Our Team

Maria Rich (Gibilisco) is a World champion for Kyokushin Full Contact Karate. The first World Champion Australia was to produce. She has been training in Karate since she was eight years old and by the age of twelve was training five nights per week while other children were playing.

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

Peter Rich first walked into a Kyokushin Dojo in 1991. Classes were held in the Eltham Leisure centre Fridays and the Community hall on Mondays. It was a Friday night and Peter had given in to pressure by his older brother Andrew to just try it.

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

Sensei Manrico Moro achieved his Black Belt in 2014.

He is a 3rd Dan in Kyokushin Karate and trains in Wing Chun Kung Fu as well.

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

Antoinette Eames (Gibilisco) started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

Since 2005, she has trained at the Fighting Arts Fitness Centre under Shihan Maria Rich, achieving her Nidan (2nd Dan) in Kyokushin in 2018. After a 12-year break to focus on family, she returned to competition, winning her division and the Grand Championship at the Arnold Classic in 2018 and again in 2019.

Dale holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Peter Rich and has over 15 years of experience in the sport. He is a gold medalist in several prestigious competitions,

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS

started training in Kyokushin Karate 1984 under Sensei George Kolovos at the old Essendon Dojo in Bradshaw street Scout Hall. She gained her Black Belt in 1993 after sitting for years on a worn out Brown Belt.
Before her time as a contact fighter she placed in the top three in various non-contact divisions including wins at the NAS