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GKR Karate

Locality: Shailer Park

Phone: +61 450 011 645

Address: Kimberley Park State School, 6 Floret Street 4128 Shailer Park, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Kata workshop class for KP Wednesday crew, with some special instruction and self defence techniques for our younger belts. Congratulations Tiana on your awesome kata focus!

25.01.2022 More pics from the 10.45 class ...

25.01.2022 Some brain teasers at the Wednesday night class tonight! and lots of kata Well done Oliver who was showing some awesome hip coordination! Keep up the awesome work!

25.01.2022 21.11.20. Footwork drills for the warm-up today. Lots of kicks after that. A certificate for Suzanna for kicks. Welcome Greer. :) An important part of participating in a traditional style of karate is ... following tradition! That means observing all aspects of etiquette and striving for a high standard of behaviour (inside and outside the dojo). Wishing good focus to all karate ka. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

24.01.2022 14.11.20. An opportunity to practise kokutsu dachi with shuto uke today. Transitioning from kiba dachi as a way to define the stance and later transitioning from zenkutsu dachi with a strike to avoiding/blocking a counter-strike. Relatively easy to learn, very much more difficult to get right! A certificate for Max for his technique. Congratulations to those who attended last week's grading and achieved their next rank. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

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 youve trained with Shihan Anthony before, then youll know what an amazing instructor he is. If you havent yet trained with him, then nows your chance! Click the link here to secure your place : https://onlinedojo.gkrkarate.com/shihan-anthony-ryan-seminar

23.01.2022 Hi Karateka just received the following from Sensei Lou Good afternoon R29 Students and Parents, As most of you have already heard there are new restrict...ions effective immediately in the Brisbane area. The restrictions are as follows : Gatherings in private homes and public spaces will be restricted to a maximum of 10 people. However, these limits do not apply to businesses operating under a COVID Safe Plan. GKR is operating and will continue to operate using the current COVID Safe Plans in place. Please ensure if you are remaining to watch your child train in the dojo that you are completing the COVID 19 trace sheet provided by the instructor at your classes. To assist us with preventing the spread of COVID-19 we remind everyone of the following: 1. Stay home if you are sick 2. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild , get tested 3. Stay 1.5 metres away from other people 4. Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand Sanitizer Thank you! Regards Sensei Lou

23.01.2022 KP Wednesday night is back!!! Thanks to everyone for complying with GKR’s COVID-safe plan, getting everyone safely back into the dojo is our primary concern. Although teaching with a mask was a unique experience, it gave us quite a few laughs along the way. Sensei Dave & Mel will be back next week as usual!

23.01.2022 08.08.20. Basics for the 10.45 class in preparation for grading tomorrow. A certificate for Daisy for excellent focus. We may be without Sensei Scott for a while - life gets in the way of karate sometimes. Sincerely hoping hell be back as good as ever in the near future. Have a great week. See you at training. :)

23.01.2022 Hello everyone. We are back today. Don't forget 12 and over wear your mask untill we start and perants please wear mask at all times untill we know what's happening on the 22nd,thank you... Let's keep beating this covid.

22.01.2022 Huge grading today for the last one for the year. Well done to everyone on the floor!

22.01.2022 Well done to all that graded today!!! Very well deserved!!

22.01.2022 Lots of focus on stance transitions tonight! Awesome work everyone!!!

22.01.2022 Well we almost made it back! No Saturday class tomorrow. With luck, the lockdown will be short. Well done if you got a class or two in pre-lockdown. Stay safe and we'll see you again soon. Lots of love from the Kimberley Park Saturday class Sensei Team. :)

22.01.2022 12.12.20. Welcome new students and Sensei Patience. With a formal grading tomorrow, we concentrated on basics and kata. Lots of certificates going out today, awesome training by all. Two informal gradings today with Tina going to 7th kyu ho (yellow belt, orange tip) and Aaron going to 9th kyu (white belt, yellow tip). Wishing good focus for those attending the formal grading tomorrow. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

21.01.2022 KP Sunday crew rocked the house with stance practice and kumite drills. Congratulations to Stephanie and Will on grading to 9th kyu today.

21.01.2022 KP Friday 4.15pm class. Congrats to the Dybar brothers on grading to 9th Kyu!

21.01.2022 Punches, blocks and hips for the Wednesday night crew. Oh and some kata of course. Everyone looked sharp tonight! Well done Kevin for his advanced block progress and Landen who showed awesome focus!

