MIKE STONE

"On the path of life where it narrows for the passage of only one, be prepare to step aside only if it will not hurt you and the ones you love."

"Treat others with love and respect not because of who they are, but because of who you are."

"It is your chosen ATTITUDE,which defines and sets your ALTITUDE, LONGITUDE and LATITUDE of the experiences of your daily life."

MAL MACRAE

Mal was first introduced to the martial art of Aikido during the start of a clock and watchmaker apprenticeship in 1977. At that time his trade teacher, David Brown, was also one of Australia’s most senior Aikido students/instructors and Mal soon began studying Aikido as well under his guidance.

Extensive years training in Australia and abroad have exposed Mal to different ideas in the way Aikido is studied. He also taught at a Japanese cultural centre for more than sixteen years, introducing groups of school children to Aikido on a daily basis.

Mal then went on to start his own organisation, ki fusion Aikido (the art of fusing ki), in 2002. He has for years been teaching instructors from other martial arts, enabling them to adapt and integrate ki fusion principles to enhance their own practice and teaching.

GARY VICCARS

Shihancho Gary Viccars commenced training in Kyokushin Karate in 1968 and has been training continuously since then.

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The title of Shihancho was bestowed upon him by the IKO Matsushima Organization to which he belongs and it means boss of the Shihans.

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He was graded to the rank of 7th Dan in 2006 by Kancho Matsushima, 9th Dan and Hanshi John Taylor 9th Dan.

As such he is one of the foremost instructors of Kyokushin Karate in the World and is also recognized as one of the top referees in the World having been referee at many World events.

JAMES DEMILE

James W. DeMile is an American martial artist and author who was one of Bruce Lee's first group of students when they met in 1959 at Edison Technical School. DeMile was featured in Lee's only novel, The Philosophical Art of Self Defense, published in 1963.

NEAL HARDY

Master Neal Hardy is Chief Instructor of Fire Dragon Australia. He has been training since 1981, earning his Black Belt in Ireland in 1986. Master Hardy commenced public classes in Pai Lum Kung Fu in Canberra's Inner North in 1995. He is now a 10th Higher Level and Grand Master of the Shaolin White Dragon Australian Branch.

Grand Master Hardy is attracted not only by the breadth of Pai Lum Kung Fu techniques and approaches to defence, but also by its philosophy, which is a Way to live, and, ultimately, die.

Grand Master Hardy seeks harmony, and trains Bonsai plants as well as students. In any spare time, he makes Bonsai tables from Australian timbers, and plays Go (Wei Shi), and sometimes plays Irish music, on the Uilleann Pipes and whistle. He also shoots arrows from a bare recurve bow, again seeking perfection.

Grand Master Hardy teaches most classes at the Ainslie Club (unless he is out of town), offers private lessons, and runs day and half day courses in Pai Lum Kung Fu throughout the year.

Grand Master Hardy collects Dragons.

HENRY ARANDEDA

SiFu Henry Araneda was born in Sydney Australia and began his martial arts training at a very young age in various styles. He is the head instructor and founder/owner of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy est 2004.