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NEWSLETTER WWW.YOSEIKAN-RYU.NET JULY 2012 

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BRANCO LOST FOR WORDS 

The elite Yoseikan squad 

demonstrated their appreciation for all 

the extra work and training facilities 

that Branco provides. They presented 

him with an extra large hand made 

card. It was a rare moment indeed to 

see Branco lost for words. 

Tony has contributed greatly to the 

development of our elite competitors. 

He has gained invaluable experience as 

a World Referee. He brings an 

invaluable perspective to the training 

of our elite. 

Thanks Tony! 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

Tournament of Champions 

15 th July - Sydney 

National Championships 

3 rd to 5 th August - Victoria 

Awards Night 

31 st August - Perth 

Black Belt Gradings 

Kyu Gradings – Lismore 

18 th & 19 th August 

Shobukan Novice/Open 

9 th September- Perth 

Kyu Gradings 

23 rd September - Perth 

Yoseikan Spring Open 

4 th November - Perth 

Black Belt Grading 

11 th November - Perth 

Kyu Gradings 

9 th December - Perth 

Kyu Gradings – Lismore 

13 th December 

Kyu Gradings - Liverpool 

14th & 15th December 

2012 YOSEIKAN-RYU 

KARATE AWARDS NIGHT 

Morley Sport & Recreation Centre 

Friday 31 st August 7.00pm to 11.00pm 

Entertainment 

provided by a DJ 

Black Belt Certificate 

Presentations 

Sports Star Awards 

Dedicated Student Awards 

Free Gift - Yoseikan-Ryu Pen 

KARATE ACTION ON 

THE BIG SCREEN 

Music for all ages – Dance the 

night away and have a few 

drinks with your friends and 

instructors 

Please note: BYO Drinks & 

Nibbles 

Free Entry 

RSVP by 10 th August 2012 

E mail: yoseikanryu@telstra.com 

KARATE TRAINING FOR OLDER 

PEOPLE by Vidas Ridikas 

I had the privilege of sitting next to 

Branco on the grading panel during 

our December grading at the Liverpool 

dojo in Sydney. Branco and I had 

difficulty in hearing each other during 

the grading. 

We both 

agreed that 

this was not 

age related 

but due to the 

hum of background noise in the dojo. 

Soon after I had difficulty reading the 

grading form which I attributed to poor 

light and not to the fact that I left my 

reading glasses at home. Branco had 

no problems as he was wearing his 

stylish reading glasses. 

This started me thinking about age and 

karate training. The benefits of 

physical exercise and fitness are well 

known and include: 

* Improvement in our metabolism. 

* Reduced fat accumulation. 

* Reduced narrowing of our arteries. 

* Reduced risk of blocked arteries. 

* Reduced blood pressure. 

* Improved bone density. 

* Increased muscle mass. 

* Improved mental acuity. 

* Improved self esteem and self- 

confidence (makes us feel good), and 

of course; improves cardiovascular 

fitness. 

There are many forms of physical 

exercise which people participate in 

and they all have their benefits. So I 

started to look at karate training and 

compared it with the popular forms of 

exercise. 

Running and cycling focus on the legs 

and are single dimensional exercises. 

That is the legs move in a single plane, 

in and up and down motion with little 

upper body involvement. 

Swimming involves all the body and is 

an excellent all round exercise. Weight 

training involves all the muscle groups 

but does not focus on aerobic fitness. 

Aerobics and all its dance related 

derivatives are excellent exercise 

programs as they involve all parts of 

the body and improve physical and 

aerobic fitness, body coordination and 

flexibility. 

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The ball sports, soccer, tennis, 

basketball, rugby etc all improve 

fitness and involve a high degree of 

body coordination. All these forms of 

exercise are good but they lack the 

completeness of karate training 

(martial arts in general). Karate 

training includes all parts of the body 

and unlike most other forms of popular 

training routines incorporates 

stretching as an essential part of the 

training process. Karate training also 

focuses on both sides of the body with 

almost equal emphasis on the left and 

right sides of the body. With perhaps 

the exception of gymnastics and 

aerobics/dancing no other sport 

demands the high degree of body 

coordination and flexibility required 

by karate. How many sports involve 

the simultaneous movement of arms 

and legs in different directions in a 

controlled and orderly manner? 

Another good thing about karate, 

which is absent in most other sports, is 

that it has an almost limitless supply of 

learning challenges. Most sports 

require the mastering of a few 

techniques but in karate there are an 

endless number of techniques and kata 

available for the keen student to learn, 

making it a lifelong journey that grows 

with you. 

Because karate training offers a 

complete exercise package it is 

eminently suitable for older people. It 

provides all the physical benefits of 

exercising all parts of the body, 

including stretching and is mentally 

stimulating as well. Kata is 

particularly useful for older people as 

it can be performed in a slow and 

controlled manner as desired. There is 

a great sense of achievement when a 

kata is mastered. 

Sparring can be a bit daunting to older 

people but if it is done in a strictly non 

contact form it can be a lot of fun and 

provides the benefit of learning some 

self defense along the way. 

When I look back on my karate 

experience I can still recall my first 

lesson. I was 35 years old and it was 

way back in 1980. I turned up to the 

dojo in a pair of shorts and tee shirt. I 

was the oldest student in the class. I 

had never been to a class before so I 

didn’t know what to expect. I was a 

keen cyclist, runner and kayaker, so I 

was fit. Half an hour after the class 

started I didn’t know my left hand 

from my right. I was waving my arms 

around trying to learn the various 

blocks which the kids around me 

performed perfectly. Being a bloke I 

thought I could punch but I looked like 

a chook flapping its wings about every 

time I tried to punch. My stances were 

clumsy, my kicks were awful and I 

thought, “How can people do this 

stuff?!” After the break we started 

stretching. What was this for? I could 

barely reach past my knees when 

trying to touch my toes. Then we 

paired up and the stretching got serious. 