21.01.2022 28.11.20. Welcome Kym, Grady, Alfred, Glenn, Joseph and Gabriel. Some reaction drills today plus basics for the beginners and line drills for the coloured belts. Today I had the pleasure of awarding the following grades; Shelley - 7th kyu ho (yellow belt, orange tip), Suzanna - 9th kyu (white belt, yellow tip), Greer - 9th kyu. Looking forward to seeing you achieve your next rank. Good class all. Have a great week. See you at training. :)

21.01.2022 01.08.20. Lots of stance work today. Basics, line drills, kata. Breaking down 2nd kata to encourage pulling the kick back. A certificate for Miki for zenkutsu dachi. Progress made by everyone.Get some extra classes under your belt (pun intended) before the next grading. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

20.01.2022 4.30-5.30... Great class today. Good basics and fun game. Hope you had fun and enjoyed your first karate class Gustavo. Well done Conner on yellow tip. See you Saturday 10.45-12pm or next week.. Sensei Bill, Zita and Patience

20.01.2022 Teamwork with lots of encouragement from the class as we created our own mini combos! Congratulations Cade and Jamie for grading to 9th kyu this morning. Special mentions to Zara and Shelley for great etiquette and heiko-dachi focus.

19.01.2022 Class time change: KP Friday Kids class. (Previous time slot 4-5pm). New time slot 4:15-5:15pm. Starts this week! (Friday 24/7). Have a great day!

19.01.2022 Hey there everyone! Sensei Wayne is down at Arndale Shopping Centre in Springwood for the next three days! If youre in the area make sure you go and say hello

19.01.2022 Wednesday night at KP dojo was all about blocks as we practiced them in our kihon drills, and then again for some Kumite blocking practice. Well done Henry for awesome intensity and Tiana for great block work!

18.01.2022 It was a hot and steamy morning but that didn’t phase the KP Sunday morning crew! Congrats to Adam and Emily for great technique and a special mention to Prithvi for awesome focus. Thanks Olivia for the great photos! See you on Monday night at 6pm Rochedale High School.

18.01.2022 07.11.20. Welcome to; Jason, Eva, Rodas, Cade and Cheree. Everyone did well in the sumo challenge. (Soon to be Sensei) Con kindly stepped up to help the white belts on their journey with some basics. Sensei David's assistance was welcome and very much appreciated. Some advanced combinations for the coloured belts. Certificates for Thomas (Shiko Dachi) and Eoin (Positivity). Wishing good focus for everyone attending the formal grading tomorrow. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

18.01.2022 Wowsers KP crew how awesome are you?! We did some new combinations that you all rocked! Stay cool and see you all next week

18.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day karate Dads! Karate love from the Kimberley Park crew

17.01.2022 It was warm outside but the KP Sunday crew were on fire! Was great to get our kumite mitts out of our bags and work on some of Sensei Abby’s drills. Congrats Chris on grading to his orange tip. Outstanding effort by Tom, Janelle and Kym.

17.01.2022 15.08.20. Well done to Varun and Dhruv who graded to 8th kyu (yellow belt) last weekend. Some partner work today at the 10.45 class (in the form of shoulders). Shoulders helps us practise footwork and distancing and of course hand/eye co-ordination. Plus kumite drills in anticipation of putting techniques into practise. A certificate for Flynn for his perseverence, trying out unfamiliar combinations. Apologies for the lack of pictures - pics on the way next week! Have great week all. See you at training. :)

17.01.2022 Great class this afternoon at KP Fri 4-5pm. Congrats to Ryleigh for her great focus!

16.01.2022 Wednesday night is a great night for karate and the KP crew did a great job on their kicks tonight. See you all next week. Sensei Abby

16.01.2022 Some grading pics... Congratulations to everyone.. Feel free to copy your pic... Sensei Bill

15.01.2022 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

15.01.2022 Saturday class 10:45- 12 Today was an awesome class! Well done to Aaron and Saran who smashed out the first class format, combinations, and self defence with the white belts. Colour belts did grading combinations, kata, and some self defence. Great work to Vuki on getting you’re yellow tip and to Alicia, Zara, Eva, and Luca on grading to orange tip. Another congratulations on the certificates to Molly, Zara, and Ryland. Have a safe week everyone, we’ll see you next time!!

