GKR Karate in Holland Park, Queensland, Australia | Gym/Physical fitness centre

GKR Karate

Locality: Holland Park, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 450 011 645

Address: Holland Park State School, Wilbur Street 4121 Holland Park, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 GKR Region 29 had a public grading on Sunday. Congratulations go to David for grading to 3rd kyu brown belt. Well done!

25.01.2022 It was a bit quiet at the Dojo. We welcomed Parvathy to Holland Park. Students worked on kihon and kata, with a Saifa workshop. Parvathy received a first class certificate. Julien is our Student of the Week! A note to students: In approximately 2 weeks time, there will be an update in regards to kumite, pair/group work and kick shields/focus mitts. Stay tuned!

25.01.2022 What does go through the minds of Karateka while they sit in sumo stance? I wonder

24.01.2022 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

24.01.2022 Awards were plenty on our last training day. Arthur received a certificate for great self defense. Joshua is a sumo champ. Greg was the student of the week; and the big one - Student of the Year was awarded to Ben! Well done!

23.01.2022 Classes are on today and all public and school holidays!!

23.01.2022 Holland Park Dojo welcomed Akram! White and yellow belts did kihon with Sensei Marilyn. Higher grades worked on some of the advanced combinations from the black belt grading.

22.01.2022 Class was split into 2 groups. Sensei Marilyn did Kihon with students up to green belt. I took blue belt an above students for a Bassai-Dai workshop. Congratulations to Chi Dung Do for earning a cerficate for focus. It was a special day for Yingyi and Omar, who both graded to 9th kyu. A very big well done to Ben, who earned Student of the Week! Student of the Month will be announced at our next class. To find out, come to class!

21.01.2022 Welcome back students of Holland Park Dojo! We welcomed our new student Jessica. Students got back to basics, and then a few games at the end of class. Kiai Splat was made more challenging by being silent! Sensei Marilyn received a special gift from the class for all her hard work and dedication to teaching. Jessica received an awesome first class certificate. Peter is our first Student of the Week for 2021!

19.01.2022 We had a lot of gradings at Holland Park Dojo! I would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following students. Grading to 9th Kyu yellow tip are Dan, Elijah, Mai An Le and Ha An Le. Grading to 7th Kyu Ho orange tip are Chi Dung Do, Jonathan and Arthur. Chi Dung Do was also chosen as Student of the Week. Well done!

19.01.2022 Working hard on the last day of class for 2020.

18.01.2022 Our Advanced students performing Kata Bassai-Dai after the workshop.

17.01.2022 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!!

17.01.2022 Our Dojo welcomed two free trial students Harrison and Thomas. Class consisted of stance and kata work. Keeping stances consistent in length, width and height is important, as it makes up our foundation. Incorrect foundations can lead to balance issues, difficulties in stance transitions and possible injury as examples. Congratulations to Joshua, our Student of the Week!

16.01.2022 Students arrived back at the Dojo and saw something new a very shiny refurbished floor. We welcomed our new students Andrew and Asha. White belts went through basics with Sensei Marilyn. Coloured belts were given much to ponder when they were set the task of First Kata pattern with block substitution. We also workshopped kokutsu dachi and shuto uke. Class finished with Kiai Splat and Sneaky Ninja. Andrew and Asha received certificates for an awesome first class, while Julien became our Student of the Week.

16.01.2022 Holland Park students had a great time at the tournament. We learned a lot and won a total of 10 medals. It was wonderful to see the sportsmanship amongst all the competitors.

15.01.2022 Sunday's class focused on lots of basics and kata. We also got a visit from Sensei Clinton!

15.01.2022 Last Sunday, Holland Park students competed in the Region 29 tournament. First event was Team Kata. Greg, David and Ben competed and won the silver medal!

15.01.2022 Having fun with kumite drills.

11.01.2022 Coloured belts practiced kata and white belts learned kihon. We did more tournament kata preparation, with everyone learning how to walk on/off a kata ring. Congratulations Mehul, for earning our Student of the Week award. Congratulations Julien, our August 2020 Student of the Month!

