Jason Crimmin graded to blackbelt under IKO1 (Matsui) and then returned to Mackay where he trained with Kyokushin Union and has now achieved te majority of his tournament success. At 32 years of age, Jason is now coming into his own as a Kyokushin fighter with 2009 looking like his best opportunity for success in Japan.
Tournament History
2004 Australasian Ring Karate Champion – Men’s Middleweight/Lightweight (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
2004 ISKA – Queensland Men’s Open Weight full Contact Champion (Maroochydore, QLD)
2004 ISKA – National Men’s Open Weight Black Belt Full Contact Champion. (Sunshine Coast)
2004 Men’s middle-weight/light-weight combined- Full Contact Open Karate Grand Champion (Gold Coast, QLD)
2004 Kyokushin Twin Towns- Open Lightweight Champion (Twin Towns)
2004 John Taylor’s International Ring Karate- Middleweight Prestige Male Champion (Location: Sydney)
2004 International Kyokushin Organisation KYOKUSHINKAIKAN – OPEN LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION – Queensland State Champion (Brisbane)
2005 South-Pacific Full Contact Weight Tournament – Men’s Lightweight – (Auckland, New Zealand) – 3rd Place
2005 All Japan Championship – Top 8. Osaka, Japan
2006 All Japan Championship – Top 16. Osaka, Japan
2007 All Japan Championship – Top 16. Osaka, Japan
2007 Australian Kyokushin Union National Championships – 2nd Place (Mackay, QLD)
2008 Kyokushin Union World Cup – Top 32 (Japan)
Training History
Shodan (1st Dan) – September 2004 – IKO1 Matsui – Brisbane Dojo
2nd Dan – November 2008 – Kyokushin Union – Brisbane Dojo
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