03/05/2026
Massive congrats to Sean-senpai & Lochie-senpai who both completed their Matsubayashi-ryu grading today! Sean graded to 3rd Dan & Lochie to 2nd Dan! Lots of hard work went into this and great to see the results!!
Congratulations to Sean-san (3rd/Sandan) and Lochie-san (2nd/Nidan) who achieved their next black belt level this weekend. Totalling around 16 hours of training—including an intensive final assessment—over the weekend, both demonstrated a strong display of skill and dedication to Matsubayashiryu. Both practitioners commenced their training at CKD, but now continue in WA at the Perth Karate Dojo.
03/05/2026
It’s been a wonderful weekend reconnecting and training together with some of our Kalgoorlie colleagues. Great to see how much Matsubayashi-ryu has expanded!
What began as a transition to Matsubayashiryu at the Kalgoorlie Karate Academy has grown into a strong WA community.
After training in Kalgoorlie with Matt and Susan Edwards sensei, the art expanded to Perth through Hannah sensei's relocation. In parallel, Sean-san and Lochie-san—both originally from our Canberra dojo—had also relocated to Perth and continued their training, helping build a strong foundation at the Perth Karate Dojo.
Today, the WA Yudanshakai has grown into a fantastic group of five black belts—though we’re missing Susan-san from Kalgoorlie in this photo. A great group and wonderful spirit across WA that has come so far!
02/05/2026
A great start to the weekend with Sensei Reece from Karate Canberra: Kodokan Cummings Karate Dojo here leading some intensive training sessions!! Lots to cover and training to do 🥋
Kancho Reece is currently in WA at the Perth Karate Dojo. It was wonderful to catch up with with everyone again, including dojo sensei/senpai Hannah san, Sean san, and Lochie san. A pleasure also to train with Stuart san, who practises Shorinryu Kishaba Juku. Great to share Matsubayashiryu!
