Samurai Karate Sunshine

Emily Nguyen is travelling to Brazil to represent the Uniroos in the 2026 FISU world university championship! .karate

Team Samurai Karate at the .victoria state team presentation dinner!

Happy Mother’s Day 💐🥋to all our beautiful mothers, grandmothers and the special women in our lives. Thank you for all the care, strength and love you give so generously. 💕

Wish James Sanders luck! He is travelling to Manila in the Philippines 🇵🇭 to compete at the Youth League next week!

A real highlight of our training in Kyoto was the opportunity to train with Kanji Sensei and Rikito Sensei fresh from the recent Premier League in China, where he secured 2nd place (-84kg). It was truly inspiring to learn from athletes competing at that level.

We’re grateful for the memories, the training, and the friendships formed along the way.

Well that’s a wrap on another incredible week of training in Japan 🇯🇵🥋

An unforgettable experience—immersed in the culture, pushing our limits, and building friendships across Samurai Karate, Kimekai, Gold Martial Arts and our amazing hosts,

Kyoto delivered something truly special. Two intense days at the Kyoto Budo Centre with Nakamoto Sensei, who travelled from Okinawa, refining our Kobudo with Bo and Sai and diving deep into kata. A true privilege.

Samurai Karate made the trip to Liverpool, NSW with a small but strong team of 11 athletes—and what a result!

We finished 8th overall, bringing home 4 Gold, 6 Silver, and 3 Bronze medals, and reaching 10 finals. An incredible effort from such a tight-knit group—just one more gold would have placed us 5th overall!

🥇Gold
Emily U21 & Senior Female Kata
James Cadet Male Kumite -52
Victoria (Tori) U10 Female Kata

🥈Silver
Hunter U12 Male Kata
Kelvin Cadet Male Kata
Avin U14 Female Kumite -42
Cindy Senior Female Kumite -50
Eleanor U21 Female Kumite 68+
Yehia Senior Male Kumite -67

🥉Bronze
Eleanor Senior Female Kumite 68+
Hunter U12 Male Kumite -30
James Cadet Male Kata

A huge congratulations to all our athletes—every single one of you contributed to the team’s success.

A special mention to Yehia, who concluded his competition career at this championship with a fantastic Silver in the Men’s -67kg division. We’re excited to see him begin his next chapter as a coach, sharing his knowledge and experience with the next generation.

Thank you to our referees, parents, and coaches for your continued support, and to all the athletes for the way you backed each other throughout the event.

Proud team. Strong spirit. On to the next! 🥋🔥

Gasshuku session with BJJ black belt Aaron Zevi. Thank you to Aaron for coming down and going through some of the basics of BJJ!

Big Congratulations to everyone who graded on the weekend! Very well done. 🎉