Kenshin Karate Langwarrin

🥋 KIDS GRADING WEEKEND REMINDER!
Tomorrow – Saturday 20th June

⭐ Grading Times
10:30am – (Current Full coloured belt + 1 black stripe)
➡️ Belt Ceremony at 11:30am

1:00pm – (Current Half coloured belt + 3 black stripes)
➡️ Belt Ceremony at 2:30pm

⭐ Important Notes
Make sure you’ve handed in your grading book
(no book = no assessment)

1pm grading: bring your sparring gear — mouthguards are a MUST

Kinda Kids class still running at 9:30am

No 10:15am General Class

No 11:00am Squad Class

⭐ Bring your best attitude, best effort, and let’s make it an awesome day!

📣 What’s Coming Up at Kenshin Karate!
We’ve got a HUGE few weeks ahead, so here’s everything you need to know 👇

🥋 Kids Gradings
📄 Forms due TODAY — Monday 15th June
🗓 Grading Day: Saturday 20th June 10.30 - 11.30am / 1 - 2.30pm

Make sure those forms are in so we can organise the day.

🥋 Teens & Adults Gradings
📄 Forms due: Tuesday 23rd June
🗓 Grading Day: Saturday 27th June — 1pm start
👀 Spectators welcome from 3.30pm
Come cheer on our teens and adults — it’s always an incredible afternoon. We have four students attempting their Shodan black belts.

📚 School Holiday Timetable
Our holiday timetable is attached — please check your class times and plan ahead.

🏆 Kenshin Tournament — Sunday 12th July
Forms are available now — get them in ASAP.
Divisions include Kata and One Match Kumite.
Open to all clubs, all ages, all experience levels.

🎉 Beats Bingo — Saturday 1st August
Tickets are available now! Gather your family and friends.
Get those costumes sorted — this event is honestly too much fun to miss.
Music theme • Prizes • Chaos • Community • Guaranteed laughs.

If you have any questions about gradings, the tournament, or holiday classes, just reach out.
Let’s finish the term strong and roll into an epic winter at Kenshin Karate 👊🔥

❄️ Welcome to Winter, Kenshin Crew! ❄️
As the dojo gets colder, our tiny humans may want to wear a warm layer under their uniforms.
Everyone else… just train harder. 😄💪

Here’s what’s coming up in the not‑too‑distant future:

1️⃣ King’s Birthday Long Weekend
We are OPEN Friday & Saturday
We are CLOSED Monday 8th June

2️⃣ First Aid Training – Sunday 14th June
It’s not too late to register!
If you’d like to complete your Level 2 First Aid / CPR refresher, please let me know ASAP so I can lock you in.

3️⃣ Gradings
📄 Forms due:
– Kids: Monday 15th June
– Teens & Adults: Tuesday 23rd June

🥋 Grading Days:
– Kids: Saturday 20th June
– Teens & Adults: Saturday 27th June

Come along from 3.30pm on the 27th to support our adults — we have FOUR students attempting black belt. It’s always an incredible afternoon.

4️⃣ Kenshin Tournament – Sunday 12th July
Forms are available at the dojo.
We are also looking for businesses to sponsor trophies for the day.
If you or someone you know would like to support community sport, please reach out.

5️⃣ Save the Date – BEATS BINGO!
🎉 Saturday 1st August
🎭 Dress‑up theme: Music (again — because last time was epic)
🎟️ Tickets available soon!

🥋 Kenshin Karate – Weekly Update!

How are we already halfway through the term?! Time flies when you’re kicking things.
Here’s what’s coming up — be sure to take note 👇

📅 Mon 8th June – Dojo Closed
Kings Birthday public holiday. Enjoy the long weekend!

⛑️ Level 2 First Aid & CPR Refresher
🗓️ Sunday 14th June
⏰ 9:00–11:00am
Open to everyone — members and non‑members — who need to update their skills or learn for the first time.
Fully accredited course.
👉 We just need your email to send the course link.

