Instructors

Instructor Instructor Profile
Sensei Dominic Hopkins
  • 24 years training
  • Twice Australian Lightweight Champion
  • Represented Australia in 5 international tournaments
  • Runner up in North American Championships - Lightweight Division
  • Member of 3rd Place Australian team at the 1st World Teams event - Coupe de Monde - Paris.
  • Branch Chief - Appointed in 1999 by IKO Japan under Kancho Matsui
Sensei Mark Mitchell
  • 31 years training
  • British Knockdown Champion
  • Represented UK in 6 international events
  • Three times kata and clicker champion
  • Studient of Hanchi Steve Arneil
Sensei Garry O'Neill
  • 24 years training
  • Three times Australian Lightweight and once Middleweight Champion
  • Fourth in 5th World Open Weight tournament
  • Twice runner up in All Japan Open Weight tournaments
  • Member of 3rd place World Teams event - Coupe de Monde held in Paris.
  • Previously IKO Honbu Dojo instructor
Sempai Malcolm Gouldstone
  • 35 years training starting in 1977
  • Competed in NSW State Tournaments
  • Competed in Australian National Tournaments
  • 3rd in 1992 Bendigo Asutralian Tournament
  • Trained with Hanshi John Taylor, Shihan Cameron Quinn, Sensei Peter Wolfe
Sempai Peter Chiricosta
  • 14 years training in martial arts
  • Completed shodan in Kyokushin in 2011
  • Shodan in Shotokan as well
  • Certified personal trainer and strength & conditioning coach
  • Australia National Champion 2009 & 2010