Jishukan Ryu Australia sets very high standards for our instructors. Apart from a grading certificate issued by the Headquarters in Japan, our black belt instructors all have Working with Children checks (or equivalent in the various jurisdictions around Australia, eg: Blue Card in Qld), First Aid (Provide First Aid HLTAID011) and National Coaching Accreditation Program (NCAP) certification (provided by the Australian Jujitsu Federation, the only National Sporting Organisation for Jujitsu recognised by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) in Australia). For those who have not yet obtained NCAP accreditation, the minimum standard is the Community Coaching General Principles Certificate issued by the ASC. In addition, in NSW, most instructors in PCYC’s also have a full police check.
Finally, our Chief Instructor maintains consistent technique across Jishukan Ryu Australia via regular interclub training, seminars and national training and grading weekends.
As a result of these mandatory requirements within our organisation, our risk profile is very low and allows access to a full insurance portfolio including Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Personal Injury.
The following is a list of our current active Yudansha (black belts). If a person does not appear on this list, they are in no way associated with Jishukan Ryu Australia and our Honbu (Head Quarters) in Japan:
Name | Rank | Title | Dojo |
Kingsley Avery | Sandan | Shidoin | North Canberra |
Alastair Bain | Shodan | Toowoomba | |
David Becker | Rokudan | Shihan | Rockingham, AC |
Stan Blundell | Godan | Shihan | Advisory Council |
Rodney Bourke | Sandan | Shihan-dai | Erindale, Canberra |
Tim Bourke | Yondan | Shihan-dai | Erindale, Canberra |
Andrew Bourke | Shodan | Erindale, Canberra | |
Bruce Briene | Sandan | Shidoin | Rockingham |
Steve Cheney | Sandan | Jun-Shidoin | Hornsby |
Samantha Davis | Sandan | Shidoin | Hornsby |
Chris Fearon | Rokudan | Shihan | Advisory Council |
John Finn | Godan | Shihan | Umina |
Thomas (TJ) Finn | Sandan | Shidoin | Umina |
Rebeka Finn | Nidan | Umina | |
Hanosh Fitter | Shodan | Tuart Hill | |
Steve Gower | Nidan | Ivanhoe East, Melbourne | |
Roberto Hernandez | Nidan | Umina | |
Leo Hore | Nidan | Jun-Shidoin | Hornsby |
Amy Griffiths | Shodan | Rockingham | |
Thomas Jackson | Shodan | Toowoomba | |
Tom Johnson | Sandan | Shidoin | Member at Large |
Steve Keiley | Sandan | Member at Large | |
Christopher Lasek | Nidan | Hornsby | |
Stef Lasek | Shodan | Hornsby | |
Jason Lloyd | Yondan | Shihan-dai | Toowoomba |
June Martin | Godan | Shihan | Advisory Council |
Jim Martin | Godan | Shihan | Advisory Council |
Michael McDonald | Shodan | Erindale, Canberra | |
Brett Milne | Sandan | Jun-Shidoin | Member at Large |
John Morrissey | Nanadan | Shihan | Deceased |
Gautam Mukherji | Shodan | Ivanhoe East, Melbourne | |
Zoran Prica | Nidan | Hornsby | |
Nina Prica | Shodan | Hornsby | |
Monika Prica | Shodan | Hornsby | |
Bernie Quinn | Godan | Renshi | Ivanhoe East, Melbourne |
Rohan Reece | Shodan | North Canberra | |
Courtney Siepen | Sandan | Shidoin | Hornsby |
Ron Smith | Nidan | Jun-Shidoin | Erindale, Canberra |
Victor Stuart | Yondan | Shihan-Dai | Tuart Hill |
Siobhan Usherwood | Shodan | Rockingham | |
Hayden Warren | Shodan | Tuart Hill | |
Justin Whitney | Sandan | Shidoin | Tuart Hill |
Charles Younge | Godan | Shihan | Rockingham |