Sunday, December 7, 2008

2008 Comes to a Succesful End
Over 200 students graduated to thier next Belt on the 7th Of December 2008. We have lots of excitting classes to finish up the year make you you make use of them. Check our events page and download a pdf of the Calander. We are doing lots of training with Master Kelly at the moment working on the Kickboxing classes. Master Kelly is impressed by our instructors ability to pick up the ciricullum. Just goes to show having a good foundation helps to begin with. It was awsome to have Richard Norton and sam Greco as our guests to launch our new Thai Kickboxing program. We will have them both back soon. Vincent Shihan
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

New Bushidokan Black Belts
Congratulations to five of our students who made it to black belt on the 22nd of June 2008 Mitchell Mc Naughton Matthew Cable Mitchell Rogers Jonathon Yep Christian Gialamas
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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Fast Defence
As we ventured down to Sensei John Wills for 3 days of amazing training. Bernie, Chris Bosua and myself. The best self defence program yet. again Ultimate martial arts at the for front. accreditation to teach Fast defence programs. Students watch out. Renshi Vincent
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Sunday, March 2, 2008

MASTER Julius Melegrito
Great to have Master Julius Melegrito from the USA do a certification at Ultimate. Sempai Steve Angilcas Tony Attard and Renshi Vincent all certified. Well Done
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

2007 HIGHLIGHTS REVIEW
What an amazing year 2007 has been! As we recall some of the highlights of 2007 we also look forward to a bigger and brighter 2008! Here are just some of the events and success of 2007: • Renovation of upstairs dojo including new mats and Punch equipment • Launch and implementation of the 10 week qualifier program for Black Belt testing • Black Belt graduations 17 new Black Belts in June, 11 new black Belts in December • Two new 1st Dan in June • 10 and 8 week Lean and Fit Body shaping Programs launched and with fantastic results • Martial Arts Apprenticeship program – we now have 12 apprentices currently undertaking the program and will be offering ongoing positions to at least 2 of those apprentices at the completion of the program. All the Apprentices who complete the program will get an accredited LEVEL 3 Coaching Qualification. • Graduated Dani Laycock as the APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR and Dani received an Australia Day Award for her work as a Martial Arts Apprentice. • XMA gradings/ classes for kids and teens and new classes for adults • New Weaponry program which has doubled in popularity since the changeover to Tony and his excellent weapons classes. • Commencement of BJJ classes and Bernie now taking over the Bushidokan BJJ program • Xtreme Martial arts tournaments, 2 successful tournaments and Renshi Vincent elected as the State Director for ISKA Victoria • National CCP ISKA Championship in NSW – we took a team of 8 Bushidokan Students and came back with 5 National Champion titles shared by 3 people: Josh Jackson, Rodney Burns and Luke Bonnici • Ultimate SWAT team, Renshi Vincent, Sempai Claire, Sempai Chris, Jeff, Sempai Mel and Jane travelled to USA and attended the MAIA Martial Arts Supershow in Las Vegas and visited Martial arts schools in Los Angeles: including training with Chuck Liddell, John Horrocks and Matt Hughes of UFC fame. • International guests: Master Julius Melegrito, Master Roland Osborne, • Australian Master Instructors of International standing, Hanshi Tino Ceberano, Shihan Richard Norton, Sensei John Will, Shihan Alex Alt • Launch of the Shadow Boxer with Hanshi Tino Ceberano • Implementation of the MMA (Mixed Martial Art) Curriculum at Black Belt level testing. • Said goodbye to Luke Alcock and Jane Jackson who have both moved on to other work arenas and are sadly missed. Fortunately, Jane is still part of the Ultimate family, with her children still training at Black Belt level. • Implementation of Orientation program for new students and families. • Expanding Career Opportunities - Three new job positions! 