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Karate Queensland

Locality: South Brisbane, Queensland

Address: Level 7 / 35 boundary street 4101 South Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.karatequeensland.com.au

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25.01.2022 The QKA will host the deferred Queensland State Karate Titles Tournament on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31. This will replace the Queensland Open which was scheduled for these dates. If restrictions are still in place for non-essential public gatherings, the QKA will stage the tournament in a manner that complies with these restrictions and reduces risk. Our approach will be to schedule age groups into time blocks for both kata and kumite. As an example, children 8,9,10... and 11 may be time blocked into Saturday morning 9:00 till 1:00, say. Competitors in these age groups and their close family members as spectators, will be invited to the tournament during these hours for their events, after which they will be required to leave the venue. The venue will then be cleaned ready for the next age and time blocked competitor grouping and their spectators. The actual age groupings and time blocks will be determined closer to the event. The QKA will also implement various clean protocols during events including mitt and mat cleaning. The QKA will hold your entries and entry fees already paid in trust for the new tournament date. Alternatively, if you would prefer a refund, please send an email to [email protected] stating the name of the person who made the payment, the date the payment was made and the payment amount. Also, you will need to provide the name(s) of the athlete(s) to which the payment related so that we can delete their event entries. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this difficult time. We look forward to staging a somewhat unusual, but no doubt still a great 2020 Queensland State Titles.

23.01.2022 Entries for the 2020 Queensland Cup close this Friday the 14th of February at 5:00 pm ENTER TODAY! The 2020 Queensland Cup to be held on Sunday February 23 at Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Centre. Start time is contingent on entries and will be advised.... For individual, family, and dojo registration, price and weight information please visit: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au/

23.01.2022 Entries Open! Queensland Cup 2020 Entries are now open for the Queensland Cup to be held on Sunday February 23 at Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Centre. Start time is contingent on entries and will be advised. Entries close 5:00 pm Friday, February 14.... Given this is a one day tournament and we want to finish the event in daylight hours, both kyu grade and black belt grades will compete together in their age and weight categories. Having said this, depending on entries numbers, we may seperate Children Kyu and Black Belt entries for kumite and kata. The age and weight categories for male and female kata and kumite are detailed on the website. On Line Entry Form The QKA will accept individual or family entries through an on-line form with payment via Paypal, see link below: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au/tournament-registration/ A bulk entry form is available for Dojo's/Sensei's who wish to manage/enter in bulk entries for their students, see link below: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au/tournament-bulk-registrat/ Entry Fees An individual event entry fee is required per person, per event according to the scale below: 1st Athlete $60 2nd Athlete or Event $40 3rd Athlete or Event $30 4th and subsequent Athlete or Event $25 Events are defined by age and/or weight division. A single fee only is charged for both kata and kumite per event. By way of clarification, a competitor entering Junior kata and kumite will pay the 1st athlete entry fee ($60). If that competitor also enters the Senior kata event a second event fee ($40) will also be paid. If an individual athlete only enters their Kumite event (say), they will still be required to pay the entire 1st Athlete fee of $60. For Families, the 1st athlete in the family will pay $60 for their kata and kumite events, the second athlete in the family will pay $40 for their kata and kumite events. If the 2nd Athlete also enters another event (say Senior kata) then an additional $30 will be charged. The 3rd athlete in the family will then pay $25 for their kata and kumite events. This same pricing scale applies to individuals entering multiple events as well as family entries. Entering in this Tournament is subject to the QKA standard tournament conditions, disclaimers and waivers which can be found on the QKA website Events tab. https://www.schoolskarate.com.au/

22.01.2022 A Competition Rules Update Seminar will be held at the Cleveland State High School T4 Lecture Theatre (same venue as that used for the Coaching Update Day) commencing 1:00pm, February 15. There are three QKA tournaments this year, and two seminars. This first seminar will prepare athletes, coaches, referees and judges for the Queensland Cup (February 23) and the State Titles (March 21,22). There are several new rules/procedures relating mainly to kumite that will be explai...ned and demonstrated. Our WKF referees and judges, whilst at international tournaments, have noted that athletes and coaches that understand these new procedures are in a good position to benefit tactically during their bouts. Kata scoring procedures will also be reviewed. We urge all athletes, coaches, referees and judges to attend the February 15 Seminar. Referee and coach theory exams will be held after the seminar. This is an ideal opportunity for referees and judges seeking to upgrade at the State titles or the Australian Open to test out their theory knowledge. The T4 Lecture Theatre is situated in the Language Centre near the main Administration Block on the corner of Russel and Smith Street. Please refer to the map attached to the link. http://karatequeensland.com.au/competition-rules-update-se/

