Sensei Jessica is the daughter of Sensei Mark. She commenced her Karate training in 2007 at the age of just 2 years and first competed at the age of 3. In 2012, she commenced training in Muay Thai and Arnis. 2014 saw her begin training in RyuKonKai Karate and Kobudo and BJJ. Each year, Sensei Jessica travels with her father Sensei Mark to birth place of Karate and Kobudo – Okinawa Japan where she trains with various Grand Masters, she also travels to Tokyo each year for training with the Japan Karate Association. Sensei Jessica is already a veteran of Sports Karate having competed for over 10 years and won an enormous amount of titles including: 128 First Places, 79 Second Places and 35 Third Places, for a total of 241 top 3 placings. Her tournament results are listed below. With more than 18 years of training under her belt she is a very experienced teacher. Sensei Jessica is an exceptional role model for the kids who join Bujutsu Martial Arts and Fitness Centre.
Martial Arts Qualifications
3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan) Japan Karate Association
3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan) RyuKonKai Karate and Kobudo
2nd Degree Black Belt (Nidan) Shotokan Ryu Karate Do
2nd Degree Black Belt (Nidan) Bujutsu Karate Jitsu
Instructor Muay Thai
3rd Kyu Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Iaido
4th Kyu Arnis
BJJ Yellow Belt (jnr grade)
First Aid and CPR
Registered Prohibited Weapons Instructor – NSW Police Force
Certified Practising Karate Instructor with the Australasian Federation of Traditional Karate and Kobudo
Certified Practising Kobudo Instructor with the Australasian Federation of Traditional Karate and Kobudo
Japan Karate Association Judges License – Level D
Japan Karate Association Instructors License – Level D
Significant Achievements
In 2018, won the JKA W/F Australia Junior Competitor of the Year Award
In 2018, selected a s National Team member for the Australian Karate Federation
In 2018, selected as a State Team member for the NSW Karate Federation
In 2017, won the JKA W/F Australia Junior Competitor of the Year Award
In 2017, selected as a State Team member for the NSW Karate Federation
In 2017, School Sports House Captain
In 2016, International Sports Karate Association Australia number one competitor for the Male and Female 10-11’s divsion
In 2016, International Sports Karate Association (ACT) number one competitor for the Male and Female 10-11’s division
In 2016, Jessica was rated as the International Sports Karate Association – number one competitor in Extreme Kata, Extreme Weapons, Self Defence, Showmanship, Sword Combat, Point Sparring and Continuous Sparring.
In 2015, Junior Sports Person of the Year finalist
In 2015, awarded News Local Junior Sports Star of the week
In 2015, Jessica was rated as the International Sports Karate Association – Australia number one competitor in Traditional Forms, Extreme Forms, Traditional Weapons, Extreme Weapons, Showmanship, Self Defence, Sword Combat, Koshiki and Point Sparring
In 2014, awarded ISKA World Champion – Traditional Weapons
in 2014, awarded ISKA World Champion – Points Sparring
In 2014, Jessica was rated as the International Sports Karate Association – Australia number one competitor in Traditional Forms and Traditional Weapons
Special Awards
2019 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2018 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2017 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2016 OIKA Dedication Award
2016 Ryu Kon Kai Australia Junior Student of the Year
2016 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2015 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2014 Bujutsu Martial Arts Student of the Year
2014 Ryu Kon Kai Australia Junior Student of the Year
2013 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2012 Bujutsu Martial Arts Dedication Award
2011 Bujutsu Martial Arts Most Outstanding Little Tiger
2009 Pollet’s Martial Arts Most Outstanding Little Tiger
Tournament Results
1st Place
2026 NSW Japan Karate Association State Titles - Kata
2026 NSW Japan Karate Association State Titles - Kumite
2026 RyuKonKai Robert Slywa Memorial Cup - Empty Hand Kata
2026 RyuKonKai Robert Slywa Memorial Cup - Traditional Weapons Kata
2025 NSW Japan Karate Association State Titles – Kata
2025 NSW Japan Karate Association State Titles – Kumite
2023 Australian Martial Arts Championships Round Two – Traditional Forms
2020 Ryu Kon Kai Robert Slywa Memorial Cup – Traditional Weapons
2019 Ryu Kon Kai Robert Slywa Memorial Cup – Traditional Weapons
2019 Japanese Karate Association World Federation Tournament – Traditional Forms
2019 Japanese Karate Association World Federation Tournament – Kihon Ippon Kumite
2018 NAS Round 4 – Points Sparring
2018 NAS Round 4 – Traditional Forms
2018 NAS Round 3 – Traditional Weapons
2017 ISKA Illawarra Championships – Traditional Weapons
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Clash Sparring
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Traditional Weapons
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Sword Combat
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Synchronised Kata
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Traditional Forms
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Sumo
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Synchronised Kata
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA CCP – Synchronised Kata
2016 Bujutsu Martial Arts Annual Kata Tournament
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Self Defence
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup -Synchronised Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Synchronised Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open -Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open -Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Sumo
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Points Sparring
2015 Australian Martial Arts Games – Points Sparring
2015 Australian Martial Arts Games – Self Defence
2015 Australian Martial Arts Games – Traditional Weapons
2015 Australian Martial Arts Games – Weapons Demonstration
2015 ISKA Australian Titles – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Australian Titles – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Australian Titles – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Australian Titles –Sumo
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Sumo
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Koshiki
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Showmanship
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Extreme Weapons
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Extreme Forms
2015 Bujutsu Annual Kata Tournament – Traditional Weapons
2015 Bujutsu Annual Kata Tournament – Traditional Forms
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Self Defence
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Points Sparring
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Traditional Weapons
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Traditional Forms
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Demonstration
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Showmanship