This was torture. After that was over 

we started on kata. Well if I was 

confused before I was a complete 

uncoordinated mess by then. 

Then the sparring started and I was 

little more than a punching bag. I was 

glad the class was finally over. The 

next day I ached where I never knew I 

had muscles. I could barely walk with 

the pain in my legs from the stretching. 

But I loved it. I went back and became 

a regular student. My blocks and kicks 

improved and I could punch in a 

straight line and eventually I could do 

the full splits. And I even managed to 

learn some kata. 

Karate training has kept me fit and 

flexible and improved my health and 

sparring has helped me cope with 

confrontational situations. 

So come on you parents, karate can do 

this for you too. Join in and 

participate in a mature student class. 

Reverse the aging process, enjoy 

feeling young again and have some fun 

along the way! 

LIVERPOOL AWARDS 2011 

Christina, Rami, Daniel, 

Steve, Steve, Andrew 

STUDENTS PRESENTED WITH 

CERTIFICATES OF 

PARTICIPATION 

Liverpool Volunteer Parents 

We believe that it is important, not 

only to recognise our elite athletes, but 

also recognise our quiet achievers. 

Congratulations to all the recipients 

below. These awards are chosen by the 

instructors. 

Momir Vrankovic 

(Encouragement Award) 

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Amira Halabi 


Aleeya Elfoul 


Fiona Oei 


Christina Amalfi 

(Dedication Award) 

Mohumed Merhebi 


Rami Khedher 


Daniel Singleton 


Vidas Ridikas 

(Instructor Commitment Award) 

Vidas is a popular instructor with the 

kids. He seems to have an unending 

supply of jelly beans. Thanks for your 

teaching efforts. 

Vidas is not one of the youngest 

instructors. I suspect he is probably 

one of the most enthusiastic instructors 

currently teaching. He is one of the 

fittest old fellows I know. 

Steve Lee 


Steve Lee is originally from Perth. He 

left about 10 years ago for a job 

change. He is still there. 

Congratulations are also in order. He 

recently got married. Good luck Steve! 

Steve Johnston 


Steve is another long term supporter of 

Yoseikan. He has been teaching karate 

for over 10 years. I think we can 

assume he will be there for the long 

term. Thanks for your teaching efforts. 

PERTH BLACK BELT GRADINGS 

Perth 20 th November 2011 

Black belt gradings are one of the most 

important days on our calendar. 

Becoming a Yoseikan black belt is far 

from easy. Junior black belt gradings 

take from 4 to 5 hours. The success 

rate is not always high. The sense of 

pride and the feeling of euphoria 

cannot be explained. You can only 

appreciate what it takes after you have 

achieved it. 

There is no charge for the black belt 

grading. It is free! Well not really! It is 

free in the sense that it does not cost 

any money. It is not free in the time 

and effort that it takes for a student to 

achieve their black belt. 

Branco always reminds students that 

this is something that cannot be bought. 

It is something that can only be 

achieved. 

Congratulations to the successful 

recipients. Wear your belt with pride 

and dignity. 

Brandon 

D’Rozario 

Junior 

Black Belt 

Commenced 

karate 

1/04/2004 

Brandon is 

the older of 

the two 

D’Rozario boys. He has spent nearly 6 

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years training for his black belt. When 

people criticise young people, Brandon 

is a good example how wrong they are. 

Jazmine Stone 

Junior Black Belt 

Commenced karate 10/02/2006 

Jazmine is a highly motivated young 

lady who loves to compete. Jazmines 

whole family is involved in karate. 

Cameron Breakell 



Cameron worked hard at his black belt 

grading. He is a strong young man 

who will remember this day for a very 

long time. 

Alexander D’Rozario 



Alexander has always been committed 

to his training. Alexander has never 

been told in a class that he needs to 

work harder. He has always been the 

perfect student. 

Jodi Margolis Junior Black Belt 


The delightful Jodi has been a pleasure 

to teach. She is always smiling. From 

the first step she took at her grading it 

was obvious that she was here for 

business. 

Joshua Lloyd Junior Black Belt 


Joshua is the younger brother of Sam. 

It is hard to believe that he has been 

training since 2003. 

Joshua made the commitment to 

dedicate himself to his training and 

achieving his black belt when he saw 

his older brother do his black belt 

grading. 

Young Joshua is developing into an 

excellent junior instructor. He is a 

natural teacher. Keep up the good 

work Joshua! 

. 

Talei Miller Junior Black Belt 


Talei decided to go against Branco’s 

recommendation and test for her black 

belt. She enjoyed proving him wrong. 

Well done Talei! 

Rachel Boon Junior Black Belt 


Rachel Boon is the older sibling of the 

Boon family. She is a delight to teach. 

I suspect that Jessica is her inspiration. 

Members who sparred at the 

grading 

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Thanks to all the juniors who 

participated in the kumite section of 

the grading. It is their job to make sure 

that the participants earn the right to be 

called Yoseikan-Ryu black belts. 

Nicholas Damianopoulos 



Congratulations to Nicholas 

Damianopoulos on achieving his 

junior black belt in November 2011. 

Nicholas put a lot of training into all 

the areas required for his black belt. I 

am sure Nicholas would also like to 

acknowledge all the extra basics 

training that John Morris helped him 

with. John has said he was extremely 

proud of your achievement. Nic it was 

fantastic to see how much you grew 

and improved as a martial artist last 

year. All the best in the future, 

welcome to first Dan the start of a 

karate life. 

The new black belts with the 

grading panel 

LISMORE BLACK BELT 

GRADING 15 TH DECEMBER 2011 

Connor Scarrabelotti 



Conner Scarrabelotti recently received 

his junior 1st Dan and has been a 

member of the NSW State Karate team 

for the past two years. Conner also 

helps out with our junior classes and is 

very popular with our younger 

students 

Tameika Watts-Hender 



Tameika Watts-Hender is a very Keen 

student Just recently received her 

junior 1 st Dan and is quickly becoming 

an excellent assistant instructor at the 

Lismore Dojo. 