14.01.2022 22.08.20. Its always nice to see new faces in the dojo. Any time someone chooses to take part in an activity that will enhance their health and well-being that is a good thing. We welcomed Sensei Glen who offered to help out today (maybe next week too? :) ). We also welcomed Amanda, Mary and Chris who are well on their way towards achieving the rank of 8th kyu. They received certificates for; kata, kicks and reaction drills. Some good technique demonstrated by everyone. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

13.01.2022 Getting our mitts back into shape with kumite drills and sparring! Congratulations to Suzanna on her orange tip

12.01.2022 Working in teams was the theme for this weeks class, as we polished off our tournament skills. Congratulations to Michael on grading to his orange tip and well done to our new members for joining in with such enthusiasm! Congratulations to everyone who passed their grading today. See you next Sunday

12.01.2022 Some pics from todays grading ...

12.01.2022 24.10.20. There's always time for basics! Plus kumite drills, line drills, self defence techniques and kata. Certificates for Janelle and Aaron for their excellent efforts. Please note there will be no Saturday class at Kimberley Park next week! The school needs the hall for the State Election. See you on Saturday 07/09. Have a great week. See you at training. :)

12.01.2022 Well done to all those who were given the green light for grading...looking forward to seeing you in your new belts. For those not yet ready, just turning up to class each week is one step closer! Thanks for spending your Sunday morning with us.

12.01.2022 Some pics from today's grading ...

11.01.2022 Blocks blocks and more blocks tonight. Plus a look at using them differently for self defence. Awesome intensity from everyone!

11.01.2022 06.02.21. Basics for the white belts and line drills for the coloured belts today. Kata and games to finish. Amity and Shamira both graded to 9th kyu (white belt, yellow tip). Lots of students ready for next weeks formal grading. Excellent effort from everyone (makes it hard to choose who gets a certificate! :) ). Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

11.01.2022 Sunday crews legs will be built purely of muscle with the amount of effort you all put in today! Everyones stances are looking awesome. See you all next week

10.01.2022 Great training this morning KP Sunday crew! Kylie and Samuel showed extra intensity this morning, well done to you both.

10.01.2022 Karate Classes start today!! (Monday 4/1/2021).

09.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all of our karate mums! Grading preparation class today and everyone rose to the challenge.

09.01.2022 K.P karate-ka were on point tonight! First we worked on some a kihon combo and turned it into self defence. Then a sweat sesh of basics and sumo...totally all Sensei Mels idea Awesome work everyone!

09.01.2022 Awesome work Sunday crew! You all now are pros at sparring with one hand Stay classy karate-ka!!

09.01.2022 12.09.20. Exciting times. We welcomed Olivia who is getting in extra classes before the grading. Varun and Dhruv both graded today to 7th kyu ho (yellow belt, orange tip) - nice to see them progressing. Attending the formal grading tomorrow will be; Olivia (going to 8th kyu) and Bill (going to 5th kyu). We wish them good focus. Tournament entries due soon! Have a great week all. See you at training. :) p.s. Pics on the way.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to all Region 29 students who graded today. (Apologies if you missed the photo) Looking forward to seeing you in class with your new belts. ~Sensei Sharyn

08.01.2022 19.09.20. More new faces at the 10.45 class. We welcomed Sindhu, Tiana and Aaron - all of them future black belts. :) Kumite drills and some discussion on self defence. Kata to warm down. Congratulations to Daisy and to Bill who graded to 4th kyu (red belt) and 5th kyu (blue belt) respectively. Tournament entries due tomorrow - yes, tomorrow!... Late fee applies to late entries. Have a great week all. See you at training. :) See more

08.01.2022 19.12.20. Last Saturday class for 2020. What can we say about 2020? Keep calm and enjoy doing karate. Lots of fun today with "sumo tag", "line tag", and a balloon relay. Certificates for Suzanna, Diesel and Chloe. To finish the year we recited the dojo kun. Keep up the training over the break, see you in 2021.

07.01.2022 Congratulations to those who attended the grading today and achieved Thier next belt level...see you all on friday class..

07.01.2022 Tricky combos were not such a treat for the KP Sunday crew but they were determined not to be spooked ! Congrats to Mark and Daniel on their very first grading and big thanks to Emily, Jacob & Steve for being great role models to our lower belts today.

06.01.2022 25.07.20. Lots of basics in the 10.45 class today. We welcomed Sensei Shelby and Sensei Ken. Kata workshops for the coloured belts. Awesome effort from everyone. Certificates for Varun, Dhruv, Miki and Shelley. Only a couple of weeks until the next formal grading! Get to class at every opportunity and practise, practise. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

06.01.2022 Well everyone who graded today awesome workWell everyone who graded today awesome work

06.01.2022 Wow, look at how fast these guys were moving this morning!!! Thanks to Sensei Hayden for joining us and taking us through a tricky hip drill. Well done Zara and David for outstanding effort!

