Bob jones martial arts zen do kai winter camp youtube. Zen do kai takes techniques from many martial arts such as muay thai, karate and brazilian jiu. Kaizen dojos has been actively involved in the community for over 20 years instructing a variety of classes throughout the week ranging from. Zen do kai accoding to bob jones is suppose to mean the best of everything in progression and alot of the zendokai stylist branch out into mma, muay thai fma etc etc.
They created the art after leaving the japanese goju kai karate dojo. Bob jones martial arts, epping, victoria, australia. He means that zen do kai is not one style but all styles. Triad zen do kai it was while in the army that gary was first introduced to the martial arts. The bob jones martial arts organisation is the largest martial arts organisation in australasia, with affiliated clubs and centres throughout australia and new zealand, boasting hundreds of selfdefence and fitness classes a week. Al passed away today surrounded by friends and family and is now at rest after a tough ba. Zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system which originated in australia by bob jones and richard norton. Im getting a bullshit vibe from a place i was considering. Zen do kai instructor, for the teaching of students up to sho danho. Our zen do kai classes are taught with an open mind and continually challenges our students to improve their martial arts awareness and skills, whilst merging traditional. It epitomizes everything that zen do kai has represented since its inception in 1970. Bob jones with richard norton and a cast of bjc black belts in a television pilot filmed in 1975.
Norton has been on the cover as well as featured in editorials of martial arts. Witness the highlights of waimas legendary annual event, the bob jones martial arts zen do kai winter camp. Bob jones started his training under soke tino ceberano then left and started his own system in 1970 called zen do kai karate translated as the best of everything in progresion and our beginning. Billy began training with the legendary bob jones in august 1970, just after the establishment of zen do kai in australia. He opened his first karate school in aldgate in march, 1981, as a brown belt and achieved his black belt the following month on anzac day. Soke billy manne has been training in martial arts since he was six years old. The zen do kai stylist wear very colorful gis being a mixture of black and red, i think once they get to 4th dan then they wear all white gis. For soke richard, one of the key aspects of all karate training is to develop internal connection as well as correct body alignment. Bob jones apparently owns the zen do kai name, and according to his site they teach free style karate, and bjc muay thai bjc being bob jones corproration. John rizzo5th degree thesiszen do kai wildcat divisionnovember 29th 2006. Zen do kai meaning the best of everything in progression with its unlimited use of techniques from karate, kung fu, tae kwon do and all other major styles of martial arts are just some of the reasons i will continue to train with this bob jones system for the rest of my life.
Bob jones created this organisation based on family and started awarding family crosses back in 1970. Zen do kai martial arts freestyle bob jones martial arts. Zen do kai kidz karate program v3 bob jones corporation 1998 3 acknowledgments the following people have had a role to play in the development of. Themind, body and spirit of zen do kai can all be seen through the eyes of the zen do kai. His training experience in the martial arts goes back 43 years. Bob jones, in the development of the world famous zen do kai system of karate. Zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system which was developed in australia by bob jones. Zen do kai means, according to jones, the best of everything in progression.
In addition to the karate base, theyve incorporated a lot of muay thai. The martial arts style that the golden knights teaches is called kin bushi ryu and is. Bob jones is one of the pioneers of martial arts in australia and has come along way in 30 years. Grant was formerly a 5th degree in zen do kai having spent 36 years training in bob jones martial arts and he also holds black belts in several other styles including a 3rd degree in okinawwan goju ryu karate, a 2nd degree in bjc muay thai and holds a level 1 practitioners certificate in paul cales kinetic fighting systems. Lo zen do kai e uno stile di arte marziale, originario dellaustralia. Richard first gained notoriety as a martial artist in the seventies when he worked along side his lifelong friend, mr. Zen do kai martial arts freestyle is a phenomenon created by bob jones on 1st june 1970 when he opened his first martial arts club in elizabeth st. Norton has trained in many aspects of the martial arts in his 55 years of training, including judo, karate, brazilian jiujitsu, aikido, thai boxing and several japanese weapons systems. We are a freestyle martial arts operating since the 70s. Check details for clubs in the upper north island, central north island, lower north island and south island for directions to the clubs see the map below. Soke bob jones founder of bjc zen do kai talks about the successful introduction of bjcaek arnisescrimakali and the importance of. This is sometimes known as intra abdominal pressureiap.
It has evolved from adding the principles and techniques of many martial arts disciplines together with the strong bob jones fighting tradition to form a modern, effective and comprehensive selfdefence system. Soke bob jones founder of bjc zen do kai talks about the successful introduction of bjcaek arnisescrimakali and the importance of training in weapons selfdefence. The aims and objectives of zen do kai s kidz karate program are to develop. Its a type of kickboxing that bob jones started way back in the 1970s.
