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Congratulations to everyone who attended the 2023 Australian National Championships! 🏆

The full results and recap from Tournament Director Mark Case will be posted to our website within the next week!
Also keep an eye on our socials for the official photos from the event!

Action is underway at the 2023 GKR Karate Australian National Championships!

We have official videographers here today looking to capture your stories of inspiration, transformation and courage. If you see them around the venue please don’t be shy, share your story – we would love to hear it!

Please note that there is no official live streaming of this event and that any links posted promoting live streaming are from scammers and should be avoided, blocked & reported.

Don’t forget to share your photos and videos with us using the hashtags &

Good luck to all competitors, just by being here you are all champions! 🥋🏆

Are you ready Australia?
The venue setup is complete for the GKR Karate Aus National Championships taking place tomorrow in Crestmead, QLD.

For timetable and competitor information please click the link below:
https://linktr.ee/gkrkarate

Share your photos and videos from the event using the hashtags &

We are 3 days into our Pink Belt Campaign to help raise funds and awareness for the Cancer Society of New Zealand and Macmillan Cancer Support (United Kingdom)!

Remember to wear your Pink Belt to class for the month of November and be sure to upload and tag us in your photos.

We're stronger together in the fight against cancer!

Congratulations to everyone who attended the 2023 UK National Championships!

Click the link below to see full results and recap from Tournament Director Sensei Ryan Marvin.

https://www.gkrkarate.com/tournaments/2023-united-kingdom-national-championships/

If you have any photos or footage from the day, share them with us in the comments below!

The calm before the storm of the GKR Karate UK National Championships, taking place tomorrow in Sheffield.

For timetable and competitor information please click the link below…

https://go.gkrkarate.com/UKChamps

We hope you’re ready for a huge day! Be sure to share your photos / videos from the event with us using the hashtags and

See you there!

A massive congratulations to all who competed at the 2023 New Zealand National Championships!

Please join us in celebrating our open Black Belt male & female medalists. 🥇🥈🥉

For full results from the National Champs head to our website - https://www.gkrkarate.com/tournaments/2023-new-zealand-national-championships/

Don't forget entries close this Monday 16th October for the United Kingdom National Championships! 🏆 Individual entries cannot be accepted on the day.
For the first time spectators can also pre-purchase their entry tickets to skip the queue on the day!

Head to our online store for more details and to purchase:
https://gkrkarateshop.co.uk/product/nationals-2023-competitor-entry/
https://gkrkarateshop.co.uk/uk-nationals-2023-spectator-tickets/

A huge congratulations to Sensei Allan on being awarded the City of Rockingham 'Keren Kim Ugle (Senior) Indigenous Sports Star of the Year Award' for 2023! 🎉

Please join me in congratulating the 2023 Indigenous Sports Star of the Year, Sensei Allan Redpath 🥳👊🥋💪 🥳

Sensei Allan Redpath is a 4th Dan instructor with GKR Karate, and anybody who has had the pleasure of training with Sensei Allan knows how hard he works as both a martial artist and a coach. His recent back to back gold medal wins at GKR Karata WA State Titles was inspirational to watch, and shows the level of commitment he has to martial arts.

Along with teaching his regular weekly class on Tuesday in Mandurah, Sensei Allan is Assistant State Team Coach for GKR Karate Western Australia. He is also one of the most fierce competitors, and will be competing at the GKR Karate Nationals at the end of this year.

Sensei Allan is an absolute asset to our club, and I could not be more proud of how much he has grown. Congratulations

A reminder for all our UK students, the cut off date for ordering your Pink Belt is this Sunday 17th September 2023!
Head to our shop to purchase your belt and show your support - https://gkrkarateshop.co.uk/product/pinkbelt/

Congratulations on receiving a Pride of Manchester award Paul, very well deserved for your heroic act!

This is Paul. He is a member of our karate club and a police officer in Manchester. He has recieved a Pride of Manchester award (part of Pride of Britain) for bravery after tackling and restraining someone with a machete near school. All whilst off duty. Paul tells me that his training in karate and his knowledge of the self defence applications within kata Saifa were what helped him succeed in what must have been a terrifying situation. Read more on the story following the link in the comments. Well done Paul. We are all very proud of you and grateful for your courage and bravery!!!

Happy Birthday to our very own Ninja Nan! 🥋
Edith is a member in Region 27, Leicester United Kingdom.

