TWO karate practitioners have returned to their Carrum Downs dojo with silverware from a competition in Poland.
Bruce Hyland, owner of the Bruce Hyland Ishinryu Karate dojo, and his student Daniel Brooker won silver medals at the WKA World Karate Championships in Szczecin. Brooker won silver in Kama and Kumite, and Hyland won silver in Kumite.
Hyland’s dojo has been running since 1975. The school first ran in Chelsea before moving to Seaford in 1980, and Carrum Downs last year.
Hyland says that karate “has many benefits for all ages”.
“Karate has fitness, personal discipline, the rewards of going through the ranks, and achieving a black belt. Of course you also learn personal self-defence, which in today’s environment adds to your personal confidence,” he said.
70-year-old 7th Dan Hyland has been competing for decades. His dojo runs classes for kids, teenagers, and adults.