Its been over 40 years since australian bob jones, 9th degree black belt, founded zen do kai in his homeland, the martial art is now practised in different locations around the world. Zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system that was founded in 1970, when soke bob jones opened the first zen do kai dojo in elizabeth street, melbourne. Our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy for his family. Bob jones martial arts system includes a variety of styles incorporating zdk freestyle martial arts, bjma kickboxing, kidz kickstart karate and bjma krav maga. Golden knights a zen do kai splitoff south australia. Zen do kai is a martial arts system designed over four decades ago. In this third and final part of our interview with bjc founder and pioneer, bob jones, bob fills us in on the future of the bjc and his kickboxing years. The secrets of zen do kai by yogita soneji submitted on january 15, 20 created by bob jones and richard norton, zen do kai is a free style martial art, which originated from melbourne australia. Bjma is an established organisation providing effective selfdefence and fighting systems. He used this experience to cocreate the hybrid martial art zen do kai with fellow security guard bob jones.
Producing my first zen do kai black belt peter pum at my bacchus marshdojoin 1993. New members information booklet all stars defence martial arts gym. At the other end of the scale you have the totally unstructured, do as you feel, change. The style was founded by jones and richard norton when they left the japanese goju kai karate dojo of tino ceberano jones describes zen do kai as an open system, and as such is open to influences and ideas from all around the world zen do kai means, according to jones, the best of everything in. A martial arts system designed over four decades ago. We are proudly apart of the zen do kai australia and bob jones martial arts au. Gary macrae, founding master of the golden knights began his karate training in 1979 under the instruction of ed skipter a talented instructor of bob jones s style of karate, zen do kai. Bjma new zealands current club listing with session times and classes available. With the famous bruce lee movies flooding the cinemas. It has evolved from adding the principles and techniques of many martial arts disciplines together with the strong bob jones fighting tradition to form a modern, effective and comprehensive self defence system. With that in mind zen do kai has gone through constant evaluation and change, endeavoring to search for just that, truth in practicality. Our logoas the bushido and ishoa crosses are synonymous with zen do kai, so is our corporate logo. National urban combat academy coastal dragons dojos.
Zen do kai translates from japanese as the best of everything in progression. The name zen do kai translates to the best of everything in progression. Zen do kai karate zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system that was founded in 1970, when soke bob jones opened the first zen do kai dojo in elizabeth street, melbourne. Bob jones corporation 07042001 preliminaries rationale. The translation for zen do kai is the best of everything in progression. In 1970 bob jones had founded his style of karate, zen do kai. The founder of the system of karate do we started with is soke bob jones. Determination and goal setting, zen do kai is the prefect stress release and motivator for adults. He has attained a 9th degree in zen do kai, australia. The home zen do kai, kidz karate, bjma kickboxing muay thai, kidz kickboxing, bjma krav maga, xma, eskrima and fighting fit. Guy learns formal karate, but wants to do techniques outside his style, so breaks off and does his own thing.
Our hearts go out to the bell family for the sad passing of alan bell. Zen do kai karate has been taught in frankstonaustralia by the bob jones martial arts group for over 40 years. Bob jones zen do kai martial arts freestlye karate. Breaking my leg in october 1994 in my second kickboxing fight, which gave me an opportunity to develop my coaching ability. Zen do kai freestyle martial arts is a phenomenon created by bob jones on 1st june 1970 when he opened his first martial arts club in elizabeth st. He began his karate training in 1979 under the instruction of ed skipter a talented instructor of bob jones s style of karate, zen do kai. Over 20 years experience in martial arts, to train as one and respect each other. Zen do kai s translation is the best of everything in progression and this personifies what the art offers.
Zen do kai was founded by bob jones and richard norton, when they left the dojo of japanese karate goju kai of tino ceberano in 1970. Zen do kai freestyle martial arts chikara martial arts. A healthy attitude towards self and a healthy attitude to sport. All of our instructors have been and are regularly tested at the highest level to ensure a consistent national standard. Zen do kai anam cara, cash ave samford, brisbane 2020. Soke bob jones, the founder of the zen do kai describes the style most aptly by referring to it as a purist system. Just looks like one of the many freestyle karate schools we have here in the us. Venne e fondato da bob jones e richard norton, quando lasciarono il dojo giapponese di karate. It has been recognised for its effectiveness and is widely used by bodyguards and security personal because its adaptive and evolving culture. We are proudly apart of the zen do kai australia and bob jones martial arts au kids karate mornington peninsula. Zen do kai martial arts freestyle is a phenomenon created by bob jones on 1st june 1970. Bob jones is one of the pioneers of martial arts in australia and has. Zen do kai australasias largest freestyle martial art.
Originally intended to cater for those who worked in the security industry, the demand and popularity grew beyond expectation. As the organisation has grown over five decades, so has the bjma family. They opened the first zen do kai centre in melbourne. Talked to a judoka freind about martial arts years later, mentioned i had this green belt, he sort of laughed, and pointed out to me, that in a neighboring town, zen do kai had a bad repbecause the club members there for some time went around beating up on other dojosstyles members etc, using, naturally, the bits they werent supposed to. Richard norton born 6 january 1950 is an australian martial artist, action film star, stuntman.
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