WongsDojo Karate & Kobudo Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

WongsDojo Karate & Kobudo Beverly Hills

Locality: Beverly Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 405 622 401

Address: 75 Ponyara Rd Beverly Hills NSW 2209 Beverly Hills, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.wongsdojo.com.au

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25.01.2022 Great to see an Interview with our teacher Kancho Wong in the Okinawan karate news.

24.01.2022 And of course; this man could be a woman, too.

24.01.2022 Hello everyone, We hope you are all safe and well. On Sunday, December 6th from 6pm to 7:30pm (JST), we will be having a Kobu-ryu Kobudo Zoom Seminar with Kobud...o and Uechi-ryu 10th Dan Takashi Kinjo Sensei. It is an open seminar where everyone is welcome to participate. Here are the details: ------------------------------ Kobu-ryu Kobudo Zoom Seminar Date & Time in Japan: December 6th, 2020 (Sunday) 18:00 - 19:30 Date & Time in Paris: December 6th, 2020 (Saturday) 10:00am - 11:30am Host: Kobukai Venue: Kobukai Headquarters Dojo via Zoom Event Support: Ageshio Japan Participants requirements: All levels welcome Number of participants: Unlimited Fee: 3,000 JPY (payment in advance) ------------------------------ Seminar Program --------------- ZOOM OPEN: 17:45 Opening greetings: 18:00 - 18:05 Basic warm up and training: 18:05 - 18:15 Bo Kata (Shushinokon): 18:15 - 18:45 Short Break: 18:45 - 18:50 Bo Kata (Chounnokon): 18:50 - 19:20 Q&A Session: 19:20 - 19:30 ------------------------------ If you are interested and would like to join, please contact us via email at [email protected] and we will send you information on how to register. We hope to hear from you soon. Stay safe and healthy.

23.01.2022 Its finally finished. This was a weekend project to build version two of a Kobudo(Weapons) training dummy. Treated pine construction, recycled car tyre body padding on a plywood base. It can be disassembled for easy movement and be easily be altered as needed. I could not wait so gave it a quick test run and will be adding it to the training regime. Videos to follow. If you are interested do let me know

22.01.2022 A completed pair of custom sewn reinforced leather kama sheaths with press stud fasteners. Special thanks to dad for sewing and reinforcing the blade stay.

21.01.2022 Meet our CHILTERN (VIC) Branch Instructor: SENSEI DAVID EDWARDS (& his son Zach) took over the Rutherglen (VIC) branch at the end of 2002 from Sensei Brenton. S...ensei David met Kancho Johanes Wong and the Wongsdojo Karate club at Corowa RSL a year earlier through a karate seminar. Sensei David & Zach left the Wodonga Wado Ryu after 10 years of training and teaching. During that time, Sensei David & Zach drove to Sydney multiple times a year to train at Wongsdojo Hombu. Sensei David had to learn the Mei Bu Kan karate style and it's history and by doing so Sensei David was able to set up the Chiltern Valley Dojo in Victoria. Both father & son have travelled with Wongsdojo to Okinawa on numerous occasions. Every training experienced in the Okinawan dojo is always a memorable experience. Every student that have travelled with Wongsdojo karate to Okinawa have truly enjoyed the culture, the training sessions and of course the food. Sensei David is 4th Dan Black belt in karate & 4th Dan in Kobudo. With Kancho Johanes Wong’s permission, in 2019, Sensei David has asked for Sensei Tony Hennessy to take over the Chiltern branch. However, Sensei David would still continue teaching the Kobudo classes. For more details of the class times, please contact Sensei David on 03 5726 1306. Follow Chiltern branch on Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/GojuRyuChilternValley/

19.01.2022 A Weekend project to build more Makiwarra bases from 4mm plate steel. Let me know if you are in looking for one to train at home or check out the equipment section on my site alxgla.id.au for more options

18.01.2022 CHI ISHI is a traditional Okinawa karate training tool used in order to develop hand, wrist, arm and shoulder strength. It consists of a wooden pole with a conc...rete weight at one end. The extension of the weight provides extra conditioning to hand and wrist strength. Used in Hojo undo (supplementary exercises) by some Karate styles, the Chi Ishi is used by gripping the wooden pole and swinging the concrete weight around or holding it stationary with the weighted end extended. Chi Ishi training is very similar to the kettlebell workouts & is used as part of training today in Wongsdojo karate. Contact us for more details of our karate & Kobudo training schedule. See more

18.01.2022 home dojo kids class facebook site

17.01.2022 Hi all, i built this training dummy some time ago. it rocks but do you think it needs forward facing arms for block attack/defence let me know what you think. https://youtu.be/_jk8TsCaWjY

17.01.2022 Memories from the Wongs Dojo Hombu photo album (part 1) - training in Okinawa and practicing with Kaicho Ikemiyagi

16.01.2022 Big thank you goes out to the Wongsdojo Beverly hills branch students for continued training for what was the fifth week of distributed live video classes. Showing the true Spirit of Budo. keep up the great work and train on.