🥋 Kids Gradings – Saturday 20th June
Forms out next week!
Train hard. Train often. Earn stripes. Simple.

🥋 Black Belt & Senior Grading – Saturday 27th June
A massive day ahead —
⭐ 4 students attempting black belt
⭐ 5 students attempting senior ranks
All welcome to come and watch the kumite rounds from 3:30pm.
Always an epic event.

🐉 Kenshin Open Tournament – Sunday 12th July
Open to all clubs, all ages, all ranks, all experience levels.
Kata divisions + one‑match full contact / padded full contact.
Great day for beginners and seasoned competitors alike.

And this is just the start — lots more events coming up, so keep an eye on this page so you don’t miss out!

⚠️ Times are getting scary — and I’m hearing far too many stories lately.
Stories of women being followed, grabbed, cornered, intimidated, property stolen… and not knowing what to do.
The physical injuries heal.
But the mental damage — the fear, the replaying, the “what if I’d known how to fight back?” — that can stay for years.

This is why I teach self‑defence.
Not to scare anyone… but because pretending everything is fine doesn’t keep you safe.
Preparation does.

Our next Women’s Self Defence Course starts this Sunday, and there are a few spots left.
If you’ve been putting it off, telling yourself “one day”…
Please don’t wait for a moment you can’t take back.

This course is practical, real, and designed to give you the confidence and skills to protect yourself if you ever need to.

Open to everyone.
Members receive a bigger discount.
Flyer attached.

If you want a spot, message, phone, email, tell us — now is the time to take action.

🥋 What an incredible day! 🥋

Our first tournament held inside the dojo was a huge success — 60 competitors, amazing effort, and an atmosphere that was just electric. 💥

A massive congratulations to all our students who stepped up and gave it their best. You should be so proud of yourselves! You were all amazing. We hope you have all learned some new tournament skills to take away and practice.

Huge thank you to the parents, families and friends, who filled the room with encouragement and positivity — the energy was unreal. 👏

And to our officials and helpers — you helped make the day run smoothly and kept everything flowing. We couldn’t have done it without you.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tournament day and we’ll definitely be running more of these events in the future. What a community we have! 💚

🥋 Tournament Day Tomorrow! 🥋

The dojo is officially transformed and we’re ready for an awesome day of competition! The ring is set, and we cannot wait to see everyone step up and give it their best.

We’ve got a fun day ahead, so remember to bring:
💚 Your best attitude
📣 Your loudest cheering voices
🥋 All the gear you need

Whether you’re competing, supporting, or helping out, let’s make it a day full of encouragement, effort, and great sportsmanship.

Can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow and kick off a huge day for our dojo community.

🥋 Tournament Week! Let’s Go! 🥋
SUNDAY 3rd MAY from 9am

All entries are in and the draws are set — nearly 60 competitors ready to step up and give it a go! 👊 Huge well done to everyone getting involved.

If you’ve missed what time your event is on, we’ve attached the schedule here. You’re welcome to come along anytime to cheer others on and stay back after your event too — the more support, the better!

Housekeeping reminders:
⏰ Please be on time — we’ll be keeping to schedule and may start without you.
🥋 Bring all the equipment you need.
🍫 Small kiosk on the day with snack food only (no lunch items).
💧 Bottled water available for $2.
💪 Bring your best attitude and sportsmanship — some competitors, referees, and officials are doing this for the first time. Let’s make it a great day of learning and encouragement.

A massive thank you to everyone who’s already put their hand up to help — we couldn’t do it without you.

With this being the first time running this event from the dojo plus our first‑time competitors, referees, and officials, it’s shaping up to be an awesome day of growth, teamwork, and community spirit. 💚

🥋 Final call, Kenshin Karate family!
Today’s the last day to hand in your Club Tournament Entry Forms!

Our big event is this Sunday, 3rd May, and it’s going to be an epic day of karate, spirit, and fun 💥
Once divisions are finalised, we’ll let everyone know their arrival times — so keep an eye out 👀

Let’s make this tournament one to remember! 💚🥋🔥