Carlo Knoester
Your senior club coach and owner is Carlo Knoester. He started judo at the age of four under the instruction of his father and mentor, Sensei Joe Knoester 7th Dan. He graded for shodan (black belt) in 1977. Since qualifying in 1978, Carlo has participated and coached all over Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Pan America.
He has been coaching full time for 36 years and has produced countless state, national and international champions that competed at world championships and the Olympics. He is a sixth Dan internationally graded judoka. He also holds black belts in karate, jukado and jiu-jitsu and is a qualified senior first aider.
After his competition career he held different positions at various times as technical advisor, senior dan grading master, provincial chairman, head of national referees and provincial and national coach. In 1996 he became the youngest international A license referee in the world. He is past President of Judo Western Australia. Currently he serves as coaching and grading director as well as vice-president.
In 2007 he was appointed as the chairman of the JFA (Judo Federation of Australia Inc.) referee commission as well as OJU (Oceania Judo Union) referee commission member. He was the only Australian to qualify as referee for the 2005 World championships in Cairo, Egypt as well as the World Championships in Brazil during 2007.
Carlo was selected to referee the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 after which he was appointed as the Oceania Referee Director while sitting on the IJF panel for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
His style of coaching is based on fun with a firm hand on discipline. He is regarded as a world leader in the coaching of children. He is registered with the Australian Coaching Council, JFA (Judo Federation of Australia) as well as the IJF (International Judo Federation).
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