Mackay Karate Centre-JKA Australia Inc.

09/09/2026

I am both humbled and honoured to represent JKA Australia Inc. at the Shihankai Meeting at JKA Headquarters in Tokyo this weekend. 🙏🙇

08/09/2026

05/09/2026

We have concluded the JKA AUSTRALIA Inc National Seninar today. Everyone trained beautifully!

A big thank you to Takahashi Shihan for sharing is knowledge with us so generously.
We celebrateted the end of training with a scrumptious Barbecue and firepit with Karaoke.

A huge thank you to Roy Bower Sensei, Tammy and the Sunshine Coast Crew for making this an unforgettable event!

All the very best for the students competing tomorrow (Sunday)

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02/09/2026

Welcome to Australia Takahashi Satoshi Shihan!
We look forward to a fantastic weekend of training!

02/09/2026

Tonight we concluded our Mackay Central Highlands preparation for the JKA Australia National Training Seminar and Championships.

To all our students taking part — I would like to wish everyone all the very best for both the Seminar and Competition!

You have trained hard, challenged yourselves and given your very best throughout your preparation. Now it is time to step onto the floor with confidence, focus and kime.

I am very proud of everyone!

A very special thank you to all our instructors, Robyn Johnsen Sensei and Matty Ellem Sensei, and Anne van den Berg Sempai, for your dedication and hard work preparing our Kyu grades. 🙏

It was also very special to have Chané Mellon Sensei, former JKA Australia Ladies Captain, join us tonight and inspire our team members ahead of the Championships. Thank you, Chané!

To everyone competing this weekend — trust yourself, do your best and enjoy!

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29/08/2026

🇦🇺 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🇦🇺

Only one week to go until the JKA AUSTRALIA INC. National Seminar & Championships!

This morning, the JKA Australia National Development Squad completed our final preparation, and everyone was firing on all cylinders!

The focus, energy and commitment this morning really was fantastic. I am super excited to see how everyone performs next weekend. The hard work has been done — now it’s time to step onto the tatami and give it everything!

A huge OSS and thank you to our Zoom attendees:

🙏 Noel Moralde Sensei and the JKA Sunshine Coast Squad
🙏 Marie Buck Sensei from JKA Bribie Island
🙏 Rosemary Downing Sensei from Melbourne
🙏 Tehya Brook from Emerald
🙏 Chief Instructor Phil Young Sensei and the Mildura Squad
🙏 Petrus van der Walt Sensei’s Gold Coast Squad

And a very special shoutout to all the Mackay Central Highlands members who joined us in person this morning. Your commitment is second to none!

A huge thank you also to Anne Sempai and Matty Ellem Sensei for putting our Juniors through their paces! The Juniors worked incredibly hard and showed fantastic spirit.

Onwards and Upwards!

25/08/2026

Just over a week to go! Super excited to see all JKA Australia Inc. Karateka for a weekend of training, competition and camaraderie 👊🔥👊

22/08/2026

JKA AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT SQUAD & MCH SQUAD TRAINING

Well done to all our squad members who participated in this morning’s one-and-a-half-hour gruelling squad training session!

With a strong focus on footwork, movement and timing, everyone performed exceptionally well as we continue our preparation for the JKA Australia National Championships, now only two weeks away! 🏆 🇦🇺🏆

A very special thank you to all the instructors and squad members who continue to support our Development Squad program:

🥋 Noel Moralde Sensei and the JKA Sunshine Coast Squad
🥋 Shaun Walters Sensei and the JKA Brisbane Indooroopilly Squad
🥋 Sherry Bower Sensei and the JKA Gold Coast Squad
🥋 Gerry Freeman Sensei’s JKA A Western Australia Squad
🥋Robin Nicholson Sensei and the JKA NSW Squad
🥋Rosemary Downing Sensei from Melbourne
🥋 Our Chief Instructor, Phil Young Sensei, and the Mildura Squad, who joined us via Zoom

🥋 And finally, the Mackay Central Highlands Squad, who joined us in person this morning.

A huge thank you to Anne van den Berg Sempai, Robyn Johnson Sensei and Matty Ellem Sensei for your hard work with our Kyu Grades this morning!

The commitment, effort and team spirit from everyone was outstanding!

Let’s keep pushing, keep improving and keep working together towards the Nationals and beyond…..

🇦🇺 🔥👊ONWARDS AND UPWARDS! 👊🔥🇦🇺