16.01.2022 Zen okinawa karate do renmei demonstration in Okinawa prefectural BUDO - Kan Kancho Masaaki Ikemiyagi Hanshi 9 Dan Meibukan Goju ryu #ikemiyagi #strongkarate #meibukan #meibukanItalia

16.01.2022 http://okic.okinawa/en/archives/newstopics/p4567 Our center started a new short movie series on Okinawa karate and kobudo. The first master presented is Ikemiyagi Masaaki sensei, Goju-ryu Hanshi 9th dan. Many more master to come soon...

16.01.2022 Session with the Master, best in person, but if you cant get there you have this video at your finger tips. https://youtu.be/4xYwck2OBHs

16.01.2022 Im not one for motivational posters but.. i this i like

15.01.2022 This was Created by the Wongsdojo branch out of the Uni of NSW in the late 90s and it still good today. You might be a martial artist if... 1. You find yourself casually standing in a cat stance. 2. You find yourself practising stances while standing in lines. ...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Another great pic from our last Okinawa trip in 2018. Heading back this year cant wait.

15.01.2022 Memories from WONGs DOJO karate vault - Group KATA demo in OKINAWA at the 2016 The worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Karate & Kobudo Performance Exchange.

14.01.2022 Just completed the first or our Beverly Hills Dojo Sydney; At home distributed live training sessions. Great response from the students and parents participation. Great to see the group together. Its like your own one on one session. Same time next week, see you then :)

13.01.2022 Meet our Wongsdojo student - JAMES James is currently 3rd Dan in karate, 5th in kobudo & an Orange belt in Naha-Te. I have been doing Karate since 2005. I st...arted off with karate & added kobudo in 2013. 15 years ago, I was introduced to karate by a friend of mine who had been going for about a year. The hardest thing to overcome in my karate training was in 2013, during that time I was always in pain due to my back problem. I pushed through with my training & with the guidance of Kancho Wong. Determined to beat this, I got better & stronger after a year of perseverance & reminding myself that I will do this no matter what each time I stepped into the dojo. My advise to anyone thinking of starting or new to karate is...to be a great karateka you must always practise (renshu renshu cai renshu). Be patient & don’t give up. There are days when you are not motivated, that’s the days to give 1000% (yes 1000 & that’s not negotiable). Karate & Kobudo are always about learning for me. Practising multiple times & stretching my limits with the ‘can do’ attitude. My best karate moment was my first trip overseas to train for a week in Okinawa, Japan. Every aspect of training was very rewarding. I have been back multiple times since then & have found that from every trip, it has allowed me to expand my martial arts knowledge deeper, connect to the roots of my styles & come back home with experience that money can’t buy. For more details regarding your next karate &/or kobudo class, please contact us.

13.01.2022 Get yourKarate Gi ready... Hombu dojo classes are back from 1st February for a year of progress, new skills & smart training. For other locations, please contact the respective branch Sensei’s .

13.01.2022 Beverly hills Dojo had another great distributed live training session today focusing on fight fitness. Great to see all the students involved and a growing number of parents. These live to your living room sessions will continue each week. Stay strong

11.01.2022 Masaaki Ikemiyagi Dojo

11.01.2022 The MAKIWARA is part of traditional karate training. Video showing our master, Kaicho MASAAKI IKEMIYAGI (9th Dan) hitting the makiwara. Look at how strong every punch is executed This video was taken in 2016 when Wongs Dojo group visited Okinawa to train @Kaichos dojo.

10.01.2022 Memories from WONGs DOJO karate vault - Kancho Johanes Wong performing KATA demo in OKINAWA at the 2016 The worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Karate & Kobudo Performance Exchange.

10.01.2022 ISHI training is used to condition and build strength. Many traditional conditioning tools fall under the category of Hojo Undo and like picture below, the training tool are still used today in Wongs Dojo Hombu. Contact us for more details of the training schedules.