Lismore advanced members 

Thanks to all the juniors who 

participated in the kumite. Your 

support is appreciated. 

Kodie Saywell 



Kodie was always determined to 

achieve her black belt. Her hard work 

finally paid off. 

LISMORE AWARDS 

Cameron Harlen-Robertson 

Student of the Term 

Rita Spek – Student of the Year 

Rita was acknowledged for all her 

work at the club. Your support is 

appreciated. 

JUNIOR DAN GRADINGS PERTH 

3rd December 2011 

Congratulations to the following 

students who have progressed to the 

next level in the junior black belt 

ranking system. 

Jackie Morgan – Junior Nidan 

Commenced Karate 13/02/2002 

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Kate Bromwich – Junior Nidan 


Lachlan Rosher – Junior Nidan-Ho 


Mitchell Durham – Junior Nidan 


Nathan Blockley 

Junior Sandan-Ho 


Branko Obradovic 

Junior Nidan-Ho 


Branko is a young man on a mission. 

After his first unsuccessful attempt at 

his junior black belt he sent Branco a 

message saying that it did not matter 

how many times he was unsuccessful, 

he would be back. 

Jackie, Branko, Lachlan, 

Mitchell, Nathan & Kate. 

The students above are a fine example 

of what young people can be today. 

They are ideal role models for the 

younger students. Apart from being 

committed to their own training they 

are always willing to help teach the 

younger kids. We are proud of you. 

Branko Obradovic, 

Lachlan Rosher, Jackie Morgan, 

Mitchell Durham, Kate Bromwich 


2012 "TOURNAMENT OF 

CHAMPIONS" 

I extend my thanks to all the 

volunteers who devoted their time to 

making the tournament an outstanding 

success. The main reason our 

tournaments have outlasted any other 

Australian Karate tournament is the 

fact that the money raised is used to 

assist our competitors travel costs. 

Divisions were created to give all 

levels an opportunity to win or place. 

For the 8 years and under all the 

competitors win a medal. It is 

important that a child’s first 

introduction to tournaments be a 

positive experience. 

In the next level, Novice 10 th – 5 th kyu, 

competitors have to place to win a 

medal. Once a competitor wins this 

level they can only enter the Novice all 

grades. When they win the Novice all 

grades division they can only enter the 

Open divisions. The Open divisions 

have triple samurai swords or Crystal 

trophies. The Open trophies motivate 

the competitors to compete in the open 

divisions. 

We would like to share an email 

received from the Oskam family. It is 

nice to be appreciated. 

Hi Branco and Nives, 

We wanted to Congratulate you both, 

and the club for putting on such a 

professional and well organized 

tournament. 

Jacob and Sam have been involved at a 

Pee-wee level for the last few years, 

and this was Jake’s first time in the 

aged competition. We, as parents were 

nervous, and could only imagine the 

feelings of the kids! The level of 

support given by all of the trainers on 

an individual case was exceptional, 

and it really did make such a 

difference. 

Every child in the Kumite had a 

support coach, who gave enough time 

after each round to cheer, celebrate or 

comfort the kids as they finished each 

of their rounds. That was brilliant to 

see, and I really wanted to say Thank 

you. 

Jessica was Jacob’s support and she 

was fantastic. We were worried he’d 

be crushed that he didn’t make a medal, 

but he said he was fine. He spoke to 

Jess about what he did well in his 

round, and he can learn what to focus 

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on in his training for next time, which 

is so encouraging. 

We were also very impressed with the 

referees, and the level of care they ran 

each segment with. They were very 

swift to action any incident and the 

Doctors were on hand to ensure all the 

kids were safe. I did feel so much 

more comfortable after witnessing this, 

especially being one of those over 

protective mothers. 

It is very easy for Parents to sit on 

sidelines and be critical of events and 

not understand what is involved in 

making things like this come together, 

so I felt it important to take the time to 

write and say Thank you for the 

commitment and dedication you and 

all of your instructors give to my 

children, and all the kids in the 

club. We are thrilled to be a part of it. 

Kind Regards, 

Marna and James Oskam 

"TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS" 

