Toyakan Higashi Karate Club at Helensvale on the Gold Coast is the largest traditional Japanese Karate School in Australia and boasts two highly qualified instructors: owner, Paul Butterfield and his son, Lewis Butterfield.

Paul Butterfield has been involved in martial arts for over thirty-eight years and has been teaching children Karate for a large portion of that time. He knows karate is a discipline that will continue to benefit to children outside the martial arts Dojo and has spent years honing his classes to focus on:

Confidence through learning new skills and understanding how to cope with different situations
Discipline through taking pride in obeying rules, acting responsibly and achieving one’s goals
Motivation through a desire to achieve more than seems possible
Focus through goal setting, discipline and motivation
Our professional instructors use Paul’s simple, effective 3 Step Success System in high-energy, engaging martial arts classes to instil these essential life skills.