21.01.2022 Please refer to the attached advice from the AKF National President regarding suspension of activities for all State member bodies until July 1. Also, the National Titles have been deferred until early October with a date to be announced once arrangements have been confirmed. The QKA will not be proceeding with the State Titles (recently delayed until May 30/31) until after July 1, subject to advice from Government. In addition we will not be selecting a State team squad o...r conducting any State team training activities until after this date. The QKA continues to monitor advice from the Government and will keep our members and the karate community informed of any changes to the current situation. Yours in karate Alan Key QKA President

20.01.2022 Deferred Queensland State Titles - Entries have been Re-Opened As previously advised, the dates for the deferred Queensland State Titles to be held at the Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Centre are Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, 2020 The QKA is holding in trust entry fees for the majority of people who entered for the original March date. We have however processed a small number of entry refund requests. We will be reopening entries on Thursday 15 October to ...give those people (and others) an opportunity to resubmit an entry should they wish. Athletes/Dojos who entered leading up to March and who have NOT requested a refund do NOT need to enter again. Your previous entries and entry fee will be applied to this tournament. You will be automatically entered into the draws for your chosen event(s). Athletes/Dojos who entered during March and who requested a refund will need to re-enter. Athletes who did not previously enter and wish to compete can also enter now. Entries close Friday October 30, 5:00pm. The new age cut off date for this tournament has been advanced to Friday 13 November. Once new entries are complete, we will contact Dojos and athletes that previously entered who may be age group affected by the date change. A link to the re-opened entry form is available here: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au Alternatively, go the the QKA website recent news section for the link. QKA COVID Safety Plan The QKA Covid 19 Safety Plan will inform and underpin the conduct of the State Titles. A detailed Event Covid Safe Run Plan will be published prior to the Tournament. However, we can advise that to facilitate physical distancing, the Tournament will be segmented into Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon Sessions. Kata and kumite events for nominated age groupings will be allocated to one particular Session. The allocation of age groups to a session will be finalised once entries have closed. Only those competitors and their supporters allocated to compete in a Session will be allowed access to the venue including the warm areas and other facilities in use for the competition during that Session. Regards, Alan Key QKA President

20.01.2022 Move to Stage 2 easing of restrictions In a unexpected development, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday announced a move to Stage 2 of the easing of restrictions around the Covid-19 virus from noon Monday 1/6/20. This is roughly two weeks ahead of the planned June 12th change.... Her full statement can be found via this link. http://statements.qld.gov.au//major-easing-of-restrictions Of great interest to all karateka is the news that up to 20 people will be able to conduct activities indoors (with appropriate distancing, hygiene). A copy of the Queensland roadmap to easing can be found here: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au//DPC7309-COVID-19-Restricti Please also be aware that it may be possible to have more than 20 people present provided that a COVID SAFE Plan has been approved by health authorities. Also check out the Sport and Recreation Restart Plan here: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au//roadm/sport/funding-grants

19.01.2022 Registrations are closing for the 2019 Coaching Update Day, Sunday 10 November. PLEASE REGISTER NOW. The registration link is: http://karatequeensland.com.au/product/coaching-update-day/ The venue is Cleveland State High School (CSHS) T4 Seminar Room (off Russell Street). Start time 9:00am. A school map is available on the registration page.... PLEASE NOTE: the venue was previously advertised as The Paul Bancroft Centre (Sports Hall) at CSHS. This has now changed. Attendance at the Coaching Update Day satisfies the annual ongoing education requirement for retaining your Coach Accreditation.

