Heathridge Dragons! I trust you’ve all had a good break and are ready to get back into training and smash those goals for 2021 A reminder that classes at the Heathridge Dojo recommence as of tonight at 6:30pm with Sensei Aaron. ... We also have the Beldon Bats operating out of the Heathridge Dojo until the end of January. Get down to the dojo on Wednesday nights for what is a great class with Sensei Garth and Sempai Malissa Of course we also have Tuesday night with Sensei Trish, Thursday night with Sensei Julia and Friday night with Sensei Dave. We are pumped for what’s going to be an awesome year of training in front of us and can’t wait to see all you Dragons back at the Dojo! Sensei Dave

06.01.2022 Dear Parents/Students As a result of the interim restrictions for Perth, all of our lessons will be resuming as of tomorrow (subject to confirmation from our ve...nues). The interim restrictions include: 20 capacity limit (applying 4 square meter capacity rule); masks to be worn if your are 12 years or older; and no spectators. We will be introducing a class booking system. This will allow us to manage the 20 capacity limit. An SMS will be sent to our students tomorrow with further instructions. We also ask parents to drop off and pick up their children at the entry/exit to comply with the no spectators restriction. Gavin Smith Regional Manager Senior Instructor

05.01.2022 We've had two students cancel their booking for class tonight. Therefore, if you would still like to train, please message me or comment below asap to secure your spot. You can also try your luck turning up tonight incase we have any last minute cancellations without notice. If you have already booked and can't make it please let me know. Regards,... Sensei Julia

05.01.2022 Calling all Heathridge Dragons to Beach Training

04.01.2022 Congratulations to all the students who moved through to their next grade level at the September grading on Sunday. The Heathridge Dojo was well represented with 4 students hitting the floor giving it their best. Bruce started his karate journey at the Beldon Bats Dojo and is now also training at the Heathridge and Wanneroo Dojos. He has previous martial arts experience so it’s no surprise that he has excellent etiquette and is quickly developing some good karate resulting ...in him being awarded his 7th kyu orange belt. Congratulations Bruce! Odette also started her karate journey at the Beldon Bats Dojo and has been training regularly with Sensei Trish on Tuesdays. She has shown good progression and it was fantastic to see her rewarded with her 6th kyu green belt. Congratulations Odette! Tom. Now Tom is one of the most inspirational students we’ve ever had the pleasure of having train in our dojo. He trains 4, 5 and sometimes 6 times a week across the Heathridge, Wanneroo and Beldon Dojos. He has a fantastic attitude, has worked so hard on his karate and is truly deserving of receiving his 5th kyu blue belt. Congratulations Tom! Dino has been training regularly at the Heathridge and Darch Dojos after having an extended break from training a couple of years ago. He has made great progress and has demonstrated much improved technique. He was pushed to the limit during the grading but his perseverance and determination seen him awarded the rank of 3rd kyu brown belt. Congratulations Dino! Sensei Julia, Sensei David, Sensei Trish and Sensei Aaron are extremely proud of you all. We can’t wait to see you at the dojo sporting your new belts. Congratulations again everyone!

04.01.2022 What a fantastic turnout with 27 on the floor at the Heathridge dojo on Thursday night! It was a big night overall starting with presenting Tom with the torii gate display, that he gave Sensei David to design, produce and apply the club logo and lettering to it. Pretty awesome! Next we unveiled the new Heathridge Dragons dojo banner designed by Sensei David. We then welcomed Khaung and Lum to their first class. Both had a great attitude and really gave it their best throughou...t the session. Well done Khaung and Lum! The purpose of the class was to focus on improving our kicking technique. We worked on the finer details to make each kick more effective in terms of having the right preparation, harnessing power from the hips and relevant muscle groups, weight distribution & accuracy. After that it was great to see everyone smash the kick shields, to receive instant feedback of whether their kicking technique was effective or not. At the end of the session, we congratulated Courtney for progressing to her 7th Kyu ho grade level. Courtney has been very patient and consistently worked hard every class to achieve her goals. Keep up the great work Courtney! On a final note, tomorrow is the State Titles tournament, so we wish everyone all the best in showing your true Karate spirit! See you all again soon!

03.01.2022 It was an awesome fast paced, high energy class on Friday night at the Heathridge Dojo that got the blood pumping and everyone working up a sweat. We had Sensei Julia join us in place of Sensei Mark for the night. We continued our focus on Ashi Sabaki (Footwork) by working on Kumite combinations in both offensive and defensive scenarios. ... We looked at what striking and kicking techniques and combinations of the two we could use with the various footwork that we worked on last week. We also welcomed young Chloe, Makayla’s sister to the Heathridge Dojo. Chloe did her first class at the Tapping Tigers Dojo and it was fantastic to have her come and train with us. She did really well following along with the footwork and then got to work one on one with Sensei Julia. It was great to see her enjoy the class and have a smile on her face at the end. She enjoyed the class so much she didn’t want to leave the dojo! See all you Heathridge Crew next week!

03.01.2022 Another great attendance at the dojo last night and it was nice to have Jesse and Patricia (who have trained at the Beldon dojo) join the Thursday class for the first time. We also welcomed Josiah for his trial class and he did very well to follow along with a lot of energy. Well done Josiah, we look forward to seeing you train with us again!

03.01.2022 Congratulations to all the students who achieved their next grade level at the October grading on Sunday! The following students represented the Heathridge dojo, all of whom did a fantastic job overall and each were awarded their next belt level: Alicia - 8th Kyu... Marc - 8th Kyu Eloise - 8th Kyu Aiden - 7th Kyu Riley - 7th Kyu Leila - 7th Kyu Skye - 6th Kyu Troy - 5th Kyu Cooper - 3rd Kyu Well done everyone! We look forward to seeing you all this week in the dojo continuing the next chapter of your Karate journey!

02.01.2022 Happy School holidays!! What a fantastic time to get down to Senior Training this week and next week starting tonight at Warwick SHS! Don't feel like you won't fit in because you will as the class will be catered to suit all ages & grade levels ... We'd love to see as many of the Heathridge crew there as possible, especially if you've never had the opportunity to train with the Instructor team!

01.01.2022 Hi Everyone! As mentioned recently at the Thursday class, the starting time will change to 6pm as of this Thursday 6th August. See you then!Hi Everyone! As mentioned recently at the Thursday class, the starting time will change to 6pm as of this Thursday 6th August. See you then!