Articles

Shimbun local is here!

April 11, 2019 | All Articles, Health and Fitness, Inspirational Students, karate do

GKR Karate is pleased to announce it is partnering with sports publisher Debut to launch Shimbun Local – a new publication which champions Go-Kan-Ryu Karate and celebrates the successes of its students.

Training for Champions: Mental Conditioning

February 27, 2019 | All Articles, Tournament Articles, Training

If you want the best chance to succeed at any Martial Arts tournament, your mental conditioning is as equally important as your physical conditioning. Shihan Anthony Ryan explains why...

Kumite: More than Sport

February 7, 2019 | karate do, Kata, Kumite, Self Defence, Training

I hope this article speaks volumes to you and succeeds in opening your mind to something bigger than the dojo or tournaments. Regardless of our prowess in kumite, always keep…

Don’t Just Stretch For Kicks

January 27, 2019 | All Articles, Training

Most karate-ka feel stretching is all to do with kicking higher or to prevent the muscles being injured while kicking, and whilst that is true, the benefits to stretching go…

New Years Resolutions and the Power of Change

January 10, 2019 | All Articles, Health and Fitness, Life

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the importance of making resolutions and to identify the fatal flaws people make when trying to carry them out.

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – WC10 DATES HAVE CHANGED**

December 20, 2018 | Tournament Articles

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – WC10 DATES HAVE CHANGED** We were advised yesterday that the venue for our 2019 GKR Karate World Cup (the MK Arena) is no longer able to…

SPECIAL GRADINGS ANNOUNCEMENT

December 13, 2018 | All Articles, Grading, Inspirational Students

We wanted to take this opportunity to publicly recognize a number of our Senior Instructors who very recently achieved some very high-level gradings. So often our Regional Managers and Zone…

Announcing GKR’s New Renshi Instructor

December 3, 2018 | All Articles, Inspirational Students, karate do

Recent Conferences saw us award some very high Dan gradings to some of our Senior people, whose dedication to both their own journey, along with their students is inspiring. Despite…

GKR Karate in the Guinness World Records Book

November 21, 2018 | All Articles, Tournament Articles

On the weekend of August 4-7 2017, at the 9th GKR Karate World Cup on the Gold Coast the GKR Karate family attempted to set a Guinness World Record!…

Australian Championships Kata Requirements

November 18, 2018 | All Articles, Tournament Articles

This article outlines the Kata Requirements for the 2018 GKR Karate Australian Championships.