19.01.2022 REMINDER: Entries for the Karate Queensland 2021 Queensland Cup close Thursday 11th of February, 9am. Register at https://www.schoolskarate.com.au

18.01.2022 Coaching Update Day Karate Queensland ($110) Being held on the 10th of November 2019: at the Cleveland State High School, Paul Bancroft Centre (Home of Queensland Karate). Starting at 9am and finishing by 3:30pm. If attending please make your payment before the 7th of November 2019 as we won't be able to take payments on the day. Thank you and see you all soon!

18.01.2022 AIS framework for recommencing sporting activity Hello All, The following is a link to the Australian Institute of Sport’s Executive Summary of guidelines for recommencing sporting activity, which has just been published.... https://ais.gov.au//35845_AIS-Framework-for-Rebooting-Spor The document defines: 1) a set of National overarching principles for the resumption of sport and recreational activities; 2) general criteria for Activity Levels A, B, and C with C being full sporting activity; 3) sport specific criteria for A, B, and C. Guidelines for Karate are contained in Appendix A, page 6. The detailed document is available from this link: https://ais.gov.au//35845_AIS-Framework-for-rebooting-spor These guidelines are about how to rather than when, which is a matter for the Federal, State, and Local Government bodies to determine (let’s hope it’s soon). Regards, Alan Key QKA President

17.01.2022 In preparation for the QKA State Titles, the QKA Rules Update ZOOM Seminar will be conducted by Sean Lawrence on Sunday November 1, commencing 2:00pm. The seminar is suitable for all referees, judges, coaches, competitors, karate students and their supporters. Click on the following link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/93701212477... The link may prompt you to choose downloading Zoom or just watch it in a browser. The browser is fine and all you will need. If you have Zoom already installed, you can use that. Please contact Alan Key on 0409 12 13 14 if you are experiencing connection issues.

17.01.2022 Tournament and Training Dates for 2020 Referee Seminar Saturday 15 Feb Queensland Cup Sunday 23 Feb... A one day open event as a warm up tournament for the State Titles. State Titles - Saturday/Sunday 21/22 Mar, Selection Tournament These dates leads into the Australian Open on 2 April Referee Seminar - Saturday 23 May Queensland Open - Saturday/Sunday 30/31 May These dates lead into the Oceania on June 12 and the Nationals July 10. These dates do not clash with any NSW tournaments.

16.01.2022 Coaching Update Day The Coaching Update Day will be held on the 10th November (Sunday) this year with an interesting line up of speakers. The Day will be held at Cleveland State High School, Paul Bancroft Centre (Home of Queensland Karate)... Starting at 9am and finishing by 3:30pm we have the following Keynote speaker: Adam Walker Physiotherapist About Adam I am a passionate Physiotherapist completing my PhD at Bond University in ACL rehabilitation. I am the founder of Performance GC, an elite performance based rehab service for patients recovering from lower limb sports injuries. Through a strong commitment to continued development it ensures I have a depth of knowledge beyond that gained at university and am always up to date with the latest research and treatment practices. I want to help people live a better quality of life. Whether this means being able to achieve at the highest level or play with the grandkids. I strive to reduce pain, improve performance, improve mobility, decrease stress and reduce medication use and need for surgery. I have a strong interest and passion for sports physiotherapy, with a particular interest in lower limb sporting injuries. Also, our National Coaches will be presenting and we will also have the usual rules update with Jon Rawlings and any announcements from the Executive and requirements for the Annual coaching update. To book visit the Coaching Update Day page

15.01.2022 Karate Queensland’s tournament Dates for 2021 have been confirmed: Queensland Cup - 21 February 2021 (one day event) QKA State Titles - March 20 - 21... Queensland Open - June 5 - 6 Entries for the Queensland Cup will open shortly.

