Kansai Karate Academy

Our Kansai athletes represented Queensland with pride, determination and outstanding sportsmanship. We couldn’t be prouder of them.

🏆 4 Gold Medals & National Champions
🥈 3 Silver Medals
🥉 4 Bronze Medals

We also had three athletes selected to compete in the team events on Sunday. Both teams fought exceptionally well and brought home silver medals for Queensland, an incredible achievement!

To every athlete, coach, parent and supporter, thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the season. The medals are a reflection of countless hours of training, but it’s the resilience, courage and team spirit you showed that we’re most proud of.

A huge thank you to all of the Queensland State Coaches for everything you do behind the scenes to make championships like this possible. A special thank you to our Kansai representatives Junko Oiwa, Jamie Kelly and Kyle Robinson. Your passion, dedication and commitment to our athletes played a huge part in Queensland’s success, and we are incredibly grateful for everything you do.

We’d also like to acknowledge Isaac Voorn for representing Queensland as a referee, Jason Sallaway for volunteering his time through the championships, and our Queensland Team Captains Kento Oiwa and Grace Price for their leadership and support of the team. Thank you all for your contribution to an unforgettable Nationals.

Our 2026 season hasn’t wrapped up just yet, good luck to our athletes heading to the Thailand Open in August to represent Australia, and of course Kento as he heads to the World Championships in October. 🩷🖤

Good Luck and all the very best to our Kansai Sport Karate athletes, coaches and officials, who are in Tasmania to represent Karate Queensland at the Karate Australia National Championships!
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A wonderful message from Mizoguchi Shihan , wishing our Kansai and Ish*tobi-ha members the best of luck at this weekends National Karate Championships in Hobart -:

Good morning!

The Australian National Championships begin tomorrow!

I would like to wish everyone from Kansai Karate Academy and the Ish*tobi-Ha Oceania Branch the very best of luck. I hope you all perform to the best of your ability and enjoy a successful tournament.

I also hope you have a wonderful time in Tasmania and enjoy everything the event has to offer.

Best wishes,

Shinichi Mizoguchi

The wait is over - competition draws for the 2026 Karate Australia National Championships are now live!

To every athlete competing this week, we wish you the very best. Enjoy the experience, compete with courage and respect, and take pride in representing your state.

Safe travels to everyone heading to Hobart. We look forward to an outstanding National Championships and celebrating the very best of Australian Karate.

Find the draws here: https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=10640

2027 WKF proposed calendar.🥋🥊

Officially set for the National Championships in Hobart. A special congratulations to our Kansai athletes Kento and Grace on being selected as Queensland Team Captains 🥋🏆🇦🇺