Oleg's sport activities

• Oleg Sannikov has been a devoted karate practitioner for over 30 years. He currently holds a 4th dan (4th level black belt) in Hayashi-ha Shitoryukai Karate-do (a traditional Japanese karate style) and is proficient in traditional Japanese weapons (bo and sai) of Kenshinryukai style. 

Oleg is a member of the NSW State Karate Team since 2012 to present.

At the Australian Open Karate Championships of 2016 he won Gold in kata (technique) in the 45+ age division. Also in 2016, he won a Gold medal in kobudo (weapons) at the Hayashi-ha Karate and Kobudo Asian-Pacific Championships hosted in Sri-Lanka.

Other recent achievements are

2017

• NSW State - 35+: Kata - gold
  
• NSW State - 35+: Kumite (sparring) - gold 

2016 

• NSW State - 45+: Kumite - silver
  
• NSW Open - 35+: Kata - silver, Kumite - gold

2015 

• NSW State - 35+: Kata - gold
  

2014 

Australian National Championships 45+: Kata - silver, Kumite - bronze

• NSW Open - 35+: Kata - gold, Kumite - silver
  
• NSW State - 35+: Kata - silver, Kumite - silver

2013 

• 7th World Hayashi-ha Karate & Kobudo Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Kobudo (weapons) - bronze med