1. In the second year ever of having a Full Time Program Director position – Jeff Ford carries the mantle. 2. Implemented our first ever FULL Time Head Instructor Position – Sempai Chris Bosua 3. Added a part time 20 hrs/week Instructor position – Michael Addison • Implemented the Level 1 Instructor training program for Assistant Instructors – many thanks to David Edwards for his expertise and tireless efforts. • Biggest yet Bushidokan Awards Banquet with 290 guests to celebrate 2007: special guests Hanshi Tino Ceberano, Shihan Richard Norton and Judy Green
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Rockin' with Roland Osborne again in 2007
We have the return of Roland once again this year and were fortunate to have him teach some of our kids classes. What a power house of energy. With his nutty, buzzing yet highly disciplined and strategic teaching style, Roland is in demand the world over to train instructors in teaching methods. He gave some inspirational talks to our teen classes and also to our Leasdership and Mastery class. He told how he started in the martial arts as a young kid and soon realised that if he worked hard, even though at first he wasn't as naturally talented as some, that he would improve and surpass his fellow classmates because, as he says, 'most people are lazy and just don't put in the effort'. T o be successful you just need to stay on track and keep at it. Not give up. By the time he was 15 he owned and was running his own martial arts school in partnership. By the time he was 30 he had made his first $1,000,000. He loves his life as a martial artist, travelling the world, training, staying healty and strong, learning and teaching, and striving for success. He says you can be anything you want and do anything you want to do - you just have to have the determination to stick at it. Being a Black Belt is a wonderful goal because it teaches you how to develop those characteristics for success in life. He also did a workshop/seminar with our Black Belt instructors and Program Directors to enhance our teaching skills. pics coming soon.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ISKA CCP National Championship Sydney 2007
Congratulations to all our Bushidokan Students and members of Team Ultimate who competed in the National Championships in Sydney in October: Michael Addison, Nick Addison, Alan Aguirre, Brooke Busuttil, Rodney Burns, Luke Bonnici, Josh Jackson. The team did spectacularly well. Look out for some photos coming soon! Congratulations to our 3 National Champions: Rodney Burns, Josh Jackson and Luke Bonnici!
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Monday, November 5, 2007

Bushidokan Awards Banquet 2008
What an amazing night! Congratulations to all our Bushidokan students, especially to all who attended on the night and experienced the incredible sense of family that we have at our school. We were simply blessed to have Hanshi Tino Ceberano and Shihan Richard Norton with us to share the special night. They spoke of training 'back in the day' and when Shihan Richard first attended one of Hanshi Demonstarations in the Ringwood area when Richard was just 15 yrs old. It was a real privelege to witness Hanshi then present Shihan Richard with his 5th Dan certificate and Shihan Richard said that "words can't describe what this means to me..". We were also entertained and entranced by some fantastic demonstrations: Team Ultimate, the Leadership & Mastery Team, KidsAdvanced