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Congratulations to Greg Lake, who today earned his yellow belt. Another half a dozen plus will be ready within the next four weeks! Great work Greg!!

News Congratulations to our new orange belts, Shane Webster and Julie and Geoff Tynan, and new yellow belts Vasco Villaran, Dylan Lake, Nick Gillies and Raghu (not even going to try his full name). We have a few more who … Continue reading →

On May 27 several students tested for new belts. The grading was probably a little overdue, because everyone performed brilliantly, with most students achieving a passing grade of around 90%! Congratulations to Shane, Geoff and Julie, who are the first … Continue reading →

Sobukan recently demonstrated karate and jujutsu at the Kodomo no Hi Japan Festival at Cowandilla Primary School. Above is a display of images from Australia’s biggest volunteer run Japanese festival, including Sobukan family members, and other martial arts demonstrators. Thank you so much … Continue reading →

http://www.blitzmag.net/self-defence/326-chris-gillies-defence-against-a-two-person-attack Chris, what are the core principles of the martial arts you teach? I teach four separate martial arts within a unique curriculum: jujutsu (as learned at Hakkoryu So-hombu in Japan); karate (primarily Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo-jutsu); judo; and Shooto (Japanese … Continue reading →

Blitz is Australia’s no#1 martial art magazine. Here is a series of technique workshop articles published between December 2011 – February 2012. Unfortunately the jujutsu techniques could not fit within the format and were cut, but these were intended to … Continue reading →

What a crazy week! The 2012 IRKRS Gasshuku was a 5 day training camp with martial artists from 6 countries and many states. It was an amazing experience filled with great personalities and unique training. Hanshi Patrick McCarthy is a … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that Sobukan will be closed Thursday 19th April, as I travel to Myuna Bay for the International Ryukyu Karate Jutsu Research Society Gasshuku. We will be open the Tuesdays before and after. If anyone is looking for … Continue reading →

No advanced martial artist will undermine the importance of the elbows. In addition to being a very solid striking weapon, the control of the elbows in offensive and defensive technique is paramount. Let’s consider the simple straight punch. Beginners will … Continue reading →

We had some delicious Hakkoryu jujutsu moves for an entree, quite advanced for a starter. We then sampled a buffet of 12 tegumi drills, before feasting on a course of breakfalls and judo combinations. Mains consisted of a bold serving of … Continue reading →