	{"id":94302,"date":"2023-10-27T04:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=94302"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:58:26","slug":"warriors-succeed-in-national-dojo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/warriors-succeed-in-national-dojo\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors succeed in national dojo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BALLARAT karate group has made an impact at a recent major competition in Wollongong in New South Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Southern Warriors Martial Arts members took part in the SO-Kyokushin National Australian Cup earlier this month and there were some local winners in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>In the clicker, or touch division, Rhys placed first for kids aged 13 to 14, while Braxton took out the boys\u2019 nine to 10 years section for padded contact.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the clicker division, Campbell and Malakai both placed second in the kids 11 to 12 years, and nine to 10 years sections, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Dojo operator Camilla Barker said the cup was the first interstate comp opportunity for the club due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had nine students compete, eight of which were selected based on their performances at tournaments earlier in the year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94304\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94304\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/IMG_1000-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Warriors Martial Arts member Braxton (wearing red chest guard) placed first in the nine to 10-year-old padded contact section at the SO-Kyokushin National Australian Cup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll the students had to adapt to a different style of competing, and format that we haven\u2019t done before, so there were challenges that came with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy nature of the divisions, Braxton hadn\u2019t done anything like that before and was really willing to step up to the challenge at such a young age, which is to be commended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey needed to adjust their mindset as it wasn\u2019t the same as they\u2019ve been training and competing in other events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tournament hosted 85 competitors across the clicker and padded divisions, and teen and adult full contact sections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge weekend of travel and training but an experience that will help us all grow,\u201d Ms Barker said. \u201cOur team truly rose to the occasion and achieved so much.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BALLARAT karate group has made an impact at a recent major competition in Wollongong in New South Wales. 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