class and the Black Belt Instructors demo. Thanks to all the courageous ones who got out on the mat and showed us what Bushidokan is about. The following are the nominees and recipients of the Awards in each category. Little Ninja awards: Politeness Nominees: Sinead Dunbar,William Newey, Mackenzie Burton, Taylah Mihan. The recipient of the Little Ninja Politeness Award is Sinead Dunbar Warrior Nominees: Sean Walter, Jacob Dawber, Adam flower Matricciani, Domenic Velardi. The recipient of the Little Ninja Warrior Award is Sean Walter Courage Nominees: Samuel Kavenagh, Cameron Evans, Jade Foster, Jordan Lach, Cade Cavenagh. The recipient of the Little Ninja Courage Award is Samuel Kavenagh Loyalty Nominees: Jia Bianchi, Adrian Hart, Jibril Agha, Aiden Hunter. The recipient of the Little Ninja Loyalty Award is Jia Bianchi Kids Fundamentals (white belts) Politeness Nominees: Jaius Rhyon, Chael Rhyon, Ashlee Edwards. The recipient of the White Belts Politeness Award is Ashlee Edwards Warrior Nominees: Troy Barr, Josh Danks, Riley Gray, Keenan Carruthers. The recipient of the White Belts Warrior Award is Keenan Carruthers Courage Nominees: Ashlee Edwards, Stefanie Ruggieri. The recipient of the White Belts Courage Award is Stefanie Ruggieri Loyalty Nominees: Phillip Ruggieri, Keenan Carrithers, Meka Cogan. The recipient of the White Belts Loyalty Award is Phillip Ruggieri Kids Yellow belts Politeness Nominees: Holly B-S, Daniel Velardi. The recipient of the Yellow Belts Politeness Award is Holly Warrior Nominees: Lauren Velardi, Matt Rimmer. The recipient of the Yellow Belts Warrior Award is Lauren Velardi Courage Nominees: John Arthur Battany, Nathan Keane. The recipient of the Yellow Belts Courage Award is John Arthur Battany Loyalty Nominees: Haidyn McElhinney. The recipient of the Yellow Belts Loyalty Award is Haidyn McElhinney Kids Blue/Red belts Politeness Nominees: Lachlan Rimmer, Mark Reynolds, samuel Kent, Harrisona Cant, Nicholas Lyell. The recipient of the Blue/ Red Belts Politeness Award is Lachlan Rimmer Warrior Nominees: Boris Music, Alex Kavenagh, Flynn Jacob, Zac Moore, Corey Simcocks, Darcy Smith. The recipient of the Blue / Red Belts Warrior Award is Boris Music Courage Nominees: Kiel Novak, Damien Basile-May, Zac Panourias, Nicholas Kavenagh, Alexander Eisermann . The recipient of the Blue/ Red Belts Courage Award is Zac Panourias Loyalty Nominees: Japhet Nip, Jordan Edwards, Serena Ruggieri, Richard Izod, Taylah Perry, Ryan Clark. The recipient of the Blue/ Red Belts Loyalty Award is Taylah Perry Kids Green Intermediate belts Politeness Nominees: Kevin Chau, Lauren douma, Ali Ollaik, Soraya Agha. The recipient of the Green Intermediate Belts Politeness Award is Kevin Chau Warrior Nominees: Benjamin Shephard, Charlie Ignatidis, Andrew Salter, Maddison Edwards. The recipient of the Green Intermediate Belts Warrior Award is Andrew Salter Courage Nominees: Andrew Agius, Cameron Scates, Samuel Arsovski, Adam Montagna. The recipient of the Green Intermediate Belts Courage Award is Samuel Arsovski Loyalty Nominees: Georgia Wright, Teleah Belkin, Daniel Arsovski. The recipient of the Green Intermediate Belts Loyalty Award is Georgia Wright Kids Advanced - Black belts Politeness Nominees: Lauren McKean, Miranda Boyle, Rhy Cogan, Benjamin James. The recipient of the Advanced - Black Belts Politeness Award is Benjamin James Warrior Nominees: Cameron Burns, Zachary Madrid, Mitchell Rogers, Robert Di Paolo, Jonathan Yiap, Jason Sanderson. The recipient of the Advanced - Black Belts Warrior Award is Robert Di Paolo Courage Nominees: Matt Cabble,, Alex Lademann, Christian Gialamas, Jonathon Marton, Robert Hayes. The recipient of the Advanced - Black Belts Courage Award is Christian Gialamas Loyalty Nominees: Alexander Butchard, Marnie Boyle, Kayla J. The recipient of the Advanced - Black Belts Loyalty