RESULTS 

BOYS KUMITE 12&13YR ALL GRADES 

SILVER Jarrod D'Monte 

BOYS KUMITE 9YR & UND 10-5 KYU 

SILVER Ryan Nicholls 

BOYS KUMITE 9YR & UND ALL GRADES 

SILVER Timothy Ritchie 

BOYS OPEN KATA 14 & 15YRS 

GOLD Mitchell Durham 

SILVER Nathan Blockley 

BRONZE Branko Obradovic 


BRONZE Aidan Howitt 

BOYS OPEN KUMITE 13YRS 

GOLD Aidan Howitt 



SILVER Nathan Blockley 

BRONZE Nicholas 

Damianopoulos 


GOLD Branko Obradovic 

SILVER Ryan Thompson 

BOYS OPEN KUMITE 16 & 17YRS 

GOLD Andrew Bromwich 

BRONZE Timothy Humphreys 

GIRLS KUMITE 10&11YR ALL GRADES 

GOLD Ella Vu 

SILVER Portia James 


GOLD Jessica Mason 

GIRLS OPEN KATA 10 & 11YRS 

GOLD Annabelle Karolides 

BRONZE Talei Miller 


GOLD Olivia Clifford 

SILVER Jazmine Stone 

GIRLS OPEN KATA 9YRS & UNDER 

BRONZE Briana Nicholson 

GIRLS OPEN KUMITE 10 & 11YRS 

GOLD Ella Vu 

BRONZE Talei Miller 

GIRLS OPEN KUMITE 12YRS 


MENS OPEN KATA 

GOLD Andrew Bromwich 

SILVER Jonathan Staynor 

MENS OVER 70KG KUMITE 

GOLD Sebastian Szalay 

SILVER Armando Maketic 

MENS UNDER 70KG KUMITE 

GOLD Brody Koelewyn 

BRONZE Samuel Lloyd 

NOVICE BOYS KATA 8YR & UNDER 

BRONZE Zachary Blinco 

BRONZE Braydan Buchanan 

BRONZE Joel Carcich 

BRONZE Lloyd Carver-Krieg 

BRONZE Terry Cullum 

BRONZE Jakson Durham 

BRONZE Connor Fiore 

BRONZE Hayden Miller 

BRONZE Connor Nosworthy 

BRONZE Dylan O'Dell 

BRONZE Blake Skewes 

BRONZE Callum Terry 

BRONZE George Vinen 

NOVICE BOYS KUMITE 8YR & UNDER 

BRONZE Zachary Blinco 

BRONZE Daniel Brown 

BRONZE Braydan Buchanan 

BRONZE Joel Carcich 

BRONZE Lloyd Carver-Krieg 

BRONZE Terry Cullum 

BRONZE Jakson Durham 

BRONZE Connor Fiore 

BRONZE Hayden Miller 

BRONZE Tyson Murphy 

BRONZE Connor Nosworthy 

BRONZE Dylan Porter 

BRONZE Blake Skewes 

BRONZE Callum Terry 

BRONZE George Vinen 

NOVICE GIRLS KATA 8YRS & UNDER 

BRONZE Riley Elborough 

BRONZE Luca Goodall 

BRONZE Devan James 

BRONZE Chloe O'Dell 

BRONZE Caitlin O'Sullivan 

BRONZE Ella Skewes 

BRONZE Laura Stokes 

NOVICE GIRLS KUMITE 8YRS & UNDER 

BRONZE Riley Elborough 

BRONZE Luca Goodall 

BRONZE Devan James 

BRONZE Caitlin O'Sullivan 

BRONZE Ella Skewes 

BRONZE Laura Stokes 

NOVICE KATA 10 &11YRS 10-5 KYU 

BRONZE Annabelle Karolides 

NOVICE KATA 12 &13YRS ALL GRADES 

GOLD Joshua Lilleyman 

SILVER Aidan Howitt 

NOVICE KATA 9YRS & UN 10-5 KYU 

SILVER Alyssa Kazazis 

TEAM KATA 15YRS & UNDER 

GOLD Yoseikan-Ryu 

Talei Miller 


Sarah Boon 

TEAM KATA 16YRS & OVER 


Jackie Morgan 

Kate Bromwich 

Mitchell Durham 

WOMENS OPEN KATA 

SILVER Kate Bromwich 

WOMENS OPEN KUMITE 

GOLD Romana Biserko 

BOYS OPEN KUMITE 16 & 17YRS 

GOLD - Andrew Bromwich 

BRONZE - Timothy Humphreys 

NOVICE KATA 10 &11YRS 10-5 KYU 

BRONZE - Annabelle Karolides 

NOVICE KATA 9YRS & UN 10-5 KYU 

SILVER - Alyssa Kazazis 

NOVICE KATA 12 &13YRS ALL GRADES 

GOLD - Joshua Lilleyman 

SILVER - Aidan Howitt 

Young Joshua is a great example to 

young people of how to work hard to 

achieve what you want. I have never 

seen him not give his best. 

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GOLD - Mitchell Durham 

SILVER - Nathan Blockley 

BRONZE - Branko Obradovic 


GOLD - Annabelle Karolides 

BRONZE - Talei Miller 

GIRLS OPEN KATA 9YRS & UNDER 

BRONZE - Briana Nicholson 


BRONZE - Aidan Howitt 


GOLD - Olivia Clifford 

SILVER - Jazmine Stone 

MENS OPEN KATA 

GOLD - Andrew Bromwich 

SILVER - Jonathan Staynor 

WOMENS OPEN KATA 

SILVER - Kate Bromwich 

BOYS KUMITE 9YR & UND 10-5 KYU 

SILVER - Ryan Nicholls 


GOLD - Brody Koelewyn 

BRONZE - Samuel Lloyd 


GOLD - Ella Vu 

SILVER - Portia James 

GIRLS OPEN KUMITE 12YRS 



GOLD - Jessica Mason 

WOMENS OPEN KUMITE 

GOLD - Romana Biserko 


GOLD - Aidan Howitt 


GOLD - Branko Obradovic 

SILVER - Ryan Thompson 

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GIRLS OPEN KUMITE 10 & 11YRS 

