24/08/2026
🥋🔥 4th All Australian So-Kyokushin Championships 🔥🥋
What an incredible weekend for Hunter Valley Karate Dojo, proudly represented by 7 dedicated students at the 4th All Australian So-Kyokushin Championships.
With 2 adults and 5 junior competitors stepping onto the mat, our students represented the dojo with tremendous spirit, determination and sportsmanship. We could not be prouder of the courage, commitment and effort shown by every competitor.
🏆 Our Results
🥈 Henry — 8–9yrs Novice Kumite
Henry fought through 3 matches in a competitive division, finishing with an impressive 2nd place.
Henry also competed in the 8–9yrs Novice Kata, gaining valuable competition experience and building confidence.
🥇 Max — 10–11yrs Novice Kumite Champion
An outstanding performance from Max across 3 matches, showing composure, determination and excellent fighting spirit to take home the Championship title.
🥇 Ryan — 12–13yrs Novice Kumite Champion
Ryan stepped up and delivered when it mattered, securing victory in his match to be crowned 12–13yrs Novice Champion. A fantastic achievement!
🥈 Ryan — 10–12yrs Novice Kata Runner-Up
Ryan also competed in the 10–12yrs Novice Kata division, finishing an impressive 2nd place from a field of 11 competitors. A fantastic result and a great demonstration of his developing technique, focus and confidence on the mat.
🥇 Remy — Adults Masters Heavyweight Champion
Remy put on a strong performance in the Adults Masters Heavyweight division, securing victory to become Champion.
Remy also competed in the Adults Novice Kata, gaining further experience and developing his competition skills.
🥇 Matt — Adults Super Heavyweight Champion
Matt battled through an intense contest that went into extension, showing tremendous heart, resilience and determination before securing the win and claiming the Adults Super Heavyweight Championship.
Jeron — 12–13yrs Intermediate
Jeron showed great courage stepping into the Intermediate division and taking on experienced opponents. Although he was unable to progress to the later rounds, he gained valuable lessons and demonstrated the fighting spirit we are so proud of.
Juwan — 10–11yrs Intermediate
Juwan faced a strong field and gave it everything he had. While he narrowly missed progressing through to the later rounds, he walked away with valuable experience, greater confidence and plenty to build on.
🥋 A True Team Effort
A huge thank you to Sempai Adam Pickworth for the countless hours of preparation, coaching, guidance and dedication invested into our competitors. Your knowledge and commitment in the lead-up to this event played a huge part in preparing our students for the challenge.
We also want to recognise all of our dojo members who supported our competitors throughout their preparation. Every training session, extra round, training partner, piece of encouragement and push to improve helped get our fighters ready. It takes a team!
A special thank you as well to the members and families who travelled down to support our competitors on the day. Having our dojo family in the crowd cheering them on created an incredible atmosphere and reminded our competitors that they were never alone.
We are also incredibly proud of our members who gave their time to referee throughout the tournament, contributing their knowledge and helping support the wider So-Kyokushin community.
🔥 What a Weekend!
With 4 Championship titles, 1 Runner-Up finish and countless lessons learned, it was an exceptional weekend for Hunter Valley Karate Dojo.
To everyone who competed, coached, trained, refereed, supported and encouraged — thank you. Every person played a part in this achievement.
One dojo. One team. One spirit.
OSU! 🥋🔥👊
