Karate Australia

We're excited to announce the Australian team for the Commonwealth Karate Championships taking place in
Glasgow, Scotland from 5-6 November 2026

Join us in wishing our athletes the best of luck!🏅🇦🇺 🍀

https://www.karateaustralia.org.au/team-announcement/2026-ckf

Karate Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Kit Fullinfaw as Assistant National Veteran Coach, joining our National Coaching Team.

The appointment recognises Kit’s experience as both an athlete and coach, including national-level competition experience across Kata and Kumite, together with coaching involvement at state level.

Working alongside the National Veteran Coach and broader National Coaching Team, the role will focus on:

• Supporting the preparation and development of our Veteran athletes
• Assisting at national training activities, camps and designated events
• Providing competition coaching and athlete support at approved national and international events
• Supporting both Kata and Kumite athletes where required
• Working collaboratively with coaches, team management and support personnel

This appointment represents another important step in strengthening Karate Australia’s National Veteran program and the support provided to our athletes.

Congratulations Kit and welcome to the National Coaching Team! 🇦🇺

Karate Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Kearns as National Mental Skills Coach, supporting our National Team and High Performance Program.

Mental preparation is an important part of athlete development and international performance, and this role will work alongside our National Coaches and High Performance team to further strengthen the preparation and development of our athletes.

The role will focus on:

• Mental and emotional readiness for competition
• Pre-performance preparation and routines
• Strategies to reset and refocus during competition
• Post-performance recovery and reflection
• Building resilience, confidence and independence
• Supporting and educating coaches and parents where appropriate

This appointment represents another important step in strengthening Karate Australia’s High Performance program and the support provided to our National Team athletes.

Congratulations Martin and welcome to the National Team coaching group! 🇦🇺

Proud to officially announce our collaboration with Karate Australia 🇦🇺🥋

Even better, 5% of sales will support the Australian National Karate Team. 💚💛

This is just the beginning. 👀

This week, karate clubs across Australia have stood together to say:

Bullying. No Way.

Through confidence, respect, inclusion and courage, our karate community is helping young people build strength of character both inside and outside the dojo.

Thank you to every club, instructor, volunteer, parent and student who helped share this message. 💚

Together, we are building stronger people and stronger communities, one dojo at a time.

Karate teaches courage, but not the kind that looks for a fight.

Real courage is having the self-control to do what is right.

👊🏻 It is speaking up when something is wrong.
👊🏻 It is supporting someone who feels alone.
👊🏻 It is choosing kindness when others do not.

In karate, courage and control go together.

Stand Strong. Speak Up.

Sporting Schools Term 4 funding applications close tomorrow.
Choose a program that helps students move with confidence, focus with purpose and grow through every challenge.

Karate Australia offers nationally endorsed programs for:
🥋 Primary students through KarateKids
🥋 Years 7-12
🥋 Metropolitan and regional schools across Australia

Applications close at 5pm AEST on Friday 21 August 2026.

Do not miss the opportunity to bring karate to your students in Term 4.

Apply for Sporting Schools funding and nominate karate today.
https://landing.karateaustralia.org.au/

Karate brings people together 💙

Different ages. Different abilities. Different backgrounds. Different goals.

In the dojo, every student deserves to feel safe, welcomed and included.

Bullying often starts by leaving someone out. Karate teaches us to bring people in.

That’s what Karate Against Bullying is all about.

In karate, respect is shown in every bow, every partnership and every class.

✅ We learn to respect our instructors, our training partners and ourselves.

✅ Bullying has no place where respect is practised.

✅ When we choose respect, we help create safer dojos, schools and communities.