GOLD - Ella Vu 

BRONZE - Talei Miller 


GOLD - Sebastian Szalay 

SILVER - Armando Maketic 



SILVER - Nathan Blockley 

BRONZE - Nicholas Damianopoulos 

BOYS KUMITE 9YR & UND ALL GRADES 

SILVER - Timothy Ritchie 

BOYS KUMITE 12&13YR ALL GRADES 

SILVER - Jarrod D'Monte 

TEAM KATA 15YRS & UNDER 

GOLD - Talei Miller - Jazmine Stone 

Sarah Boon 

2012 AKF AUSTRALIAN OPEN 

CHAMPIONSHIPS - Sydney 

YOSEIKAN-RYU RESULTS 

Kumite Individual male 

Cadets - 52kg 

1 st Place - Branko Obradovic 

Kata Individual male juniors 

1 st Place - Andrew Bromwich 


Juniors - 55kg 

1 st Place Andrew Bromwich 

3 rd Place Connor Jackson 


Cadets Open 

1 st Place - Alexander Georgieff 


U21 + 78kg 

1 st Place - Angel Georgieff 


U21 - 68kg 

1 st Place - Sebastian Szalay 

Male U21 + 78kg Kumite 


Kumite Individual female 

Seniors - 68kg 

2 nd Place - Olivia Hale 


Seniors + 84kg 

2 nd Place - Angel Georgieff 


Cadets + 70kg 

2 nd Place - Alexander Georgieff 



2 nd Place - Georgi Georgieff 

Kumite Individual female 

Seniors Open 

3 rd Place - Olivia Hale 

Kata Individual female juniors 

3 rd Place - Jackie Morgan 


Cadets - 63kg 

3 rd Place - Nathan Blockley 

3 rd Place - Mitchell Durham 



3 rd Place - Sebastian Szalay 

Team - Cadet Male Kumite 

3 rd Place - Branko Obradovic 



AUSTRALIAN OPEN KYU 

GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

RESULTS 

(KYU) 16+17 yrs Male Kumite 

1 st Place ‐ Connor Jackson 

(KYU) 14+15 yrs Female Kumite 

2 nd Place ‐ Madison Hale 

(KYU) 12+13 yrs Male Kata 

3 rd Place ‐ Daniel Singleton 

(KYU) 9yrs & under Male Kata 

3 rd Place ‐ Patrick Carpenter 

Kate Bromwich & Jackie Morgan 

With Branco 

Kata Individual Female Juniors 

3 rd Place Jackie Morgan 

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Kata Individual Male Juniors 

1 st Place Andrew Bromwich 

Kumite Individual Cadets -52 

1 st Place - Branko Obradovic 

Kumite Individual Cadets – 63kg 

3 rd Place - Nathan Blockley 

3 rd Place - Mitchell Durham 

3 rd Place - Team-Cadet Male 

Kumite 


Mitchell Durham Nathan Blockley 

Kumite Individual Male 

Juniors - 55kg 

1 st Place - Andrew Bromwich 

3 rd Place - Connor Jackson 





U21 - 68kg 

1 st Place - Szalay Sebastian 

Male U21 + 78kg Kumite 



Cadets + 70kg 

2 nd Place - Alexander Georgieff 






2 nd Place - Georgi Georgieff 

Cadet Kumite Open Male 

1 st Place - Alexander Georgieff 

Back Row left to right: 

Georgi Georgieff, Daniel Singleton, 

Angel Georgieff, 

Alexander Georgeiff 

Front Row left to right: 

Madison Hale, Tara Boyd, 

Silvano Banic, Olivia Hale 

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injuries and disorders, 

including new and old KARATE 

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We cover all acute and chronic 

injuries, workers compensation, DVA, 

care plans, pre‐ and post‐op 

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MASSAGE: 

Sports/Physio Massage – the 

best of both (the one I 

recommend!) 

Beauty‐Pamper/Swedish/Deep 

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Reflexology and Foot Massage 

SPINNING: 

Spin Bike classes have arrived!!! 

We run about 10 classes per 

week. 

These are 30 minute classes with 

brilliant instructors, top of the 

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All levels welcome. 

Best cross training for martial 

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PEAK PERFORMANCE. 

ADAM CAMUGLIA IN 

JAPAN! 

I had the pleasure of attending Fukui 

Senior High School on my school trip 

to Japan from the 13-27 April. Here I 

am pictured with Ricky Kaminski 

from a recent article in the Fukui 

Times. Ricky and I were former 

Junior Australian Team Members over 

20 years ago - coincidentally in Japan 

and Branco was the National Junior 

Coach at the time. The article 

commemorated our long commitment 

to the sport together with our passion 

as teachers (Ricky an English Teacher 

at the School). I also had the task of 

teaching Karate to the high school 

Karate team (see also pictured) - which 

is the equivalent of "selling ice to an 

eskimo". Overall, a fantastic 

experience and one I will cherish 

forever. I hope to visit Fukui again 

soon! 

Adam Camuglia, 4th Dan 

LISMORE 

LISMORE GRADINGS 

MAY 2012 

Dean Saywell 

Excellence Certificate 

Branco attended the Lismore Dojo in 

May to conduct the gradings. What the 

club lacks in numbers it makes up for 

in enthusiasm. Todd always does his 

best to look after Branco on his visits. 

LIVERPOOL 

GRADINGS – MAY 2012 

GRADINGS – MAY 2012 

Branco visited the Liverpool Centre 

recently to teach and conduct gradings. 

Branco always looks forward to 

visiting the different Centres. 

WA STATE 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Yoseikan once again acquitted itself 

exceptionally well at the State Karate 

Championships. 

As usual it was the majority of the 

Yoseikan Parents & Supporters who 

did most of the work. We would like 

other organisations to assist. However 

it is not the norm. In the end if the 

tournament is not organized properly 

our students will suffer. 

RESULTS 2012 

11YRS FEMALE KUMITE 

SILVER Ella Vu 

BRONZE Portia James 

BOYS 12 & 13YRS KATA 

BRONZE Aidan Howitt 

CADET FEMALE 47- 54KG KUMITE 

GOLD Rachel Boon 

SILVER Tayla Sheppey 

CADET MALE 57-70KG KUMITE 


BRONZE Nathan Blockley 

CADET MALE KATA 


SILVER Branko Obradovic 

BRONZE Nathan Blockley 

CADET MALE UNDER 57KG KUMITE 

Position Name Surname 

GOLD Branko Obradovic 

SILVER Ryan Thompson 

CHILDREN FEMALE 43- 50KG KUMITE 

GOLD Olivia Clifford 


CHILDREN FEMALE OVER 50KG KUMITE 

BRONZE Isabelle Petit 

CHILDREN FEMALE UNDER 43KG KUMITE 

SILVER Talei Miller 

CHILDREN MALE 50-55KG KUMITE 

GOLD Aidan Howitt 

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CHILDREN MALE UNDER 50KG KUMITE 

GOLD Alexander Damianopoulos 

CHILDREN TEAM KATA 13YRS & UNDER 


Sarah Boon 

Talei Miller 


GIRLS 12 & 13YRS KATA 


JUNIOR MALE 65-76KG KUMITE 

GOLD Timothy Humphreys 

JUNIOR MALE KATA 

SILVER Lachlan Rosher 

JUNIOR MALE UNDER 65KG KUMITE 

BRONZE Lachlan Rosher 

MENS 65-75KG KUMITE 


SILVER Brody Koelewyn 

MENS KATA 

GOLD Brody Koelewyn 

BRONZE Lachlan Rosher 

MENS OPEN KUMITE 


SILVER Daniel Smith 


BRONZE Armando Maketic 


GOLD Samuel Lloyd 

UNDER 21 MALE - 65-75KG KUMITE 



BRONZE Samuel Lloyd 

UNDER 21 MALE KATA 


WOMENS KATA 

SILVER Jackie Morgan 

BRONZE Kate Bromwich 

CADET MALE KATA 


SILVER - Branko Obradovic 

BRONZE - Nathan Blockley 

The Cadet Male Kata was dominated 

by Yoseikan-Ryu members. Our kata 

squad keeps improving all the time. 

