Instructor Caitlin Beveridge holds a First Degree Black Belt after eight years of training. She has been with Action Karate for three years and coaches in Blackwood. A career helping children was always the plan. Karate gave Caitlin something she loved, and she wants every child she teaches to feel it, too. Her competition record includes at least 30 first-place wins and two third-place trophies from an international tournament. Off the mat, she’s happiest playing cards with her family and hanging out with her friends.
Caitlin is at her best with the Action Karate Ninja Sharks, aged three to six. Her strengths lie in forms and self-defence, and she has a gift for adapting classes to children with additional needs.
Demonstrates each stance from several angles with visual cues
Splits harder skills into small steps and repeats instructions as often as needed
Gives neurodivergent students and those with special needs extra time to practice
Teaches practical self-defence that builds real confidence in students of any age
Teaching philosophy
Caitlin believes every child learns at their own speed, and her job is to keep pace with them. She pairs clear spoken instructions with plenty of demonstration, because some students need to see a move before it makes sense. If a stance isn’t landing, she breaks it down further and gives the student more time to practise. Safe techniques first and confidence follows.
She adores teaching her Ninja Sharks. Small wins send them into fits of excitement, and those smiles rarely leave their faces. But the real reward for Caitlin is the growth she sees over months. She remembers one shy little boy who wouldn’t step onto the mat. It took four classes before he joined in. Now, he walks straight onto the mat every class. And for Caitlin, that is where every black belt starts. Each one began as a white belt who refused to quit.