10.01.2022 Testing my newly created Kobudo Training dummy

09.01.2022 Dai Sensei(top teacher) Meitoku Yagi Performing a master class in Seipai https://youtu.be/0eL39zeC2hE

09.01.2022 Testing my now complete Kobudo (weapons) training dummy https://youtu.be/_jk8TsCaWjY

09.01.2022 The 2nd Okinawan Traditional Karate and Kobudo World Wide Seminar 2014. You will see the Wongs Dojo Team in attendance (first up in the Green nd Gold :) )

09.01.2022 Start the new year getting back to basics with single point sparring. https://youtu.be/ceFW-aTuI3M

07.01.2022 #ikemiyagi #ikemiyagifamily #gojury #meibukan #okinawakarate Okinawa Karate kobudo international seminar 2020 Goju Ryu class

07.01.2022 AMAC Sydney round one just completed at Ryde aquatic centre today. Great turnout of competitors supporters and officials, celebrating and validating the passing of martial arts knowledge throught tournament and compitetion. Round 2 is in May. Head down to your local club and start training/ preparation now :)

07.01.2022 Quick weekend project to create a timber scabbard for my Kama. Stained, polished with a Velcro tie.

07.01.2022 Stay safe, Don't stop training

07.01.2022 Another batch of hand crafted leather Makawarra punch pads completed. Let me know if you need

07.01.2022 On behalf of Kancho Johanes Wong & Wongsdojo NSW & VIC instructors - HAPPY FATHERs Day to all the dads & grand dads here and in overseas for a wonderful relaxing day. Stay safe everyone & keep on training. Karate is life .

06.01.2022 Weekend project to build another Kobudo(weapons) practice dummy is coming along nicely. This is version two of the weapons dummy with strengthened brackets, stronger structure and a updated base. Its nearly there, I just need another car tyre to complete the body and front leg then add wheels and weight hangers to give it more mass. Ill update the pics as as the project continues.

05.01.2022 Another holiday project creating stock of handcrafted Oak training Kama. Pair on the right are cedar stained and gloss poly coated. as always hit me up if you need a pair

05.01.2022 TANREN BO is a wooden device used ‘solely’ for conditioning the wrists and arms. The purpose is to strengthen and develop the wrists and forearms in order to be...tter facilitate the use of a Bo or Katana. It is also used in other training purposes for strength, conditioning & shoulder flexibility. This equipment is used in traditional strength training used by many karate styles (Hojo Undo). The Tanren Bo is traditionally made of oak. A lump of wood with a handle, it can be used for partner strength training & conditioning. The overall benefits of Tanren (conditioning) are for whole body strength, focus, precision & improving internal strength. Kobudo training has s available at Wongsdojo Hombu. Please contact us for details.

05.01.2022 I finally got around to creating a training pair of wooden Kama, seen here along side single sharp steel Kama. The wooded pair are made form Tasmanian Oak. Let me know if you re looking for a pair as i can make more.

04.01.2022 Train with WONGSDOJO HOMBU - TOONGABBIE. Traditional & modern training under the one dojo. You can also follow Wongs Dojo Hombu - Kids class on Facebook.

04.01.2022 Memories from the Wongs Dojo Hombu Karate vault - Kancho Johanes Wong interviewed for Blitz magazine. Remember the martial arts mags that you can get monthly from newsagents...before everything went online.

04.01.2022 KONGOKEN is a Karate Strength Training Tool. A traditional Okinawa & Japanese martial arts tool used as a HOJO UNDO (supplementary exercises) to the regular k...arate training in order to develop upper body, lower body, core strength & for balance training. The KONGOKEN is a large heavy iron or steel ring that can weigh up to 45kg. The theory behind this training tool is that its awkward shape focuses a student to use many different muscles when moving this unwieldy and heavy object.

04.01.2022 Meet TOONGABBIE (NSW) Kids Karate instructor: SENSEI FEN INGERSOLE started training martial arts at the age of 11. With 38yrs experience in multiple martial art...s discipline, there’s 3 generations of martial artists running in the family with her dad (Kancho Johanes Wong) as the head instructor of Wongsdojo Hombu Australia & her kids practicing karate also from a young age. Sensei Fen has attained 5th Dan in Mei Bu Kan Go Ju Ryu Karate. 1st Dan in Karate Naha-Te, 1st Dan in Kobudo Koburyu, 1st Dan in Hap Ki Do & Provisional Black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Sensei Fen’s started training when she joined her dad to a Tae Kwon Do & Hap Ki Do class. Shortly after that her dad opened a Karate Naha-Te school and by this stage Sensei Fen was training 3hrs twice a week & early Sunday Hap Ki Do private lessons. In the early 1980’s, Fen’s dad went to Okinawa & studied under Kaicho Ikemiagi. Wongsdojo Hombu adopted the Mei Bu Kan Go Ju Ryu style & this became Sensei Fen’s 2nd style of karate learnt. From 2000, Sensei Fen expanded her fitness journey by attending various classes at the gym, took up boxing & attained her fitness certificate. Besides the kids karate class, she also teaches boxing fitness classes at the Hombu dojo. Sensei Fen says that her best karate moments was when she was awarded McDonald’s Junior Sports Star of the week back in 1987 & was featured on the front page of a local newspaper. The other great moments was participating with 3973 karatekas in Guinness World Record event in Okinawa Japan for ‘Most people performing a Kata’ in 2016. Sensei Fen graduated from a teaching degree but over the years life took her to many other career path until in Feb 2019 when she took over the Toongabbie branch kids karate class. Sensei Fen says it’s funny how life can bring you to a full circle, regardless of the diversion, the universe will take you to where you’re meant to be. They say that teaching kids takes a lot of patience. I believe it’s more than that as you really have to know them & the styles they learn things before you can successfully teach them. You have to be super creative when you are explaining something to them. Make it fun, make it real so that they remember without sacrificing the discipline part of what you want to convey. What works in an adult class, often don’t in a kids class, so the way you teach has to be in line with how that individual thinks & retains information. Once you identify this, you will win them every time & their progress is a lot faster & smoother. Kids karate class is currently on every Mondays & Tuesdays with an additional Thursdays classes from 2021. Wongsdojo Kids Karate class is an Active Kids approved provider. Please contact Sensei Fen for more details.