CHILDREN TEAM KATA 

13YRS & UNDER 

GOLD - Sarah Boon, Talei Miller 


Our girls won the team kata event. A 

well deserved win. They could be seen 

at Melville working hard on perfecting 

their synchronisation. This is their 

second team win this year. They won 

the Tournament of Champions team 

kata event earlier this year. 

MENS KATA 

GOLD - Brody Koelewyn 

BRONZE - Lachlan Rosher 

Brody surprised most people when he 

won the men’s kata. 

A delighted Lachlan Rosher won 3 rd 

place. All Lachlan’s hard work is 

starting to pay off. 

WOMENS KATA 

SILVER - Jackie Morgan 

BRONZE - Kate Bromwich 

Jackie Morgan and Kate Bromwich are 

working hard to knock off the 

established senior kata exponents in 

the state. 

UNDER 21 MALE KATA 

SILVER – Brody Koelewyn 

BOYS 12 & 13YRS KATA 

BRONZE – Aidan Howitt 

The ever smiling Aidan is starting to 

make his presence felt in local 

competitions. He enjoys kata & kumite. 

JUNIOR FEMALE KATA 

GOLD – Kate Bromwich 

SILVER - Jackie Morgan 

Here we are again Jackie and Kate on 

the winner’s podium. They are both 

fun loving young ladies who always 

give their best. Kate in particular likes 

giving her twin brother Andrew a hard 

time. Usually he deserves it. 

JUNIOR MALE KATA 

SILVER – Lachlan Rosher 

Another medal for Lachlan! A week 

later he still had a smile on his face! 

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GIRLS 12 & 13YRS KATA 

SILVER – Jazmine Stone 

Jazmine had a great day at the 

championships. She ended up taking 

three medals home. My bet is that she 

is only beginning. 

JUNIOR MALE UNDER 65KG 

BRONZE – Lachlan Rosher 

Lachlan won two medals in kata and 

one in kumite. Not a bad day’s work. 

JUNIOR MALE 65-76KG KUMITE 

GOLD – Timothy Humphreys 

Timothy blew away all his opponents. 

It was great to see Timothy fight at his 

full potential. 

UNDER 21 MALE - 65-75KG 

GOLD – Sebastian Szalay 

SILVER - Brody Koelewyn 

BRONZE – Samuel Lloyd 

The final of this division was between 

Sebastian and a determined Brody. 

Sebastian’s experience won through in 

the end. Sebastian has been training 

hard for many years. He is not 

prepared to give up his place on the 

winner’s podium without a fight. 

CADET MALE UNDER 57KG 

GOLD - Branko Obradovic 

SILVER - Ryan Thompson 

CADET FEMALE 47- 54KG 

KUMITE 

GOLD - Rachel Boon 

SILVER - Tayla Sheppey 

CADET MALE 57-70KG KUMITE 


BRONZE – Nathan Blockley 


GOLD - Samuel Lloyd 

Sam Lloyd is an extremely determined 

young man. What he lacks in 

experience he makes up for in sheer 

courage. It was great to see Sam win 

1 st Place at the State Championships. 

CHILDREN MALE UNDER 50KG 

GOLD – Alexander Damianopoulos 

CHILDREN MALE 50-55KG 

GOLD – Aidan Howitt 

Young Aiden Howitt is becoming 

comfortable on the winners podium. 

You will never see Aiden not give 

100% at whatever he does. It makes no 

difference whether he is training or 

competing. He will always go for it. 

CHILDREN FEMALE UNDER 

43KG KUMITE 

SILVER -Talei Miller 

Talei likes challenges. When she wants 

to achieve a goal watch out she will 

get what she wants. 

MENS 65-75KG KUMITE 


SILVER - Brody Koelewyn 

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CHILDREN FEMALE 43- 50KG 

GOLD – Olivia Clifford 


CHILDREN FEMALE OVER 50KG 

BRONZE – Isabelle Petit 

11YRS FEMALE KUMITE 

SILVER - Ella Vu 

BRONZE - Portia James 

MENS OPEN KUMITE 


SILVER - Daniel Smith 


BRONZE – Armando Maketic 

The New 

Club 

Tracksuit 

is now 

available. 

Sizes 

12, 14, XS, 

S, M, L, XL 

XXL 

Cost 

$110.00 

The Official Yoseikan-Ryu DVD 

DVD 1 

10 th Mon Kyu to 5 th Kyu 

DVD 2 

4 th Mon Kyu to 1 st Kyu 

$40.00 each 

or 

$60.00 for both. 

DVD’s include the complete syllabus 

and all kata including Hangetsu. 

