NewsCongratulations to Jyoshinmon NZ team!
Our small team competed at both the National Karate Championship and the National Schools & Universities Championship organised by Karate New Zealand (KNZ), which was held on 29-30 August 2026.
A massive THANK YOU to Sensei Bruce Sabine who coached our team in both events. Shihan David Bennett and Sensei Beaty Bennett supported our team along side the parents.
Special thanks to our volunteers who worked about 10 hours at each event shift as Table Staff – Prisha Parikh, Annika Singh and Sensei Jojina Bennett for Sportdata support and marshalling the competitors to the mat.
The events ran smoothly thanks to Sensei Chris Bennett for managing the Sportdata system and supporting the Table Staff wherever possible.
Proud of our team — proud of our Dojo.
| NAME | NATIONALS - CATEGORY | RESULT |
| NIMRAT DHILLON | KATA - FEMALE - 14/15 YEARS - INTERMEDIATE KUMITE - FEMALE - 14/15 YEARS - PREMIER +47 KG -61 KG |
BRONZE SILVER |
| ZEDDRICK HURRELL | KATA - MALE - 12/13 YEARS - INTERMEDIATE KUMITE - MALE - 12/13 YEARS - INTERMEDIATE +45 KG |
7TH PLACE BRONZE |
| NAME | NATIONAL SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES - CATEGORY | RESULT |
| DEV BANGA | KATA - MALE - SCHOOL YEAR 10-11 / AGE 14-15 - INTERMEDIATE KUMITE - MALE - SCHOOL YEAR 10-11 / AGE 14-15 - INTERMEDIATE +63 KG |
7TH PLACE GOLD |
| NIMRAT DHILLON | KATA - FEMALE - SCHOOL YEAR 10-11 / AGE 14-15 - INTERMEDIATE KUMITE - FEMALE - SCHOOL YEAR 10-11 / AGE 14-15 - PREMIER +47 KG -61 KG |
SILVER 5TH PLACE |
| SHADE BROWN | KATA - FEMALE - SCHOOL YEAR 6-7 / AGE 10-11 - INTERMEDIATE KUMITE - FEMALE - SCHOOL YEAR 4-5 / AGE 8-9 - INTERMEDIATE +35 KG |
7TH PLACE GOLD |
