The Dojo’s of the Shaolin-Ryukyu Kempo Martial Arts School were founded in 1994 by Adam Lang,
then a 1st Degree (Dan) 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.
Since then, hundreds of people in the Wellington area from the ages of five to eighty five have participated in the classes.
From the original two Dojo’s started in Johnsonville and Khandallah, there have been two more added,
these are located in Papakowhai and Northland.
Students have the opportunity to grade through the ten coloured belt ranks from White belt to Brown Belt and then the
ten 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.
Since 1993, there have been fourteen students who have trained through to 1st Degree Black Belt, these are:
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
Terumi Isogai
John Paul Cable
Paul Towler
Benjamin Dunn
Prashant Lakshman
Sarah Blows
Alex Purvis
Cameron Paintin
Timothy Ross
Lachlan Philipson
Tariq Kader
Samuel Spekreijse
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - June 1999 - San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - June 1999 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - June 1999 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2001
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2003 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2003 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - May 2004 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2004 - Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2004 currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2005 currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - April 2006
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - Feb 2008 currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2008 currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2008 currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) - December 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt December 2008 currently
Junior Black Belt - April 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - April 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - April 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - July 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - July 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - July 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - December 2009 currently
Junior Black Belt - December 2009 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.
