Beginner to Black Belt Goju Karate

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Beginner To Black Belt Goju Karate is proud to have two extraordinary athletes travelling to the Phillipines to compete at the Karate 1 Youth League. This is one of the highest levels of competition in the world and an incredible milestone in their athletic career!

Please join us in congratulating the following athletes who will be representing the our club!

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN KARAE CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2

An excellent second day for our more senior competitors, and some medals to go with it! A huge congratulations to our medalists in the senior divisions!

Stay tuned for more posts from this weekend Australian Open!

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY ONE

A fantastic start to this amazing event, BTBBGK has placed 2nd on the medal tally for today. That would not be possible without our amazing athletes, congratulations!!

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend!

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Good luck to our athletes competing at the AUSTRALIAN OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS being held this weekend. One of the 2 premiere events on our karate calendar!

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend!

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A reminder that there will be no classes held at both the ASHBURTON and BALWYN NORTH dojos this Easter long weekend.

Enjoy the weekend and we will see you all next week!

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2026 SHOTOKAN CUP

Our second VKL of the year has come and gone, and usually being the comp with the most attendance from BTBBGK we were very keen for this one. A massive congratulations to our usual competition team who smashed it as usually. But an even bigger congratulations to our more junior competitors who stepped out onto the tatami for some of them their first time!

Thank you to all the event organisers for an incredibly smooth event, and thank you to all our dedicated cochaes who helped with all our competitors.

And finally a huge congratulations to our medal winners!
Emma 🥇
Zach 🥇
Rebecca 🥇
Luna 🥇
William 🥇🥇
Clara 🥇🥇
Alex 🥇
Angiee 🥇
Andrej 🥈
Silvia 🥈🥈
Arthur 🥈
Zara 🥈
Vicky 🥈🥈
Tara 🥈
Raphaela 🥈
Vipuli 🥈
Allie 🥉

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Wishing the best of luck to all our athletes competing at the 2026 VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS this Sunday. This competition has one of our highest turn outs in recent years with over 35 entries!

With the Australian Open around the corner, our competitors are keen to step back on the tatami and test their skills!

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Congratulations to DAVE SINGH HANS for being our BTBBGK Student Of The Month for February 2026!

At the end of each month our instructors vote for a student that represented the BTBBGK values to the highest extent... this months winner, Dave, was the obvious choice to start the year off. He has been an integral part of our community and always has the time for a chat and a good time. Thank you, come again!

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2026 VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The competition season is off with a bang, and BTBBGK is right at the front of it. This tournament was our most successful yet, with some of our athletes achieving their highest results ever. We are so proud of all of you, what a better start to the competition season.

A massive thank you to .victoria for running such a fantastic event. The competition was very well organised and officiated, thank you to all the referees and officials for putting in the hours of thankless work.

And an incredible congratulations to the following athletes who medalled!

Zach 🥇🥇
Rebecca 🥇
Erica 🥇🥉
Emma 🥇
Emily 🥇
Andrej 🥇🥈
Arthur 🥇🥉
Julian 🥈🥈
Silvia 🥈
Zara 🥈🥉
Zane 🥇
Ramon 🥉
Lillian 🥉
Allie 🥉
Max 🥉
Archer 🥉

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Wishing the best of luck to all our athletes competing at the 2026 VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS this Sunday. This event is the highest level of competition at the state level and a very important selection milestone for those aiming to compete at this years nationals.

Competition season is now in full swing and our athletes couldn’t me more prepared!

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Looking for a fun and active way to spend the school holidays?

Our Beginner to Black Belt Goju Karate Holiday Programme runs from 12–16 January at Ashburton Dojo and is open to students of all levels. Each day includes structured karate training, games, trivia, and group activities, helping students build confidence, discipline, fitness, and technique in a safe and supportive environment.

Training sessions count toward your tags, with lunch provided—just bring a snack, drink bottle, and a great attitude!

If you would like your child to attend please contact Shihan Chris or Sensei George @ [email protected] & [email protected]

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