Shorinkan Karate Australia

Training that fits your lifestyle! Try our affordable rates—from $25-18/class to flexible monthly, 3‑, 6‑month, and yearly plans for adults, concessions, and kids. There’s a plan for everyone!

See more details at https://www.shorinkan.com.au/class-fees

Level up your martial arts with Kobudo & Kenjutsu—experience the art of the old Okinawan tool and sword (using Boken), linked to old samurai legacy and famed fighters like Miyamoto Musashi.
Boken(sword), Sai, Tonfa, K**a, Bo - we practice it all.
Add depth to your skills! 🗡️

Some of our black belts practicing kata (Rohai) last night at our Thursday adults class. Come join us!

Dm us for more information on class times and prices.

Wonder what happens in a class? Expect warm‑ups, kihon (basics), kata, and sparring—yes, every session is unique! Some days focus on breath control; other nights, takedowns. Beginners are always welcome.

Okinawan roots run deep! Discover the 500‑600 year legacy of Okinawian karate styles including nearly 150 years history of Shōrin‑ryū Shorinkan Karate, founded by Master Chōshin Chibana and developed by Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato 10th Dan. A heritage of speed, precision, and mindful discipline awaits you.

The Class will generally comprise the follow
activities
Warm-up exercises and calisthenics – The
consequences of effective warm-ups and calisthenics
is to create the type of body and mind that can
perform karate technique and skills. Consider this
when you undertake your warm-ups and calisthenics.
Kihon – Basic Training
Standing workout – is repeating the same technique
from a static position. This requires your body and
mind not to faulter in the face of difficulty.
Overcome the weakness in you!
Line work – is how we combine moving forward and
backward, first with individual techniques, and then
proceeding to multiple combinations of techniques. If
you repeat a technique incorrectly the consequence
will be ingrained. Be diligent and focus properly.

Happy New Year Everyone!
We wish you all to train harder and achieve new goals as you progress through 2025. As of 2025, we have updated our training hours through the week and weekend. They are listed in the images below (adult classes on the right image)

Some things can’t be explained because we don’t yet have the understanding, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. This applies to the special quality that allows some people to achieve great success. If someone has this quality, it must come from somewhere.

The earth, the universe, and all existence are truly mysterious. Despite the vast growth in human knowledge, we have barely scratched the surface of understanding the immense, interconnected reality we live in.

"As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw." - Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi

With all our potential and possibilities, we often limit ourselves by believing so much is impossible. But is it really impossible?

~Shorinkan Karate Australia, 6/12

1996 – Karate demonstration at the “Peace Park” – Okinawan, Japan the demonstration was
leading up to the 1996 Pre-World Karate and Kobudo Tournament, in which four members from Shorinkan Karate Australia participated.

-Shorinkan Karate Australia, 3/12/24

KARATE STANDS ON THE SIDE OF
JUSTICE
Justice is that which is right. To
bring righteousness to fruition
requires true strength and ability.
Human beings are at their
strongest when they believe they
are right. The strength comes
from the confidence of someone
who knows he or she is expressed
by the saying “when I examine
myself and see that I am in the
right, then whether I am faced by
one thousand or ten thousand
opponents, I must press onward.”
To avoid action when justice is at
stake demonstrates a lack of
courage.
Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957)

~Shorinkan Karate Australia, 17/10/24