We can post it for an additional cost of 

$10.00 

Club 

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Shirt $35.00 

Sizes 

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RESULTS 2012 

MARGARET RIVER 

TOURNAMENT 

Senior Men's Open Kumite 

Armando Maketic - 2nd place 

Girls Kata 12 & 13 years 

Jazmine Stone - 1st place 


Annabelle Kariolides - 1st place 

Female Cadet Kata 14 & 15 yrs 


Male Cadet Kata 14 & 15 yrs 

Mitchell Durham - 1st place 

Women's Open Kata 

Anita Maketic - 1st place 

Girls Kumite 9-13 yrs Over 

152.1cm 


Men's Open Kata 

Jonathan Staynor - 1st place; 

Brody Koelewyn - 3rd place 

Male Cadet Kumite 14 & 15 yrs 

Nathan Blockley - 1st place; 

Mitchell Durham - 2nd place; 

Ryan Thompson - 3rd place 

Senior Men's Kumite Under 

21yrs 

Brody Koelewyn - 1st place 

Boys Kumite 9-13 yrs 152cm to 

162 cm 

Mitchell Stone - 3rd place 

Male Junior Kumite 16 & 17 yrs 

Tim Humphreys - 1st place 


1st place - Girls Kata 12 & 13 yrs 

1st place - Girls Kumite 9-13 yrs 

Women's Open Kata 

Anita Maketic - 1st place 

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Timothy Ritchie & Jakson Durham 

Jerome Durham coaching 

Annabelle Kariolides 

“The Ninja Turtle” 

Senior Men's Open Kumite 

Armando Maketic - 2nd place 

ALTONE CORNER 

Congratulations to the following 

Altone members for their recent 

tournament results 

MARGARET RIVER 

TOURNAMENT 


Annabelle Kariolides - 1st place 

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Branko Obradovic for his Silver and 

Gold Medal winning performances in 

Kata and Kumite respectively at the 

State Championships held last month 

and Ella Vu for winning a Silver 

Medal in the Girls 11 Years Kumite. 

ELLENBROOK 

Portia James and Tayla Sheppe 

Ellenbrook dojo 

Portia James, Tyson Murphy, Dylan 

O'Dell, Choe O'Dell and Devan James 

It's hard to believe that two years have 

already passed since the re-opening of 

the Yoseikan Ellenbrook dojo. And to 

see some mid range belts is testament 

to those students who have continued 

to find karate enjoyable and 

challenging. 

We have also seen a number of 

students participate in tournaments 

with a couple of highlights being Tayla 

Sheppe placing second and Portia 

James, third, in their respective 

divisions at the 2012 State 

Championships, well done to them 

both. As majority of the students are 

quite young, the ability to participate 

in a competition and take away a 

medal is always good for news day at 

school. 

Ellenbrook dojo, like any other 

Yoseikan dojo is pretty much a family 

affair and it is great to see more family 

members joining. For the Murphy's 

who are expecting a 4th brother or 

sister in the coming few months, we 

wish you all the best. 

A big thanks to the parents who 

continue to provide support (as 

participants or taxis), I know that it is 

not always easy to pack the kids after 

school and get them motivated to get 

to Karate, making for a long day. 

Once again, I look forward to 

providing another club picture in the 

coming years as they serve as 

memories and reminders of where we 

have been and how far we have 

come! 

NEW BLACK BELTS 

CHRISTIAN SISARICH 


Christian has always been committed 

to his training. He is always smiling. 

Just don’t touch his hair! I have no 

idea what sticky stuff he puts in it. It 

feels like glue. 

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AIDEN HOWITT 


Aiden is another hard worker. I can’t 

remember ever giving him less than 10 

in his training diary. He has been a 

delight to teach. The fact that he 

probably can’t see me due to his 

abundant hair is beside the point. 

JOSHUA LILLEYMAN 


Joshua is an intense young man. I 

suspect being the youngest sibling in a 

family of four he had to be tough. 

MEDINA CALUK 


Medina decided about 12 months ago 

that she was going to get her black belt. 

With her goal in mind she trained with 

a vengeance. Medina has a flare for 

kata. Let’s hope she develops to her 

full potential. 

JOSHUA BOON 


Joshua has always given 100% to his 

training. What he lacks in size he 

makes up in heart. Jessica said that he 

was the perfect student. 

The participants who sparred the 

black belts 

Most people don’t realise it takes the 

support of fellow club members to 

make the black belt grading a success. 

CHRISTOPHER HOUGHTON 


Christopher was an inspiration. The 

men that fought him gave him a hard 

time. He took it all in his stride. I have 

always seen Chris as the quiet achiever. 

Head down and always working hard. 

Chris is the ideal role model for the 

next generation. Thanks for being part 

of Yoseikan-Ryu Karate. 

Chris’s mum, Julie, was at the grading. 

It is usually more difficult for parents 

watching than students participating in 

the grading. It was an emotional and 

yet a proud time for Julie. After the 

grading she came up and thanked me 

and Yoseikan for what we have done 

for her son. The pleasure was all ours. 

TRACEY DURHAM 


Tracey came well prepared for the 

grading. The general consensus from 

the mature supporters was that her 

performance was inspirational. It also 

made our Mums realise that they will 

have to work much harder than they 

initially thought. Personally this was 

the quietist I have ever seen Tracey. 

The question is will it last? 

MELISA HODZIC 


Melisa does not give up easy. It was 

obvious from the beginning of her 

grading that she was going to pass. Her 

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determination was there for all to see. 

In 1995 she was a teenager, now she is 

a mature young lady who enjoys 

giving Branco and Armando a hard 

time. It is all in good fun. 