05.01.2022 We had a Grading on Sunday just gone. Big big grading with something like 130 students attempting Thier next level.. Was an absolute pleasure to be involved in the day and watch so many on the first steps in Thier journey and those further along. You all did so well and made your respective instructors and yourselves proud.. Our focus now is on xmas then hitting the new year running with sights set on those goals.

05.01.2022 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!!

05.01.2022 Kata and kumite group work tonight! Team work makes a dream work You all are superstars!

04.01.2022 Last class and you all smashed it! Fun karate is always the best karate . Have a great holiday, and rest up for more karate in the new year Merry Christmas and a happy new year KP crew

03.01.2022 It was great to finally put on our kumite mitts! Awesome work to Grace, Mark and Hamish for their outstanding focus today. A huge welcome to all those students who came from other areas to visit us this morning!

03.01.2022 Hey everyone. Due to the hall being unavailable, there will be no class tonight (Wednesday 2/9/20). Classes will be on as normal Friday and the weekend so you can still get your karate fix this week.

03.01.2022 Awesome class at KP this afternoon at our new time of 4.15 - 5.15. Congrats to Oliver for his awesome focus!!

02.01.2022 Woweee Sunday crew!! You all were on !!! Stay sharp and we will see you next week

02.01.2022 A bit of action from our karate circuit on Wednesday night.

02.01.2022 Open to all ages and all belt levels!

02.01.2022 Wednesday night is a great night for karate. Well done Shamira and Anneka for fantastic focus!

02.01.2022 A smashing effort from these awesome karate-ka today. Congratulations on your grading everyone!!! Cant wait to see you all with your new belts at training

02.01.2022 Fantastic effort today Sunday crew. As grading day gets closer the determination grows!! See you all next week for more karate fun

02.01.2022 Saturday class 10:45 - 12. Today we had a great class. The students went through kumite and line drills, kata workshops, and a few karate based games. There was an awesome effort overall and hope we will see some of them at the upcoming grading, if not, the tournament. Thanks everyone, have a safe weekend!

01.01.2022 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.

01.01.2022 22.08.20. It's always nice to see new faces in the dojo. Any time someone chooses to take part in an activity that will enhance their health and well-being that is a good thing. We welcomed Sensei Glen who offered to help out today (maybe next week too? :) ). We also welcomed Amanda, Mary and Chris who are well on their way towards achieving the rank of 8th kyu. They received certificates for; kata, kicks and reaction drills. Some good technique demonstrated by everyone. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

01.01.2022 The kicks were looking pretty slick this morning! Well done to Flynn and Dhruv for their awesome intensity and technique today!

01.01.2022 29.08.20. We started with stance/transition drills today (each time we do this our legs get stronger and move more precisely) - please practise at home! ;) Line drills, advanced strikes and kata to finish. A certificate for Bill for observing ettiquette. Bill was also kind enough to mirror for the white belts - thank you :) . The 8th kyus are showing improving with their zenkutsu dachi. Have a great week all. See you at training. :)

01.01.2022 Saturday students, please not that there will be no class at Kimberley Park on 31/10. See you on Saturday 06/11. Thank you.

01.01.2022 Looking great in orange . Awesome work Ari!

01.01.2022 05.09.20. Basics + line drills + advanced blocks at the 10.45 class today. Little changes can make a big difference to our karate. Todays tip is; keep the elbows in. Thanks to Daisy for mirroring. Thanks all for the effort that goes into improving your karate. Please practise at home! :) Tournament entries due soon. Grading just around the corner. We are thankful for the opportunities that come our way.... Have a great week all. See you at training. :) See more

01.01.2022 Last Wednesday night class of 2020. After some basics and Kata it was game time! Congratulations Gabriel, Joseph and E.J who graded to 9th kyu yellow tip! Remember, still Friday, Saturday and Sunday classes at KP to finish the karate year

01.01.2022 Lots of energy in the dojo tonight! Bit of basics with stances, bit of Kumite work and of course some kata. Well done Talia for awesome focus and Tomo, Cris and Karen who lead by example ... Congrats to those who graded on Sunday. Great to see you all with your new belts.

01.01.2022 KP Friday 4.15-5.15. Working on our reaction time with socially distant sparring!