It was a memorable tournament for the eight Pollet’s centres from across the nation as they picked up 41 titles, but a huge boost to the Bathurst centre, which claimed 10 of those.

Hanshi Ian Pollet claimed the biggest scalp of the Bathurst group by taking out the grand champion title in traditional weapons.

Pollet said the World Cup was an example of what his students can achieve when they show their dedication.

“It was a big event for us because we had our guys competing in many things over the three days. Their preparation was very good and that’s why the results were very good,” he said.

“There was really good refereeing, the crowds were good and with a thousand competitors there you can imagine many people were in the halls.”

The competition also attracted an online viewership as high as 26,000 people, keeping the press-ure high over the course of the three-day event which comes to Sydney once every three years.

The remaining nine world champion crowns were shared among four other Bathurst competitors.

Jessica Doueihi and Giamia Radice claimed an impressive three division wins. Doueihi’s wins came in Mixed Martial Arts, Jiu Jitsu and Koshiki, while Radice’s three all came from different events: Team Sparring, Pankration and Sumo.

Amanda Doueihi scored a double with titles in Pankration and Jiu Jitsu.

The winning achievements were rounded out by Nikki Plaisted, who claimed a continuous sparring crown. It was a big moment for Plaisted, who was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer five years ago and can now claim to be among the world’s best in her discipline.

“They’ve competed all year long and in this they did great. I’m very pleased with them. I can’t think of one achievement that shines through more than anything else. If anything, it was the great friendship and support for one another down there,” Pollet said.

“We were going there expecting to do fairly well, because we’ve got a lot of faith in our ability, but to have that winning record of 41 is really good. It was great, especially for our girls, who had some great results.

“A lot of the Bathurst guys travel everywhere to compete. I’m sure there are some weekends where they would just like to put their feet up and relax ... but there’s been a lot of sacrifices made for this and it has shown in the results.”

The group will now get set for the World Karate Championships in Brazil at the end of November.