Toatakai Karate

09/09/2026

Exciting news - you can now donate to make the Treadmill Everest challenges even harder! 😂💀

Check out the video below to see all the challenge options and pricing, and watch Barney suffer as a result!

📺 LIVE STREAM KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY AT 7:00 AM!
🔗 Watch the livestream here: https://youtube.com/live/pKaOmKAl1qI

Every donation helps support the team heading to the World Championships ❤️🥋
Let's see just how ridiculous you guys can make this! 😂🔥

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/8849m-for-team-nz-my-treadmill-everest

06/09/2026

The events for the Toatakai Olympics • 14-17th September.
Time for all the athletes to start preparing 👊🏆

04/09/2026

Just seven days till the Everest Treadmill Challenge, fundraising to coach our Toatakai athletes at the Youth World Champs in Poland.

Tune in on Saturday 12th from 7am, I'll have the livestream link up on our socials and the givealittle page.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/8849m-for-team-nz-my-treadmill-everest?utm_medium=qr&utm_source=qr

31/08/2026

Congrats to Toatakai High Performance team, with an emphatic display at the NZ Nationals last weekend 👊🏆.
We were undefeated (apart to other Toa athletes) from seven players in four premiere events.

• 14/15 Middleweight Male
🥇Elemer Ing
🥈Eledon Ing
• 14/15 Lightweight Female
🥇Xanthia Wise
🥈Saskia Wise
• 12/13 Heavyweight Male
🥇Sharvin Bhusal
🥈Lucas Shou
• 18+ Middleweight Male
🥇Barney Gill

Shout out also to Jackson and Cayden for jumping in the intermediate divisions!

19/08/2026

Had a chance to speak with John Campbell on Radio NZ this morning about the Treadmill Everest Fundraiser! Have a listen below 📻⛰️👊

** In the moment I made a big mistake, talking about winning the first medal at a WKF Youth League, and aspiring to take the first ever World Championships Medal.
To confirm, this would be the first for the Male Kumite (Point Sparring) event. We have had amazing success and atheltes medalling in Kata at this level in the past!
Shout out to Chris Rahardja, Leticia Carr, Richard Rahardja, Josiah Ling, Kate Sung and Tomoya Ogawa who have done so!

A Hamilton man has been selected to coach Team New Zealand at this year's Youth World Karate Championships in Poland later this year.Three athletes from Toatakai Karate will represent the country in October. The problem is he's got to fund his own way there. So, Barney Gill, is getting creative and....

13/08/2026

🏔️ I’m climbing Mt Everest… on a treadmill!

This October, I’ll be coaching Team NZ at the WKF Youth Karate World Championships in Poland, with three Toatakai athletes also representing NZ. With coaches required to self-fund the trip, I’m taking on a ridiculous challenge to help cover the cost: 8,849m on a treadmill in one continuous climb, livestreamed from the Dojo on Sunday 13 September. And yes… you’ll be able to donate to make it even harder! 😂 Every donation and share helps me get to Poland and support these young athletes on the world stage. 🥋🇳🇿 8,849m.

One treadmill. One very long Sunday.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/8849m-for-team-nz-my-treadmill-everest

07/08/2026

🏔️ I'm climbing Mt Everest... on a treadmill.

This October, I've been selected to coach Team New Zealand at the WKF Youth Karate World Championships in Poland. Three athletes from Toatakai Karate will also be representing New Zealand after an incredible year, including our team winning New Zealand's first-ever WKF Youth Karate 1 Kumite medal in Manila.

Unfortunately, this year the coaches are required to self-fund the entire trip, leaving me with a much bigger cost than I'd planned for.

So I've decided to do something a little ridiculous.

On Sunday 13 September, I'll attempt to climb the entire height of Mt Everest on a treadmill in one continuous challenge. Every step will be livestreamed in the Dojo, and (because apparently climbing Everest isn't hard enough!) viewers will eventually be able to donate to make the challenge even tougher.

If you'd like to help me get to Poland to support these young athletes on the biggest stage in youth karate, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Every donation and every share genuinely helps.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/8849m-for-team-nz-my-treadmill-everest

8,849 metres. One treadmill. One very long Sunday. Let's do this. 🥋🇳🇿

Climbing 8,849m on a treadmill to help me coach Team NZ’s young karate athletes at the 2026 World Championships in Poland.

26/06/2026

👊 GRADING DAY 👊

31/05/2026

Just the highlights

27/05/2026

Action shots from Manila 📸💥🥋
Awesome job from the boys representing Toatakai on the World Stage.