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Luc Battistello<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensei Luc Battistello 7th Dan<\/b> is the Co-Chief Instructor at the East Malvern School. Sensei Luc began training in Shukokai Karate in 1980, under the late Sensei Alan Murdoch 7th Dan of Scotland - the first to bring Shukokai to Australia. Sensei Luc also had the honour of training and grading to 1st Dan in the United States in 1985 under the late Sensei Shigeru Kimura 10th Dan. Sensei Luc was awarded his 7th Dan in 2017.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Achievements<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u2022 3 Time Australian National AKF Open Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u2022 5 Time Australian National AKF Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 12 Time Victorian State AKF Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 4 Time Mabuni Cup Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1992 Oceania Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1991 Tasman Cup Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1988 Helsinki International Open Silver Medalist, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1988 WUKO (now WKF) Quarter Finals, Cairo, Egypt<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1987 APUKO Silver Medalist, Indonesia<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1985 Shukokai World Titles 5 Man Team Member, USA<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1984 Australian Shukokai Grand Champion<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sonia Leonardi<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensei Sonia Leonardi 6th Dan<\/b> is the Co-Chief Instructor at the East Malvern School. Sensei Sonia began training in Shukokai Karate in 1978 under Sensei Alan. She had the honour of training under Sensei Kimura. Sensei Sonia graded to Black Belt in Australia in 1984 under Sensei Chris Thompson 8th Dan and attained her 6th Dan in 2017.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Achievements<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 5 Time Australian National AKF Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 5 Time Victorian State AKF Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 2 Time Mabuni Cup Champion<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1988 WUKO (now WKF) National AKF Team, 4th Place, Cairo, Egypt<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1987 APUKO Silver Medalist, Indonesia<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1985 Shukokai World Titles Bronze Medalist, USA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Mark Castaldi<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensei Mark Castaldi 5th Dan<\/b> is the Chief Instructor at the Camberwell School. Sensei Mark is Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia's longest continuous student, commencing his Shukokai Karate training in 1995. Sensei Mark established his own Shukokai Dojo in Camberwell in February 2007. Sensei Mark graded to 5th Dan in December 2017 under Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Battistello Karate School - Student of the Year 2001<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Victorian State AKF Gold Medalist<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 2\u00a0 Time Shukokai Cup Gold Medalist<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Giovanni Agosta <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensei<\/b>\u00a0Giovanni Agosta 3rd Dan<\/b> is the Chief Instructor at the Notting Hill Karate School. <\/span>Sensei Giovanni (Gio or Johnny) started Karate at the age of 7 and began his journey as a Shukokai Karate-ka with Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia in 1997 at the Wattletree dojo at the age of 13. <\/span><\/span>Sensei Gio has always had a passion for martial arts, it has been his dream to open his own dojo. Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia have been an inspiration for this dream. In July 2016, Sensei Gio established the Notting Hill Karate School as a Shukokai Dojo. Sensei Gio loves to teach and share the art and passion that he finds in <\/span>karate. After\u00a0a long journey Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia awarded Sensei Gio with his 1st Degree Black Belt in 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u2022 1997 \u2013 Shotokan Karate Cup \u2013 Sparring \u2013 1st Place<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1998 \u2013 Shotokan Karate Cup \u2013 Sparring \u2013 1st Place<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 1998 \u2013 Battistello Karate School \u2013 Most Spirited<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 2014 \u2013 Battistello Karate School \u2013 Achieved Shodan-Ho<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 2015 - Battistello Karate School \u2013 Most Spirited<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 2015 \u2013 Battistello Karate School \u2013 Achieved Shodan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Alexander Diaz<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensei<\/b> Alexander Diaz Dehaney 3rd Dan<\/strong> is the Chief Instructor at the Hoppers Crossing Karate School. Sensei Alex started Karate at the age of 6 in Cuba. He became the Cuban National Champion at the age of 15 and then trained and studied with the state team from the age of 16. He migrated to Australia 6 years ago, not knowing a word of English and began his Australian karate journey at Battistello Karate School.\u00a0Sensei Alex has a deep passion for karate both competing and teaching he loves to encourage his students to do the same. Sensei Alex was lucky enough to be able to open his own dojo Hoppers Crossing Karate School in 2017 with the help and support from Sensei Luc and Sensei Sonia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Achievements\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2018 National Australian Karate Champion<\/span><\/p>\n

2013 National Australian Karate Champion<\/span><\/p>\n

5 Time Cuban National Champion<\/span><\/p>\n

Victorian State Champion<\/span><\/p>\n

Melbourne Karate League Champion<\/span><\/p>\n

2019 competitor in WKF Montreal, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently on the Karate Victoria Team<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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