11.01.2022 We welcomed Karyn to Holland Park Dojo. Students trained in the basics and kata. Congratulations to our newly graded students. Karyn earned an awesome first class certificate. Jingyi is our Student of the Week. Chi Dung Do is our Student of the Month. Well done!

11.01.2022 We’re using the new Check In Qld app to help keep you COVID safe the next time you visit. All you need to do is: download the app www.covid19.qld.gov.au/ch...eck-in-qld enter your details once open the app when you next visit us select ‘Check in Now’ and hover your smartphone over our QR code Done! Using this digital check-in means your details are stored securely by the Queensland Government for fast COVID-19 contact tracing if needed. #CheckInQld See more

10.01.2022 Greg was certainly ready for his event! Greg and Ben competed in individual kata and kumite. Greg earned another silver and bronze! Ben won gold for kata and kumite. He is a Region 29 dual Champion!

10.01.2022 Awesome class at Holland Park this morning. We ran through Taigyoku shodan dip style. Junior belts ran through basics and combos whilst higher belts ran through Saifa and kumite drills. Senior student of the week was Joshua and Junior student of the week was Ted. Everyone had a great class and all put in a very impressive effort. Special mention, Congrats Sensei Kelly, gold in the tournament!!

10.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all of our karate Mum’s. Thank you is never enough for all that you do! However you are spending today we hope it’s a good one!

08.01.2022 Kihon and Kumite! Sunday training consisted of using basic punches combined with various kumite footwork drills. Well done white belts for showing some awesome footwork! Congratulations to Joshua, our Student of the Week!

08.01.2022 We did a lot of work on advanced strikes and blocks; looking at hand formations for shuto and hi-to, preparation and height of techniques. Students learned how shuto can be used in self defense. Class finished with a few rounds of Sneaky Ninja. Congratulations to Peter, our Student of the Week.

08.01.2022 Karate Classes start today!! (Monday 4/1/2021).

07.01.2022 Class began with an awesome warm up by Greg. Wonderful to see more colour in the Dojo. Well done to our new yellow belts Jingyi, Omar and Jacob; and David who earned his brown belt. Students worked on kihon. We then did some kumite footwork for the tournament. Class finished with kata. Congratulations to Orin who earned a certificate. David is our Student of the Week! Just a reminder, class is still on next week for everyone not going to the tournament.

05.01.2022 Holland Park Dojo's Kata team showed up early to practice for the upcoming tournament. Class was filled with basics. Jacob got to wear his new student jacket and he looks amazing! Congratulations go to Chi Dung Do and Jonathan for grading to 9th kyu yellow tip. Well done to Jingyi, our Student of the Week!

04.01.2022 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.

04.01.2022 Peter competed in a combined event, so he was up against older competitors. Peter won gold medals for kata and kumite. He is the dual gold medalist for Region 29! Well done! I competed in Kata and won the gold medal.

04.01.2022 After kihon, students finished class with a game of Kiai Splat. Akram earned an awesome first class certificate. Aravinth earned a certificate for focus, and our Student of the Week was Sean. Well done everyone!

03.01.2022 All classes cancelled today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Hi Team as most of you have heard already, we go into lockdown as of 6pm tonight. This means as of ...6pm tonight, Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton, and Redlands will be under lockdown. All classes tonight, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night will not be running. This is not the way we hoped to start 2021, but let’s hope by complying with the governments requests we will stop the transmission through the community. Stay safe people and as more information becomes available we will let you know, especially if there are any changes that will impact us. Regards Sensei Lou

03.01.2022 Sensei Says...the Japanese word Hikite can be divided into two parts. Hiki or Hikeru means "drawing in". Te means "hand". Whenever you see Karateka performing straight punches, they are sharply snapping one hand out while pulling the other hand back to the floating rib. Sensei says never drop your hikite. Always keep it up and pulled back.