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The Dojo’s of the Ko Bu Kan Ryukyu Karate School were founded in 1994 by Adam Lang, then a 1st Degree Black Belt in the art.
The purpose of the school is to offer the opportunity of training in this ancient Martial Art to people of all ages and backgrounds.
We have Dojo’s in several suburbs of Wellington run by qualified, experienced Instructors that have been members of the school
since beginning as ‘White Belts.’
Students have the opportunity to grade through the coloured belt ranks from White belt to Brown belt and then the levels of Black belt.
As well as the belt grades, senior students have the opportunity to train as Instructors and teach classes to help further their
understanding of the Art.
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Kenneth Bartlett
Adam Dustin
David Bartlett
Stephen Mataira
Alix Sandvid
Alex McCoy-West
John Dustin
Stefan Merrin
Andrew Empson
Niven Bartlett
Kenji Yamada
Rebecca Roche
Jason Roche
Monira Sos
Phillip Bartlett
John Paul Cable
Terumi Isogai
Benjamin Dunn
Prashant Lakshman
Tariq Kader
Samuel Spekreijse
Sarah Blows
Alex Purvis
Cameron Paintin
Lachlan Philipson
Timothy Ross
Alex Forsyth
Paul Towler
Matthew Featherstone
Cameron Trueman
Rowan Stimson
Luke Ross
Connor Isogai
Jason Deery
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Yon Dan (4th Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2001
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2003 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2003 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2004 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2004 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2004
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Apr 2006
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Feb 2008 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2010
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2010
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Currently
The two Senior Instructors are:
Alan Campbell
5th Dan currently
4th Dan currently
People of all ages, fitness levels and experience are invited to come to a lesson and give it a try.
You’ll never know if you like it unless you turn up. If you have had no training in the Martial Arts before
you can still learn in the class, everyone, including myself had a first lesson once.
The name ‘Ko Bu Kan’ means “School of Ancient Warriors.” This name was given to us by the head
of the United Ryukyu Kempo Alliance in recognition of our roots in Chinese Martial Arts.
