2026 Soke Cup

Competition commences tomorrow (Friday).

Thank you to everyone for being part of the 2026 Soke Cup.

Competitors - Please ensure that you are in the Marshaling Area by 8:30. You should have your dogi pants on and your team jacket, shirt. If you don't have a jacket or shirt then you should dressed in your full dogi.

Tandeda Sensei, Oyama Sensei, Masuda Sensei heading out to catch a fish.

A beautiful Gold Coast winters day!

The schedule and draws for the Soke Cup are now available:

https://taikai.karate4life.com/t/4/2026-international-chito-ryu-soke-cup/schedule

A huge thank you to Martin Phillips Sensei and Mark Snow Sensei for all the work they have done getting this together. Juggling referees and making sure their are no event conflicts is not an easy task.

NOTE - All competitors must be in the Marshalling Area by 8:30 Friday morning to get ready for the opening ceremony.

2026 International Chito-Ryu Soke Cup International Chito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation - 15th Soke Cup - 2026

The Halifax team have arrived at the Gold Coast dojo.

The Soke Cup website now has a FAQ page. I will add to this as more commonly asked questions arise.

www.2026sokecup.com.au

Hi everyone, we’re setting up a live webcast of the Soke Cup via the GC YouTube channel.

In order to maximise YouTube’s functionality the channel needs 50 subscribers to unlock live streaming via their app.

The channel currently has 31 subscribers, if anyone that hasn’t subscribed and has a YouTube account, would you mind subscribing so we can reach 50 please?

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu 🙏

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If you have not registered to attend the after party or the international seminar you can now purchase tickets on the Soke Cup Website.

Seminar - https://2026sokecup.com/international-clinic/

After Party - https://2026sokecup.com/after-party/

** NOTE - If you have already registered to attend these events via your dojo you do not need to purchase a ticket on the website. If you are unsure check with your sensei before purchasing. **

A big thankyou to Toshiba who has come on board as a supporter of the 2026 Soke Cup.

A reminder to get your Soke Cup Merchandise Orders in ASAP. There is a strict deadline of the 25 July (Australian time)

A beautiful Gold Coast morning on the Broadwater