All the members who sparred 

the recipients 

Branco & Adam with the new 

black belts 

Adidas WKF 

approved 

K220SK 

KUMITE Gi 

Price: $120.00 

SAM AVDIC - NIDAN 

Commenced Yoseikan-Ryu Karate 

6/06/2008 

YOSEIKAN 

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$20.00 

WKF 

APPROVED 

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BELTS 

Cost : $20.00 

Adidas WKF Approved 

Karate Champion Kata Gi 

Price: $170.00 

BLACK 

BELT 

GRADING 

By Cheryl 

Morgan 

I attended my 

first adult black 

belt grading on 

Sunday 10 th 

June 2012. I had a fair idea of how 

tough it would be having been to a 

number of junior black belt 

gradings. What I didn’t appreciate 

before I went was how personally 

inspired and challenged I would 

be. Tracey, Melisa and Chris had all 

been training extremely hard in the 

months leading up to the grading. I 

couldn’t help but admire their focus 

and commitment each week. But 

nothing compares to what happens on 

the big day. It is very difficult to 

appreciate the level of fatigue in 

completing 12 kata’s and over 120 

techniques including speed techniques 

without seeing it for yourself – and 

then there is the fighting! A few of us 

more mature women were a bit 

nervous about the fighting and we 

were only having the one bout – not 

the 10 that the people grading were 

going through. The fighting is more 

about survival than anything else – to 

keep going when you can barely stand 

up and these people keep hitting and 

kicking you. The mental and physical 

challenge is evident to everyone 

present. Tracey, Melisa and Chris were 

amazing, you could see them digging 

into reserves I’m sure they didn’t 

know they had before the day. They 

stood their ground and frequently gave 

better than they got. For the very first 

time, I personally believed that I 

would be able to reach this level as 

well. A black belt grading 

encompasses what everything karate is 

about – the technique, the fight, being 

humble, being proud, being brave, 

giving more than you knew you had – 

and sharing it with people who 

genuinely care about and support 

you. An amazing experience! 

RESULTS SHOBUKAN 

TOURNAMENT 

Congratulations to all our members 

who participated and those who 

excelled at the recent Shobukan 

tournament. 

Men’s Kata Open 

2 nd Place Lachlan Rosher 

3 rd Place Brody Koelewyn 

Men’s Kumite Open 

1 st Place Patrick Szalay 

2 nd Place Daniel Smith 

Mixed Novice Kata 9yrs 4th - 1st 

2 nd Place Dhiya Gorasia 

Novice Boys Kumite 14 & 15 Yrs 

1 st Place Ryan Thompson 

Novice Boys Kumite 9 yrs 10th - 

5th Kyu 

1 st Place Callum Marshall 

Novice Boys Kumite 9 yrs 4th -1st 

3 rd Place Dhil Gorasia 

Novice Girls Kumite 9 Yrs 4th - 1st 

3 rd Place Dhiya Gorasia 

Open Boys Kata 14 & 15 Yrs 

1 st Place Nathan Blockley 

2 nd Place Mitchell Durham 

3 rd Place Branko Obradovic 

Open Boys Kata 9yrs & Under 

3 rd Place Timothy Ritchie 

Open Boys Kumite 12 & 13 Yrs 

3 rd Place Alexander Damianopoulos 


1 st Place Mitchell Durham 

2 nd Place Branko Obradovic 

3 rd Place Nathan Blockley 


2 nd Place Timothy Humphreys 

Open Girls Kata 10 & 11 Yrs 

1 st Place Annabelle Karolides 

2 nd Place Tahra Jones 


1 st Place Jasmine Stone 

Senior Open Male Kumite 



Women’s Open Kata 

1 st Place Jackie Morgan 

2 nd Place Kate Bromwich 

Men’s Kata Open 

2 nd Place Lachlan Rosher 

3 rd Place Brody Koelewyn 

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1 st Place Mitchell Durham 

2 nd Place Branko Obradovic 

3 rd Place Nathan Blockley 

Women’s Open Kata 

1 st Place Jackie Morgan 

2 nd Place Kate Bromwich 

Open Boys Kata 14 & 15 Yrs 

1 st Place Nathan Blockley 

2 nd Place Mitchell Durham 

3 rd Place Branko Obradovic 

Senior Open Male Kumite 




1 st Place Jasmine Stone 

Sebastian Russell & George Vinen 

Little Samurai Champions 


1 st Place Annabelle Karolides 

2 nd Place Tahra Jones 

Novice Boys Kumite 

9 yrs 10th - 5th Kyu 

1 st Place Callum Marshall 

Novice Girls Kumite 9 Yrs 4th - 1st 

3 rd Place Dhiya Gorasia 

PHOTO OF ALL THE KINGSWAY 

Students who competed in the 

Shobukan tournament 

Back row – Daniel Smith, Patrick 

Szalay, Nicholas Damianopoulos, 

Tony Smith 

Front row – Callum Marshall, Dhil 

Gorasia, Taran Gorasia, Nicholas 

Damianopoulos, Dhiya Gorasia, 

Vyom Patoliya, Brooke Curtis 

WKF 

KARATE PREMIER LEAGUE 

INDONESIA 

Andrew Bromwich, 

Georgi Georgieff, Sebastian Szalay, 

Jonathan Staynor, Angel Georgieff 

The above Yoseikan members were 

selected to represent Australia at the 

WKF Karate Premier League. The best 

competitors from around the world 

converged on Jakarta to test their skills 

against the best of the best. Andrew 

Bromwich drew the current world kata 

champion, Diaz in the first round. 

Andrew did an excellent Jion. It was a 

great experience for Andrew to 

compete against Diaz. 

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State Team Members 

Yoseikan-Ryu Karate has a big 

number of competitors entered in the 

state team. All team members were 

subjected to stringent team selection 

requirements. Well done and good 

luck with the National Championships. 

Andrew 

Bromwich 

Olivia Clifford 


Kate Bromwich 


Aiden Howitt 

Timothy Humphreys 

Rachel 

Boon 

Brody Koelewyn 

Samuel Lloyd 

Talei Miller 

Jacqueline Morgan 

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Isabelle Petit 

Lachlan Rosher 

Jonathan Staynor 


Daniel Smith 

Daniel recently returned to 

competition arena. He 

immediately made his presence 

felt on the winner’s podium. 

Welcome back Daniel! 

Patrick Szalay 

Sebastian Szalay 

Ryan Thompson 

Ella Vu 

TEAM KATA 

Jasmine Stone, Talei Miller 

Sarah Boon 

THANKYOU 

A special thanks to Lita Bromwich, 

Michelle Rosher and Owen Blockley 

for proof reading this newsletter. 

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