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# Blackbelt Dinner 2025
- URL: https://www.gojukarate.com/blackbelt-dinner-2025/
- Published: 2025-09-24T15:30:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-24T15:30:45.000Z
- Author: Goju Karate
- Tags: News

The 2025 edition of the Annual Blackbelt Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 4th, at 6PM.

This year, blackbelts will be returning to **Cellini Restaurant**, located at 65 E 54th St, New York, NY 10022.

### A Return to Tradition

[Cellini](https://www.cellinirestaurant.com/?ref=gojukarate.com) has been the site of the Annual Blackbelt Dinner for the past two years – in 2023 and 2024\. The restaurant has done a wonderful job with the food, ambience, and service, and we're pleased to return this year.

In 2023, the Blackbelt Dinner was held at [Estiatorio Milos Midtown](https://www.estiatoriomilos.com/location/nymidtown/?ref=gojukarate.com). And the 2022 edition was held at [Daikanyama](https://www.dkyama.com/?ref=gojukarate.com).

### Tickets for Blackbelts

New blackbelts (i.e., candidates currently in Selection) are invited as special guests of all the dojo's blackbelts, including Sensei. 

Existing blackbelts are asked to help defray the cost of the dinner by purchasing tickets, which can be done at the dojo or online.

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****Purchase Tickets for the 2025 Annual Blackbelt Dinner**  
October 4, 2025 at 6PM

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