Mandurah Dojo – Black Belt’s Gallery

4 Nov

04/11/201823/04/2023 Steve Casserly

Group 2015 Black Belt Photo Main — Black Belts – The starting point in martial arts to build on the tools and skills learnt as a Kyu Grade. The following photos are of the Mandurah Dojo’s students who have achieved a major milestone in their training over the past 40 years.

Group 2016 Steve Casserly Yamamoto Alan Burdett — Steve Shihan 6th Dan, Yamamoto So-Shihan 10th Dan, Alan Burdett Hanshi 8th dan – Sydney.

Alan Burdett (Hanshi, 8th Dan) Chief Instructor, South West Goju Ryu Karate Do

Steve Casserly 6th Dan, Shihan

Steve Casserly 6th Dan, Shihan

akita shihan mandurah (45) — Adam Draper 4th Dan, Sensei

Adam Draper 4th Dan

Karate 2015 Dec Ann — Ann Draper 3rd Dan

Akita Shihan Mandurah (77) — Shay Holdsworth 2nd Dan

Karate 2015 Dec Dennis (2) — Dennis Green 2nd Dan

Karate 2015 Dec 10 PT (4) — Joel Weston 2nd Dan (right)

Alden Savage, 3rd Dan

Dale Loxton 2nd Dan (left)

akita shihan mandurah (25) — Chad Savage 1st Dan (right)

Hunter Reid Sub 1st Dan 2019

Chantelle Alchin Sub 1st Dan 2018

Zakk Elphick, Sub 1st Dan, 2019 — Zakk Elphick, Sub 1st Dan, 2018

Brooklen Little Sub 1st Dan 2016

IMG_20161208_175135 — Caelan Little Sub 1st Dan 2016

Sharntie Whicker – 1st Dan 2022

Bridgetown 2016 (45) — Dayna Draper Sub 1st Dan 2017

akita shihan mandurah (50) — Maddison Atkinson Sub 1st Dan 2013

2016 Carmen and Dale (1) — Carmen Pickett 1st Dan, 2009

Frank Sgro 1st Dan 2013

Liam Macdonald Sub 1st Dan (right) 2016

Kelsey — Kelsey Savage Sub 1st Dan 2013

Michael Sgro Sub 1st Dan 2013

Ron Brown 3rd Dan Shidoin 2003

Laurie Longworth — Laurie Longworth 2nd Dan 2006

Lewis McCoy — Lewis McCoy Sub 1st Dan 2013

Jaymes Ballantyne National AKF Champion 1st Dan 2007

Kane Hansen 2012 — Kane Hansen State AKF Champion 1st Dan 2010

Nicole Giardina (2) — Nicole Giardina State AKF Champion 1st Dan 2009

Karlee Gregory — Karlee Gregory State AKF Champion Sub 1st Dan 2009

Jamie Schofield, Sub 1st Dan 2009

Mitchell Curwood Sub 1st Dan, 2009 — Mitchell Curwood (right) Sub 1st Dan, 2009

Wazzim Badaoui — Wazzim Badaoui Sub 1st dan, 2016

Ryan Cotter Karlee Gregory Jaymes Ballantyne Nicole Giardina — Ryan Cotter (back left) Sub 1st Dan

Jasmin Stronach, 1st Dan, National Kata Champion

Melissa Scott National AKF Champion 1st Dan

Mick Marlin Melissa Scott Ron Brown — Mick Marlin (left) 1st Dan

Kasey Layton — Kasey Layton State AKF Champion 1st Dan

Chantel Hay — Chantal Hay State AKF Champion 1st dan

Renee Hookway Sub 1st Dan (to be added)

Group 2008 New Black Belts Kasey Kane Steve Wade — Wade Longworth Sub 1st Dan (right) 2008

Katherine Celenza — Katherine Celenza State AKF Representative Sub 1st Dan

Andrew McDonald — Andrew McDonald State AKF Representative Sub 1st Dan

Geoff Buccholz — Geoff Buccholz Sub 1st Dan

Luke Cassery 1st Dan, National Kata Champion — Luke Casserly 1st Dan, National Kata Champion

Elyse Gold 1995 — Elyse Casserly (Australian AKF Champion) 1st Dan

blackbelts — Shane Curwood (3rd from right at back) 1st Dan Steve, Mick, Jasmin, Laurie, Nicole, Shane, Ron, Geoff