Blackburn Karate Club

And things continued on brilliantly in the afternoons’s Development Divisions.
Absolutely awesome with Gold medals to Jess Caceres and Isaac Tan. 2 silvers to Dev Kathuria and a Bronze to Keizen Cannon. Harry Ou received a very well deserved participation medal for 4th place in a division with 15 participants.
A massive thank you to Nickie Guan for coaching the afternoon session. It is very much appreciated.
It was another day of gaining valuable experience and learning a little more about performing under pressure. I am so very proud of you all!

A fine start to the Shukokai Cup in this morning’s elite divisions.
Bronze medals to Xav Kam, Ben Hudspeth and Alice Hardisty. Brilliant!
No medals but strong performances from Nickie Guan and Minato Ma. Well done!
Thanks to Lachie Smith for coaching.

A great night was had by all at the 2026 Karate Victoria Dinner. Well done to Blackburn Karate students who will represent Victoria at the Australian Karate Championships in Hobart in July. Great stuff Nickie, Alice, Ben, Harvey, Minato, Xav, Lachy and Jess. We are very proud of you all!
Thanks to our parents for your ongoing support of your child’s karate endeavours. Thank you to KV, Muzaffa and Aash for organising another fantastic night.

A great day at our very own Kobe Osaka Australia Karate Championships.

Gold to Nickie Guan in Elite.
Gold and bronze to Jessica Caceres
Gold to James Velasquez
Silver to Kane Gunasekara
Silver to Dev Kathuria
Silver to Juliette Fields
Silver to Isaac Tan
Bronze to Keizen Cannon.

I am also very proud of Alice, Ben, Minato, Lachie, Xav, Harvey, Winston, Valentino and Harry. You represented yourselves and your club with pride. Your attitudes were excellent and it is onwards and upwards from here.

The day was a great success due to many people. Thank you to our coaches, Lachie, Grace, Jaimie, Erin, Jaden, Victor and Nickie. Your support was greatly appreciated.
Thanks to Merric, Mimi, William, Michele, Remo and Kane for working the tables. Your professionalism was brilliant.
Thanks to Mark, Jase, Madz, Johnny, Thu and Alice for refereeing all day. Your skill and knowledge is fantastic and much needed.
Thank you to Alexis for some fantastic photos that will be coming your way shortly.

Thank you Marco Mazzanti and the Kimekai crew and Joe Templin and the Chikara crew. It is always great to get together and run a hugely successful championship. It is thanks to you.

Finally, thank your to Muzaffa, Aash, Karate Victoria, our KV referees, the South Australian crew, competitors from India and all helpers from different clubs who helped on the day.
Thank you!
Richard Callaghan.

The club will be closed today as we honour service men and women, past and present. Lest we forget.

Time to register for our Kobe Osaka Australia tournament - SUNDAY MAY 3rd. Open to all students, this is a great way to test your karate skills and have fun with your karate mates ✨🥋 This tournament is one of the best for the year and run by our club - so we encourage all of our students to take part!
Talk to Sensei Richard about registering. Entries close soon.

Term 2 starts Today!! If you're thinking about karate for your kids or yourself we have a great 2 week offer to get you started. Two weeks unlimited classes plus a free uniform. Visit our website to book your place - https://www.blackburnkarateclub.com.au/introductory-trial-offer/
Train the correct way from the start with an Australian Karate Federation (AKF) accredited club.

Well done to Nickie Guan and Alice Hardisty who competed in the Open division on the final day of the Aus Open Championship.
32 competitors and 5 tough fights for Nickie and she came away with 4th place. No mean feat so awesome stuff!
No such luck for Alice but another big step forward with her technique and tactics so very well done!
A huge thank you to the support staff of Nicole, Adrienne and the Smith family. It is a huge commitment so I very much appreciate the effort you all put in!

That’s a wrap for day 2 at the Australian Open Karate Championships and it’s another medal. Brilliant from Nickie Guan in a tough division bringing home bronze!
A strong performance from Alice Hardisty also. No medal but another chance tomorrow in the open weight division.