Congratulations Izabella and Sensei Robert!

On behalf of everyone here at GKR Karate, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and Happy New Year.

Enjoy the well earned break and we look forward to seeing you back in the dojo in 2023! 🥋

As we now find ourselves well into the festive season, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our students, instructors, and their families a very Merry Christmas!

Given the difficulties that surrounded the previous two years, it’s been exciting to resume many of our regular karate events and training schedules over the last 12 months. From GKR’s perspective, 2022 saw us return to our regular tournament circuits in each region, and State Titles were held all around Australia for the first time since 2019. In addition to this, both the UK and New Zealand held highly successful National Titles with Australia resuming its ‘Nationals’ events from 2023. Black Belt camps were able to resume for our senior grades, and record numbers of students attended gradings this past year, highlighting what a successful year of progress it has been for many of our members.

On behalf of the entire senior instructor group, I’d again like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and we’ll see you again in the New Year!

Best wishes,
Kancho Robert Sullivan

Congratulations to all competitors and officials who were a part of the 2022 GKR Karate UK National Championships!

Click the link below to access results and photos from the day, along with a message from the Tournament Director - Sensei Ryan Marvin.

If you have any photos from the day, please share them in the comments below or on Instagram with the hashtags and to have them added to our album!

GKR Karate UK National Championships 2022 | GKR Karate Congratulations to all who graded in July! Click through to see photos from GKR Karate dojos across the globe.

Please join us in wishing Happy Birthday to GKR Karate's founder and Chief Instructor, Kancho Robert Sullivan. We hope you have a wonderful day! 👊🎂

A quick message for all of our Australian students to confirm that unless otherwise advised, our classes will still be open as normal today for those who wish to train.

We appreciate that the day has been declared a public holiday to acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and understand if students decide not to train under the circumstances.

If you are choosing to formally observe the official day of mourning, then we extend you our warm wishes.

Attention UK Students and Families

Everyone here at GKR Karate UK was saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, may she rest in peace.

We intend to give our instructors the opportunity to pay their respects to Her Majesty and will honour the bank holiday on Monday 19th September 2022 by closing all classes for that day.

All classes will resume as normal from Tuesday 20th September and a huge thank you for your understanding in this time of National mourning.

Whilst the news has no doubt been circulating around social media already, I’d like to formally recognize and CONGRATULATE my good friend and long-time karate colleague Sensei Bob McCracken – who was bestowed with the honorable title of ‘SHIHAN’ by Kancho Sullivan at our Black Belt Camp in the UK over the weekend.

Shihan Bob has been our most prominent and longstanding sensei in the UK for the past 20+ years and has occupied the role of Senior Instructor and National Director for much of this time.

His new title is thoroughly well deserved and reinforces what an integral member of our karate leadership team he is. CONGRATULATIONS SHIHAN BOB!!!!

Challenges are fundamental to our growth and improvement. 👊

Despite the intense heat in the UK and the freezing cold in Australia and New Zealand, our dojos have been hives of activity throughout July, with gradings, tournaments, seminars, and other special events.

Congratulations to everyone who has taken the next step in their karate journey over the past month and achieved their next grade!

We love seeing our students with their new belts and big smiles, so we encourage you to share your photos in the comments. 👇🥋

In the last Kata of her career, Sandra Sánchez took home the gold medal in Women's Kata at The World Games! Sánchez beat Japanese competitor Hikaru Ono in the final with her favorite kata, Chatanyara Kushanku. This was the Spanish karateka's 60th consecutive medal.

Sánchez has dominated women’s kata in recent years, winning 13 consecutive golds in her last 13 international appearances. She currently holds the unique distinction of being the current Olympic, World and European Champion.

The exclusion of karate from the Paris 2024 Games program makes Sandra the first and last Olympic champion in history in this martial art.

We wish Sandra all the best in her future endeavours! 👊

Sandra Sanchez - Gold Medal Winner in Karate Kata @ TWG2022 in BHM In the last Kata of her career, Sandra Sanchez won the gold medal to complete her collection. Congratulations to a great athlete!

Some to keep you motivated. 👊

Some of the world's best karateka will be competing at The World Games this weekend! Find out when and where you can watch the action. 👇

Karate at the World Games | GKR Karate The World Games will showcase some of the best karateka in both Kata and Kumite on the 8th & 9th of July 2022.