Up-skilling our teachers
Fundraiser for black belt candidates & advanced martial arts teaching training in the USA
How to Contribute
Sausage Sizzle BBQ
Join us at Repco MAX car park for a quality sausage or the best fundraising brekky burger in town!
Soft drinks and coffee also available.
Mark your calendar!
Next BBQ date: 28 March 2026
Where: Repco Max Logan – Moss Street – at the rear carpark
When: Saturday, 28 March 2026 – 8:00 – 15:00
- Future Dates:
- 18 April 2026
- 9 May 2026
- 13 June 2026
- 18 July 2026
- 22 August 2026
Raffle
Great prizes coming up in our final raffle, full details will be announced soon.
Cans Returns
Please bring your empty returnables to the dojo or nominate Spirit First Martial Arts - account: C11585043 at your local Containers for change collection point.
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The story
Why the USA?
Our style lineage dates back to approximately 1750, starting with Okinawan master Tode Sakugawa. It further developed through many other masters, landing in the USA with Sensei Bladyka's teacher, who trained in Okinawa for many years, bringing back and passing on his knowledge to many of his students in the USA including Sensei Bladyka, Sensei Murray and Sensei Lucie. Sensei Murray and Sensei Lucie both trained and gained their Black Belts and teaching credentials from Okinawan Karate Academy, their home Dojo, in West Lebanon, NH, USA under the teaching of Sensei Bladyka.
Why do we need to up-skill?
While we provide high level training environment for all colour ranks students with many Sempais (teachers) available to teach and interact in each class, we recognise that Sempais require the same opportunity from time to time to expand their advanced material knowledge and skills. Even though our Sempais are constantly learning new material, the ability to train in a class full of black belt ranked students practicing and improving the high-end material is an opportunity our Sempais don’t yet get at our dojo. However it is an opportunity we can provide with this trip.
Who is going?
Meet the Team: a group of passionate karate people who love sharing their martial arts skills with others.
