SENSEI
LUKE CARRUTHERS
Zone Director - Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo & Wyndham, VIC Australia
Having trained in the martial arts for over 25 years, Sensei Luke has a wealth of knowledge and is an integral part of GKR Karate’s leadership team.
Sensei Luke is currently GKR Karate’s Zone Director and Regional Instructor for a large number of our Victorian locations in the South-West including Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. In addition, he also oversees all of our dojos in Western Australia.
This involves supervising the karate tuition and development across these areas, which sees him regularly travelling to conduct senior gradings and training seminars for advanced students. He also conducts specialised training workshops for the Regional Instructor team as well as the many branch instructors across his Zone.
Sensei Luke is also the Tournament Director for multiple competitions that operate within his Zone, and as a level 5 IGKF Accredited Judge and Referee, he oversees the qualification process and ongoing training of all tournament officials.
GKR Qualifications
- 5th Degree Black Belt
- IGKF Certified Zone Director
- IGKF Certified Regional Manager
- Accredited First-Aid Trainer
- Accredited Trainer of IGKF Regional Instructors
- Level 5 Accredited IGKF Tournament Judge and Referee