14.01.2022 Looking for a better view at the upcoming QKA Tournaments this year? The QKA is currently taking applications for new referees that would like to participate in our upcoming events. We will be holding a Tournament Rules Update Seminar on the 15th February to prepare you for the upcoming events and have you work with some of our top National and International Referees to learn as you help with our events. This is a fantastic opportunity to assist with our events, gain a grea...ter understanding of competition karate, and help your students and club athletes improve performances at our events. Please follow the link below, to provide your details and expression of interest, and we will be in touch with details to get you started. https://form.jotform.com/200277067449863

12.01.2022 Karate Queensland is hosting its annual Coaching Update Day, which provides a simple and effective way for coaches to get their annual professional development requirement (6 hours) completed in one interesting and informative session, and which also allows you to engage and interact with the team that is the QKA Coaches. This year will be an exciting update day as it will follow a slightly different structure more hands on and more engaging. With such a positive response t...o last year’s guest presenters, they have agreed to a follow up presentation that will extend and develop the material they presented in 2019. Victoria Waterworth is a Nidan in both Shotokan and Shitoryu and has competed and medalled internationally as a Canadian National Karate athlete. She holds a Doctorate in Physiotherapy and works very closely with Adam Walker, the founder of Performance GC on the Gold Coast. Both Victoria and Adam will be conducting a ‘hands on’ styled presentation that will allow coaches the opportunity to actively participate in the workshop. For further information and to register, go to: http://karatequeensland.com.au/product/coaching-update-day/ Registrations close 5:00pm November 25.

12.01.2022 Qld Government Launches COVID SAFE Active Clubs Kickstart Funding Programme Kickstart funding is now available for up to $2,000 for up to 7,000 sporting clubs for hygiene supplies, equipment and operational costs for COVID Safe clubs to return to sport. Applications now open: https://www.qld.gov.au//spo/funding/active-clubs-kickstart

12.01.2022 Hello All, Details concerning Stage 3 easing of restrictions have now been published. Please follow the link shown below: https://www.health.qld.gov.au//business-activity-un/stage3...Continue reading

12.01.2022 National Titles deferred to 2021 The AKF has just announced: "The Australian Karate Federation together with all State Federations has decided to postpone this year’s National Championships to a date to be confirmed in 2021. The 48th National Championships will be in Perth, Western Australia. This difficult decision is supported unanimously by the AKF Executive Committee together with the State Presidents from all our State Federations." Subject to State and Federal Governmen...t advice, the AKF intends holding the postponed 2020 Australian Open Championships in the third quarter of 2020, with dates to be confirmed as soon as possible. As such, it is with great regret and disappointment, that the QKA will not be conducting any State team activities this year. Also, and as a consequence, the QKA Executive will not be naming a State Coaching Panel at this stage. The Executive would like to thank all applicants for coaching positions. The applications were once again of a high calibre and will ensure the future Queensland team has excellent guidance in their endeavours. As previously advised, we continue to be hopeful that we will be able to hold our postponed State Titles later in the year - perhaps in the October/November time frame.

12.01.2022 KARATE QUEENSLAND COACHING UPDATE SEMINAR Coaching Update Day Sunday, November 29 @ 9:00 am Diary Planner Message for all Karate Queensland Coaches.... Karate Queensland (QKA) will be holding its annual Coaching Update Seminar and Workshop on Sunday November 29 at the Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Sports Hall. Please reserve this date in your diary. We normally get around 80 people attending this seminar. The Paul Bancroft Centre can currently accommodate up to 450 people, so appropriate physical distancing at this Seminar will NOT be an issue. As always, attendance at Karate Queensland’s Coaching Update Day fully satisfies the AKF’s annual professional development criteria for maintaining your coaching accreditation. An on-line registration and payment form will be available shortly.

10.01.2022 Dear Heads of Style, Athletes and Karate Community Members State Titles March 21/22 Deferred Until Further Notice For some time the QKA has been closely monitoring the spread of the Corona Virus in Queensland and Australia, drawing directly on advice from Queensland Health and the Australian Government as well as from our own resources.... Earlier today we were advised that the Australian Government has adopted the recommendations of Australia’s Chief Medical Officers regarding staging public meetings and events. The Government is advising AGAINST non-essential gatherings of 500 or more people from next Monday 16 March. School and work are considered essential activities and therefore do not fall under this directive. Given the close contact nature of our sport and given that this event involves more than 500 people, the QKA believes that it is prudent to defer our tournament until the Corona Virus situation improves. The State Titles Tournament is therefore deferred until further notice. The QKA understands that this decision may inconvenience many people, particularly those who have plans to travel from north and central Queensland and northern NSW. However, the primary consideration at this time is protecting the health and well-being of our karate community, and the community at large. Additional information will be forthcoming following a QKA Executive Meeting that will be held tomorrow, Saturday 14 March. Yours in karate, Alan Key QKA President.

