By Lachlan Ellis<\/p>\n
Local karate students have shown off their skills at two international events, with podium finishes galore from the Moorabool academy.<\/p>\n
Competitors from Shindo Karate Academy Bacchus Marsh & Melton took part in this year\u2019s Oceania Championships and NZ Open, performing strongly while representing both Australia and the club.<\/p>\n
Sensei Wayne Noble, who runs the Bacchus Marsh dojo with wife Annie, said he was beyond proud of the effort his students had shown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had my son Max win a silver medal in the Senior Oceania and a gold medal in the team event. Alexei Phillipou got a gold medal in the Under 21 division, he\u2019s from just near Ballan. We also had a number of juniors take part in the New Zealand Open, James Simone won a gold and a silver medal, Justin Robins won a gold medal, they\u2019re both from Bacchus Marsh. Aidan McDougall won two bronze medals. Those three boys were basically the Australian team for that age group, they won a gold medal in the Cadet boys which is for competitors who are 14 and 15 years old,\u201d Mr Noble told the Moorabool News.<\/p>\n
\u201cJason Pogkas from Hopetoun Park won a bronze medal as well. I\u2019m always proud of our students. Our club is the top club in the country at the moment, we have been for a number of years. We\u2019ve got a very strong program, we\u2019ve got a lot of young kids coming through\u2026it\u2019s nice to see them now starting to transition to an international level and see that success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Preparing for the international events was no easy feat for the medal-winners, with frequent weekly training in the lead-up.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s an elite class twice weekly, additional conditioning classes done regularly, and separate programs for strength and conditioning. Each competitor does kumite training at least three times a week, Mr Noble said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also have all of the support stuff around them, because it\u2019s quite high impact\u2026you can\u2019t train every day because you\u2019d just get injured. They do their strength and conditioning programs around that as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Lachlan Ellis Local karate students have shown off their skills at two international events, with podium finishes galore from the Moorabool academy. Competitors from Shindo Karate Academy Bacchus Marsh & Melton took part in this year\u2019s Oceania Championships and NZ Open, performing strongly while representing both Australia and the club. Sensei Wayne Noble, who […]<\/p>\n