03.01.2022 Today we honor Sensei Meitoku Yagi, founder of GojuRyu Meibukan March 6, 1912 February 7, 2003

02.01.2022 Meet our BEVERLY HILLS(NSW) Branch Instructor: SENSEI ALEX GLA started learning karate (Go Ju Kai) in 1988 under Con Hardas while still in high school & progre...ssing over the years to provisional black. It was while working in IT support (his first Job) back in 1996 & chatting to a customer (Iwan - Wongsdojo student), Sensei Alex got to talking about martial arts & a traditional Okinawan style of Karate called Meibukan. Intrigued in what traditional karate meant Sensei Alex was introduced to Kancho Johanes Wong. He started training, loved it so much & he was hooked. Sensei Alex could not get enough of it, training karate as much as he could. He also took up swimming & Wing Chung Kung Fu under Jim Fung in Chinatown for 12 months. Sensei Alex is always driven to never limit himself to a single train of thought as he says that there is always another application for a technique. However, life quickly progressed too. Sensei Alex moved overseas & then later interstate for a few years. After a short pause, Sensei Alex resumed training again at Wongsdojo karate in 2004 when he got back. He worked hard & over the years progressed to a black belt. Sensei Alex became a branch instructor in 2013 taking over the torch from then Daceyville branch instructor Desmond & by 2015 he moved the class closer to home at Bevery Hills. Class is growing stronger with 12 kids & young adults. During that time, Sensei Alex also studies Kobudo Kobukai (Okinawan weaponry) at Wongsdojo Hombu. With a strong karate background, he has progressed to 5th Dan Black Belt with hopes of starting a Kobudo class in the near future. Passing on knowledge & training others is by far Sensei Alexs greatest driver. "You dont really know what you know until you have to teach kids". When it comes to teachers, Sensei Alex have a great role model & mentor in Kancho Johanes Wong. He says that Kancho Wong always has the time to explain martial arts to him & his students. There is always another way to solve a problem & when in doubt train it out. Sensei Alex is 2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate & 5th Dan Black Belt in Kobudo. He said that his greatest moments are the trips to Okinawa where the Wongs dojo group travel like a family & live like locals. Participating in Okinawan karate & Kobudo seminars, tournaments & of course training. Long hard training session with our Karate Kaicho Masaaki Ikemiyagi and Kobudo Kaicho Takashi Kinjo. Please contact Sensei Alex on 0405 622 401 for Beverly Hills Karate schedule. Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/WongsDojoBeverlyHills/

01.01.2022 It’s your time to get back into training! It’s only hard if the excuses in your head is louder than your determination. Keep training regardless of the weather. Adults & Kids class available. Please contact us for more details.

01.01.2022 HAND MADE EKU - made to order in brown or black. 50% deposit is required before an order can commence. Additional fee for interstate postage. Allow up to 3wks... for completion. Contact Kancho Wong for details. EKU (sometimes spelled eiku or ieku) is an ancient weapon of Okinawan kobud that originated from an oar. See more

01.01.2022 18th anniversary of Yagi Meitoku passing on the February 7th 2021 This February 7th marks the 18rd anniversary of Yagi Meitoku, Dai Sensei passing. Yagi Meitoku..., was born on 6th of March, 1912 in Naha, Okinawa - died on the 7th of February, 2003. He was a karate master and teacher. He has learned Goju-ryu from its legendary founder Chojun Miyagi. On April 29th, 1986, Emperor Hirohito named Yagi a Living National Treasure (ningen kokuho) for his contributions to the martial arts. See more

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