Award is Marnie Boyle SCORESBY Kids Beginner Politeness The recipient of the Scoresby kids Beginner Politeness Award is Ryan Casperz Warrior The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Beginner Warrior Award is Eddie Taing Courage The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Beginner Courage Award is Kaushal Kumar Loyalty The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Beginner Loyalty Award is Lauren Casperz SCORESBY Kids Intermediate - Advanced Politeness Nominees: Mitchell Egan, Mitchell Jones. The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Intermediate - Advanced Politeness Award is Mitchell Egan Warrior nominees: Ricky Taing, Nilesh Kumar, Adam Jones. The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Intermediate - Advanced Warrior Award is Adam Jones Courage Nominees: Ebonie Johns, Cassie Coventry, Tasha Bourke. The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Intermediate - Advanced Courage Award is Cassie Conventry Loyalty Nominees: Caitlyn Minch, Vishaal Nair. The recipient of the Scoresby Kids Ineermediate- Advanced Loyalty Award is Caitlyn Minch Teen Novice Politeness Nominees: Lara Bowlt, Renae Sykes, Vinu Mani, Andrew Tonkin, Antony Zuccon. The recipient of the Teen Novice Politeness Award is Lara Bowlt Warrior Nominees: Simon Bowlt, Jordan Zolllo, Laura Greco, Tye Finnegan, Ashleigh Fewster. The recipient of the Teen Novice Warrior Award is Simon Bowlt Courage Nominees: Caitlin Haire, Daniela Cater, Siezo Sanyu, Connor Mills. The recipient of the Teen Novice Courage Award is Siezo Sanyu Loyalty The recipient of the Teen Novice Loyalty Award is Jermaine Parker Teen Intermediate (Red/ Green) Politeness Nominees: William Buruma, Kouhei Kawakami. The recipient of the Teen Intermediate (Red/ Green) Politeness Award is William Buruma Warrior Nominees: Luke Bonnici, Jemma Howard, Matt Brown. The recipient of the Teen Intermediate (Red/ Green) Warrior Award is Matt Brown Courage Nominees: Dean Jansen, Lee Nguyen, Luke Bonnici, Simran Sran. The recipient of the Teen Intermediate (Red/ Green) Courage Award is Luke Bonnici Loyalty Nominees: Dean Clark, Jemma Howard, Jason Bird, Luke Bonnici. The recipients of the Teen Intermediate (Red/ Green) Loyalty Award are Dean Clark, Jemma Howard XMA awards Politeness Nominees: Teleah Belkin, Gemma Clark,. The recipient of the XMA Politeness Award is Teleah Belkin Warrior Nominees: Jason Bird, James Meunier, Rodney Burns. The recipient of the XMA Warrior Award is Rodney Burns Courage Nominees: Scott Campbell, Ash Linney-Barber, Gemma Clark. The recipient of the XMA Courage Award is Gemma Clark Loyalty Nominees: Dean Clark, Nick Addison, Alex Lademann. The recipient of the XMA Loyalty Award is Alex Lademann Teen Advanced - Black Politeness Nominees: Rowan Moorey, Lisa Bradley, amer Pasanovic, Ajdin Pasanovic. The recipients of the Teen Advanced - Black Politeness Award are Rowan Moorey, Lisa Bradley Warrior Nominees: Rodney Burns, Jayde Busuttil, Jess Jackson, Nick Addison, Kenan Zujo. The recipients of the Teen Advanced - Black Warrior Award are Jess Jackson, Kenan Zujo Courage Nominees: Kenan Zujo, Ben Linney-Barber, Ellie Smith, Steven Repac, Corey Leb, Jarryd Khoo. The recipient of the Teen Advanced - Black Courage Award is Ben Linney-Barber Loyalty Nominees: Aaron Smalley, Ash Linney Barber, alice Arundell, Brooke Busuttil, Tanya Cooper, Josh Jackson, Darren Repac. The recipients of the Teen Advanced - Black Loyalty Award are Darren Repac, Ash Linney-Barber Adult Beginners White - Yellow Politeness Nominees: Leigh Walter, Jack Cheney, Cecilia Moreno, Adrian Raynor, Evan Dawe. The recipient of the Adult Beginners White - Yellow Politeness Award is Leigh Walter Warrior Nominees: Marcus Carrati, Jessica elliot, Charlie Jeffrey. The recipient of the Adult Beginners White - Yellow Warrior Award is Charlie Jeffrey Courage