Kenshin Karate Langwarrin

🥋 Busy time of year at the dojo!
Hope all our dads and father figures had a wonderful Father’s Day yesterday 💙

📰 Our newsletter is out now at the dojo — fantastically printed by Boombam Printing (it looks so good!). Inside you’ll find everything we’ve booked so far for the rest of this year and early next year. More things will definitely pop up as we go!

📅 Kids Grading Forms
Forms are due in today.
Gradings are this Saturday 12th September.

🥇 Tournament Entry Forms
Forms are out now — if you know you’re competing, please get those in ASAP.
Tournament day: Sunday 4th October.

🎃 Halloween Disco
Set for the week before Halloween so it doesn’t clash with trick‑or‑treating!
📍 Saturday 24th October
⏰ 6.30–8.30pm

❤️ Charity Fight‑A‑Thon
📍 Saturday 7th November
Plenty of ways to get involved — we’ve attached a “How Can I Help?” page to this post (ignore the AI mistakes 🤣).
All proceeds go to It’s Okay Not to Be Okay.

Please reach out if you can help in any way at our upcoming events. We really appreciate our dojo community and the help everyone is willing to give.

🎉 Happy 14th Birthday Kenshin Dojo! 🎉

Fourteen years ago today, we held our very first open day and officially started Kenshin Karate Langwarrin. Back then, we had just 19 students and operated out of St Jude’s Hall — and look how far we’ve come!

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our amazing journey over the past 14 years. We’re still going strong, and there are many more years to come. 👊💚

Day 2 Musashi Cup done and dusted. What s great day. Well done everyone. Spirits were high and everyone fought so well.
Results are :
Mahlea 1st place
Pierre 2nd place
Ethan 2nd place
Ed 2nd Place.
Malakai and Macklin were also amazing.
Next tournament is our very own on 4th October. Let's train hard and be ready for that.

Day 2 of the Mushasi Cup is on its way.
Best of luck to Mahlea, Mack, Pierre, Malakai, Ethan and Ed.
Try your best and have fun. Osu.

Day 1 of the Musashi Cup in Geelong.
Peter competed in the all abilities kata and did an amazing job. Super proud of him.
Sempai Ed and Sensei Leanne competed in the black belt kata with Sensei Leanne placing 1st and Sempai Ed placing 2nd in a very close kata off.
Well done to our kata competitors.
Day 2 is the full contact tournament. Stay tuned for further updates.

📣 Kenshin Karate – What’s Coming Up!
The second half of the year is PACKED, so take note of the dates below 👇

🥋 Musashi Cup – Entries Closed
Come along and support our 8 competitors as they step onto the mats!
📅 Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August

🥋 September Gradings
Grading forms are now available at the dojo.
📅 Kids: Saturday 12th September
📅 Teens/Adults: Saturday 19th September
Gradings are your chance to show your consistency, effort, and improvement — train hard, practise often, and use our YouTube channel to sharpen those basics and kata.

⚠️ Tournament Update
IKON One Match Challenge – POSTPONED
Originally scheduled for Sunday 13th August.

📚 School Holiday Timetable
Holiday timetable will run from 19th September – 4th October.
Plan ahead — holidays sneak up fast!

🏆 Kenshin Tournament
📅 Sunday 4th October
Forms available very soon!

🎃 Halloween Disco
📅 Saturday 24th October
⏰ 6:30–8:30pm
💲 $10 per person / $20 per family
Costumes, music, chaos — you know the drill!

💥 Charity Fight‑a‑Thon
📅 Saturday 7th November (TBC)
Raising much‑needed funds for It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.

We’ve set dates for the rest of the year, but that will do for now.
A small end‑of‑year newsletter will be out at the start of next week.

Let’s finish the year strong, Kenshin family 👊🔥

🥋 Hope our competitors from yesterday are still riding that high!
Plenty more happening at Kenshin — the calendar is filling fast and the energy is up.

📌 Musashi Cup – Entry Forms Due Friday 14th August
If you’re competing, please hand in your forms ASAP.

📌 Kids Gradings – Saturday 12th September
📌 Teens/Adults Gradings – Saturday 19th September
Yes… gradings are upon us again. Forms will be out by the end of the week.
Train hard, train often, and earn those stripes.
Home practice is highly recommended — jump onto our YouTube channel for basics and kata to make sure you’re practising correctly.

📌 IKON One Match Challenge

📅 Sunday, 13th September 2026
📍 Darebin Community Sports Stadium
🕙 EVENT START: 10AM
⚖️ COMPETITOR WEIGH-IN: 9AM
🥋 COMPETITOR FEE: $40 per competitor
🎟️ SPECTATORS: $15 per person, children under 5 FREE
📋 ENTRIES CLOSE: 6th September 2026
Entry is online www.warriorsmartialarts.com.au/registration.
Please let us know if you’re entering so we can prepare.

📌 School Holiday Timetable – 19th Sept to 4th Oct

📌 Kenshin Tournament – Sunday 4th October

Big couple of months ahead — let’s keep the momentum rolling and show that Kenshin fighting spirit.

🥋 Huge congratulations to our Kenshin competitors at the Chikare One Match Challenge!

You all showed incredible heart, skill, and determination — we couldn’t be prouder.
Results:
🏅 Parker – Runner Up
🏅 Pierre – Runner Up
🥇 Jesse – Winner
🥇 Malakai – Winner
🥇 Peyton – Winner
🥇 Ethan – Winner
🥇 Boyd – Winner

Fights were tough, but your hard work and persistence paid off. You represented the dojo with true Kenshin fighting spirit. 💪🔥

Plenty more tournaments coming up — let’s keep the momentum rolling and continue to grow stronger together!

🥋 Chikara One Match Challenge is on today!

Best of luck to our competitors: Parker, Pierre, Jesse, Peyton, Malakai, Ethan and Boyd.
Show them your Kenshin fighting spirit and have an amazing day out there.

For everyone coming up to support:
📍 Croatian Club – Whitehall Street, Footscray
⏰ Start Time: 12pm

Let’s cheer loud, stand proud, and make it a great day for the team.

🥋 Huge Congratulations to Jesse & Pierre! 🥋

Both of our warriors stepped up yesterday at the Young Lions Challenge, and they absolutely delivered.

💥 Pierre competed in light contact continuous and full contact —
• 🥉 3rd place in light contact
• 🥇 1st place in full contact
An awesome effort across two divisions!

💥 Jesse competed in full contact and smashed it —
• 🥇 1st place
Strong, composed, and powerful performance.

Top effort from both of you — we are super proud of how you represented the dojo.

We also had a few fighters who weren’t matched, unwell or had to pull out on the day, but there are plenty of opportunities coming up, including next week’s Chikara One Match Challenge, The Musashi Cup August 29/30, IKON Tournament 13th September and Kenshin Tournament 4th October. The competition season is in full swing and we love seeing everyone keen to get involved.

Rest up, recover well, and let’s keep the momentum rolling. 👊🔥