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IFK Australia Inc are the official representatives of the International Federation of Karate, an international Kyokushin karate organisation with over 60 member countries.

We teach Kyokushin karate, as taught by the UK based Hanshi Steve Arneil, who was one of the premier students of the founder of Kyokushin karate, Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.

IFK Australia is the governing body for all IFK activities in Australia, and is an incorporated association with elected board members who are accountable to the membership.

We have a strong internationally-based syllabus that goes all the way up to 3rd Dan black belt. Higher grades are at the discretion of IFK headquarters.

Train with us. We currently have dojos in Sydney and if you'd like to train there, you can find details on the Locations section below.

Join with your dojo. If you would like your Australian dojo to join IFK Australia and its international family, please check the conditions for joining, or alternatively just contact us us and we can get back to you.

About the IFK

The International Federation of Karate (IFK) is an international organisation with over 60 member countries, founded by Hanshi Steve Arneil, and which is now managed by an international board since his passing in 2021. Hanshi Arneil was the first person to do the 100 man kumite after Mas Oyama did his 300.

The IFK was formed in 1991 by Hanshi Arneil, and is based in the UK but has members on every inhabited continent. They have organised several successful World Tournaments (junior, senior, and kata), the iconic annual British Open, several international Black Belt camps with over 100 black belts attending from 1st dan to 8th dan, and the senior members are regular instructors at international camps all over the world including Australia.

The IFK has a structured syllabus that takes you all the way to 3rd dan. The basis of this syllabus was put together by Hanshi Arneil, and it still forms the basis of a lot of syllabi, even non-IFK ones, in Europe and elsewhere.

With each grade, you are exposed to more techniques and kata with increasing complexity. By the time you get about half way to black belt, you are also expected to be able teach basic classes. While we do train for kumite (both full-contact and point-sparring), the emphasis is always on being a karateka first, and then on being a fighter. Anyone can be a fighter. To be a better fighter, you need be able to do karate too.

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