Our Dojo is named Kazoku Kan, which in Japanese means the family dojo. Husband & wife team Tony & Louise have worked hard since 2003 to create a karate school that feels like home. We have many families that train with us – brothers & sisters, mothers & sons, fathers & daughters. All our students work together in an atmosphere of friendship & encouragement to build mental & physical strength and resilience while working on their karate and self-defence skills.
Tony started his karate journey as a teenager, training for 5 years in Shotokan karate under sensei Edji Zenel. Later, both he and Louise trained for many years under Goju practitioner Paul Ceberano Kyoshi.
They continue to train locally and interstate with different Martial artists, expanding their knowledge of Goju in particular but Martial Arts in general and passing that onto their students. Louise is passionate about empowering women, and building strong confident girls. She has a particular interest in how martial arts can be beneficial for children & adults on the autism spectrum. Flick was their first student and has continued to train and teach, she has a unique way of imparting information and explaining new concepts, and the kids love her!
Our teaching team have extensive experience teaching students of all ages. We pride ourselves on the level of commitment, care and enthusiasm we have for teaching karate. We have specific training programs, designed to meet the physical and emotional developmental needs of each junior group. Louise has a degree in Psychology and Tony is a Government accredited sports coach: we bring more than karate to our karate classes!