Nominees: Kate Lynch, Rowan Callaghan, Sally Aspinall, Ryan Brennan. The recipient of the Adult Beginners White - Yellow Courage Award is Sally Aspinall Loyalty Nominees: Kristen Dowzer, Pam McElhinney. The recipient of the Adult Beginners White - Yellow Loyalty Award is Pam McElhinney Adult Novice Blue Red Politeness Nominees: Zac Clark, Hanna Grantham, Tim Powell. The recipient of the Adult Novice Blue Red Politeness Award is Zac Clark Warrior Nominees: Kristian Pamamull, Justin Parker, Ben Bartlett, Jason Isaac, Setu Pelz. The recipient of the Adult Novice Blue Red Warrior Award is Jason Isaac Courage Nominees: Julia McKinna, Ashley Whishart, sheree Metcher, Bianco Wallace, Tammy Grant. The recipient of the Adult Novice Blue Red Courage Award is Sheree Metcher Loyalty The recipient of the Adult Novice Blue - Red Loyalty Award is Ben Bartlett Adult Intermediate Politeness Nominees: Thomas Frame, Greg Scott, Gretta Haisma, Dave Kilpatrick. The recipient of the Adult Intermediate Politeness Award is Gretta Haisma Warrior Nominees: Michael Howard, Antony Ball, Dom Amos, Andrew French, Joe Zollo, Josh Clark. The recipient of the Adult Intermediate Warrior Award is Dom Amos Courage Nominees: Elizabth Neubauer, Therese, Kevin Harris, Glen Cavanagh. The recipient of the Adult Intermediate Courage Award is Elizabeth Neubauer Loyalty Nominees: Brian Frankish, DAvid Edwards, Ando Williamson, Amanda Cullen, Lineth Aguiree, allan Aguirre. The recipients of the Adult Intermediate Loyalty Award are David Edwards, Ando Willimson Adult Advanced - Black Politeness Nominees: Bernie Lademann, Elizabeth Hayes, Simon Wheeler, Tony Attard, Andrew Thomson. The recipient of the Adult Advanced - Black Politeness Award is Bernie Lademann Warrior Nominees: Dean Bentley, Andrew Thompson, Darren Cook, Ray Dobby, Melinda Smith. The recipient of the Adult Advanced - Black Warrior Award is Dean Bentley Courage Nominees: Claire Busuttil, Nicholas Wright, Michale Addison. The recipient of the Adult Advanced - Black Courage Award is Michael Addison Loyalty Nominees: Jeff Ford, Jane Jackson, Simon Simcocks, Ralph Randell, Chris Bosua, Steve Anglicas, Louise Minch. The recipient of the Adult Advanced - Black Loyalty Award is Jeff Ford Special thanks to our special Bushidokan 'mums' who give so graciously to our school: Lisa Edwards, Yvonne Cooper, Jane Jackson, Amanda Cullen, Elsa Madrid and Donna Linney-Barber. Competitor of the Year Award 2007 was presented by Renshi Vincent to Josh Jackson. Instructor of the Year Award 2007 was presented by Hanshi Tino Ceberano and Renshi Vincent Busuttil to Sempai Chris Bosua. Award for Contribution to the Community 2007 was presented by Renshi Vincent to Sempai Melinda Smith Young Bushidokan Award 2007 was presented by Hanshi Tino Ceberano, Shihan Richard Norton and Renshi Vincent to Aaron Smalley. Bushidokan Award Senior 2007 was presented by Hanshi Tino Ceberano, Shihan Richard Norton and Renshi Vincent to Bernie Lademann.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

BLACK BELT GRADINGS JUNE 2007
Black Belts getting ready for sparring These guys love their push ups Strenght and Endurance Black Belt testing
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Saturday, November 4, 2006

Rockin with Roland
Roland Osborne presented 3 classes, for our juniors , our teens and adults and a special instructor training session. His dynamic energy and structured approach held some real gems. Please provide your feedback on these seminars.
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Saturday, November 4, 2006

Xtreme with Sterling and Emig
the XTREME class at Ultimate. and then Josh tricks out... Ando gets the low down on technique from DS, while Matt shows some of the finer points of flippin'...! Please give your feedback on this seminar.
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