Swag of karate medals

TWENTY-THREE members of Noosa Karate Budokan Club represented their dojo and had fantastic succes at the recent Queensland Karate titles held in Brisbane.
The team were so successful in fact that the small dojo in Noosaville won the overall points tally and was awarded the Best and Fairest Club in the State for 2015.
Our Noosa representatives had a very successful event, taking home seven bronze medals, eight silver and 11 gold.
Karate Budokan World chief instructor Shihan Wayne MacDonald and his wife Sensei Donna Sutor were thrilled with the success of their students from Noosa.
“To have such a high standard of representation at the state titles from one town shows that the effort and quality of training these athletes have been doing is paying dividends,” MacDonald said.
“To win the plaque for the seventh time in 12 years is a wonderful reward to all the athletes over the past 15 years in Noosa who have built a wonderful culture of success, hard work and determination.”
The next step for some of these athletes is to represent Queensland at the National titles in Adelaide in August.
The support at the club for the competitors from all of our members has been fantastic.
Karate Budokan at Noosaville has now over 400 students from four years up to 72 years.
As the sport of karate is not a high profile sport, all of the athletes have to raise their own funds to travel to Championships.
Sport karate is only one small option for karate students; the main benefit of this amazing martial art is the development of self-esteem and focus the students receive. Fitness, discipline and self defence are an integral part of each class at the Dojo, taught by professional martial artists.
If you are interested in karate for yourself or your children, then call the Noosaville Dojo on 5455 5222 and ask about their free introductory program and special winter offer.