10.01.2022 The most recent directive from the Australian Government is that pubs, clubs, churches, cinemas, indoor sports venues and casinos will be closed from midday Monday 23 March. There is no definitive advice available regarding what constitutes an indoor sports venue. The QKA is aware that many Dojos throughout Australia have already suspended their activities for the time being. We are also aware that some organisations have up until this point in time continued to operate with... appropriate participant distancing and modified training activities that focus on technique and, in particular, kata. Many of our members are privately owned businesses, others are community based organisations. At this time, the QKA advises each member organisation to interpret and apply the current directive according to your own particular operational circumstances keeping in mind that the intent of the directive is about protecting our collective well-being. Yours in Karate Alan Key QKA President

09.01.2022 Attention all Karate Coaches - Bronze, Silver, and Gold Please remember all Coaches (Bronze, Silver & Gold) need to complete this form before the 31st of December 2019 and submit it as it is a requirement of the Australian Sports Commission to maintain official recognition of sporting accreditation and cannot be exempted. See QKA web page (http://karatequeensland.com.au/coaching/). As a coach part of your requirement is you must each year undertake 6 hours of further education. Please note, The QKA Coaching Update Day is approved for this purpose. Attendance satisfies a coach’s annual further education requirement.

09.01.2022 Entries for the 2021 State Titles close this Wednesday the 10th of March at 5:00 pm ENTER TODAY! http://www.schoolskarate.com.au

07.01.2022 Congratulations to all the competitors and coaches who participated at the recent 2020 State Titles. Club results are summarised below. Also, many thanks to all the volunteers and particularly Leonie Dooley for managing the tournament entries and draws, the referees and judges, ring marshals and table officials and all those who helped set up and bump out on the day. Our next tournament will (hopefully) be the Queensland Cup in February next year.... Yours in Karate, Alan Key QKA President Please access the results via our website: http://karatequeensland.com.au/karate-queensland-2020-stat/

06.01.2022 Entries Now Open for Queensland Cup Tournament. Entries are now open for the QKA’s Queensland Cup Tournament to be held Sunday, February 21 at the CSHS Paul Bancroft Centre. The Queensland Cup is a one day warm up tournament for the March State Titles.... Follow the link to access the online entry form: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au Entries close Thursday 11 February at 9:00 am.

06.01.2022 Final Reminder: Entries for 2020 Queensland State Titles close this Friday October 30, 5pm

05.01.2022 Interpreting the Stage 3 physical contact on the field of play easing of restrictions scheduled for July 3 This morning (July 1), the QKA sought clarification advice from the Queensland Government regarding the July 3 lifting of "physical contact on the field of play" restrictions with respect to how it relates to our sport and dojo training activities. We have been advised that we need to wait for detailed information that will be published by the Chief Health Officer wit...hin the next two or three days. The information will be available at the following web address in the Latest Updates section under the heading - Restrictions on Businesses, Activities and Undertakings Direction (No. 3): https://www.health.qld.gov.au//cho-public-health-direction The QKA will continue to monitor this site and seek further clarification as required. Yours in karate Alan Key QKA President

04.01.2022 Karate Queensland is proud to present the 2021 State Titles Entries open today and close 2 weeks later on Wednesday March 10 at 5pm AEST. The Tournament will be held on the weekend of March 20 and 21 at the Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Centre. Start time to be advised.... Register here: https://www.schoolskarate.com.au

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01.01.2022 Please see the Return to Play guide for Queensland sport, recreation and fitness industries, fact sheets, checklist and frequently asked questions, that have been released by Sport and Recreation: www.covid19.qld.gov.au/returntoplay This provides single point of information to better understand the easing of restrictions and what that means for all of us at each stage.

01.01.2022 Karate Queensland is proud to present the 2020 State Titles Entries open Wednesday February 26 and close on Friday March 13 at 5pm AEST. The Tournament will be held on the weekend of March 21/22 at the Cleveland State High School Paul Bancroft Centre. Start time to be advised....Continue reading