Join us for a unique cross-training seminar bringing together Japanese Karate, Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), and Chinese Hung Gar Kung Fu in a collaborative learning-enriched environment focused on practical skill, shared principles, and community connection.

This seminar is designed to explore how different martial arts approach the same combative challenges - distance, timing, structure, flow, and control - and how these systems naturally complement one another.

Rather than comparing styles, the focus is on understanding core principles that apply across disciplines and experiencing how skills transfer between long range, weapons awareness, and close-quarter power.

What to Expect

  • Rotational workshops led by experienced instructors

  • Structured striking and body mechanics (Karate)

  • Weapons awareness, coordination, and flow (Eskrima)

  • Rooted stances, conditioning, and close-range power (Hung Gar)

  • Integrated training showing how the three systems connect

  • A respectful, ego-free learning environment

WHO IS IT FOR - ages 13+

  • Martial artists of all styles and experience levels

  • Beginners curious about cross-training

  • Advanced students looking to refine principles

  • Anyone interested in functional self-protection

All drills are scalable, with safety and inclusivity as priorities.

More than just a seminar, this event represents a shift toward cooperation over comparison. It is an opportunity to train beyond stylistic boundaries while strengthening the local martial arts community.

SUNDAY 24th MAY 2026
10AM-2PM

COOROY MEMORIAL HALL
23 Maple St, Cooroy QLD 4563

 

Meet the instructors

Our instructor line-up features three highly skilled practitioners, each with more than 30 years immersed in their respective arts. Decades of training, teaching, and continual refinement have shaped their depth of understanding, practical insight, and ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. Together, they bring a wealth of experience and perspective that few seminars can offer.

Please meet:

  • Guro Teresa Cronin - Cacoy Cañete Doce Pares Eskrima FMA

  • Sifu Eamon Jefford - Hung Gar Kung Fu

  • Sensei Peter Zarb - Goju Kensha System Karate Jutsu

Investment

Members* and early bird special before May 1st = $75
After May 1st = $90
*Current members of Karate Community, Sunshine Coast Eskrima, Hung Gar Kung Fu, and the Australasian Federation of Traditional Karate and Kobudo (AFTK)

Fees are to be paid in advance of seminar. Please see our terms and conditions for our refund policy.

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Acknowledgement of Risk

I acknowledge that participation in self defence, karate, and martial arts involves inherent physical risks, including but not limited to muscle strains, bruising, sprains, fractures, concussion, serious injury, or death. I understand that these risks may occur despite proper instruction and supervision.

Voluntary Participation & Fitness

I confirm that participation is voluntary and that I (or my child) am physically and medically fit to participate. I agree to follow all instructor directions and safety rules and to advise the instructor of any medical condition or injury that may affect safe participation.

Assumption of Risk & Release

To the fullest extent permitted by law, I assume all risks associated with participation and release and waive all claims against Karate Community, its instructors, staff, volunteers, and representatives for any injury, loss, or damage arising from participation, including claims based on negligence, except where liability cannot be excluded under Australian law.

Australian Consumer Law

This waiver operates subject to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and relevant Queensland Civil Liability legislation, and does not exclude rights that cannot be lawfully excluded.

Medical Treatment

I authorise the instructor or staff to obtain medical treatment if required in an emergency and accept responsibility for any associated costs.

Governing Law

This agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland in which the class is conducted.

T&C and KC Policies

Please find our terms and conditions of participation and our polices here.

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