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Team Sparring
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Koshiki
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Sumo
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Showmanship
2015 ISKA NSW Open – Sumo
2015 ISKA NSW Open – Self Defence
2015 ISKA NSW Open – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Extreme Forms
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Extreme Weapons
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Showmanship
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Sumo
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Koshiki
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Points Sparring
2014 ISKA Australasian Titles – Traditional Weapons
2014 ISKA Australasian Titles – Self Defence
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – U/9’s Traditional Forms
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – U/16’s Traditional Forms
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – Black Belt Open Self Defence
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – Traditional Weapons
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – Point Sparring
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – Continuous Sparring
2014 ISKA World Titles – Traditional Weapons
2014 ISKA World Titles – Points Sparring
2014 Singleton Country Championships – Traditional Weapons
2014 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Forms
2014 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Weapons
2014 Bujutsu Martial Arts Centre Annual Tournament – Traditional Forms
2014 Bujutsu Martial Arts Centre Annual Tournament – Traditional Weapons
2014 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Weapons
2014 ISKA Sydney Cup – Traditional Forms
2014 NAS Martial Arts Tournament Round 2 – Continuous Sparring
2nd Place
2019 Japanese Karate Association World Federation Tournament – Shobu Ippon Kumite
2019 Japanese Karate Association World Federation Tournament – Sword Combat
2018 NAS Round 4 – Traditional Weapons
2018 ISKA NSW Open – Traditional Forms
2018 ISKA NSW Open – Traditional Weapons
2018 NSWKF NSW State Championships – Kumite under 47 kilograms
2017 ISKA World Titles – Traditional Weapons
2017 ISKA World Titles – Points Sparring
2017 ISKA Illawarra Championships – Traditional Forms
2017 ISKA Illawarra Championships – Point Sparring
2017 ISKA Illawarra Championships – Sumo
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Traditional Forms
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Points Sparring
2017 ISKA Sydney City Open – Sumo
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Self Defence
2016 ISKA CCP -Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA CCP – Clash Sparring
2016 ISKA CCP – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Sumo
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Synchronised Kata
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Extreme Forms
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Sumo
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Weapons
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Koshiki
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Point Sparring
2016 ISKA Winter Nationals – Synchronised Kata
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Sumo
2016 ISKA Capital Class – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open – Koshiki
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open – Extreme Forms
2016 ISKA Battle of Canberra – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Showmanship
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Extreme Forms
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Extreme Forms
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Self Defence
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Sumo
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Traditional Weapons
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Team Sparring
2015 Australian Martial Arts Games – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Australian Titles – Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Sumo
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Continuous Sparring
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Extreme Forms
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Self Defence
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Showmanship
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Point Sparring
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Sumo
2015 ISKA Western Nationals –Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA NSW Open – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA NSW Open – Showmanship
2015 ISKA NSW Open Points Sparring
2015 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Traditional Forms
2014 ISKA Australasian Titles – Traditional Forms
2014 ISKA Australasian Titles – Points Sparring
2014 Australian Mart Arts Games – U/16’s Self Defence
2014 Singleton Country Championships – Traditional Forms
2014 Singleton Country Championships – Self Defence
2014 Singleton Country Championships – Points Sparring
2014 ISKA Valley Open – Points Sparring
2014 ISKA Winter Nationals – Traditional Forms
2011 ISKA Winter Nationals – Showmanship
2011 ISKA Australian Championships – Little Tigers Event
2010 ISKA Australian Championships – Showmanship
2010 ISKA Australian Championships Little Tigers Event
3rd Place
2023 Australian Martial Arts Championships Round Two – Traditional Weapons
2018 NAS Round 3 – Points Sparring
2018 AKF Sydney Cup – Kumite under 47 kilograms
2018 AKF Australian Open – Kumite under 42 kilograms
2017 NSWKF NSW Open Championship – Kumite under 47 kilograms
2017 AKF NSW State Titles – Kumite under 42 kilograms
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Traditional Weapons
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Clash Sparring
2017 ISKA NSW Open – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Continuous Sparring
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Australian Titles – Sumo
2016 ISKA CCP -Sumo
2016 ISKA CCP – Points Sparring
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Extreme Forms
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA ACT Federation Cup – Traditional Forms
2016 ISKA Country Championships – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Valley Open – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Sydney City Open – Extreme Weapons
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Sumo
2016 ISKA Northern District Regionals – Sword Combat
2016 ISKA Western Nationals – Sumo
2015 ISKA Australasian Titles – Traditional Forms
2015 ISKA Australian Titles – Sword Combat
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Extreme Forms
2015 ISKA Country Championships – Showmanship
2015 ISKA Valley Open – Sword Combat
2015 Australian Martial Arts Federation Australian Open – Sumo
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Sumo
2015 ISKA Winter Nationals – Koshiki
2015 ISKA Sydney City Open – Koshiki
2015 ISKA Western Nationals – Extreme Forms
2014 ISKA Winter Nationals – Point Sparring
2014 NAS Martial Arts Tournament Round 2 – Traditional Forms
2014 ISKA Western Nationals – Weapons Kata
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