Judy Angeles Sensei, George Pyers Senpai and students drove down the Western Highway this week to join a Thurs night training class at Canterbury. Joined by Johann Misso Shihan, we enjoyed a good class of kihon ido (basic training manoeuvres) and kata performance and bunkai (application of techniques).
It’s likely that many students present were not aware of the rich Goju history and experience in the room. Johann Misso Shihan has decades of Goju training with Tino Ceberano Hanshi and Hobein Wong Kyoshi behind him from the early Nth. Balwyn days of Goju Kai karate.
Judy Angeles Sensei competed in the 1989 Kubota World Cup in Los Angeles winning the women’s kata championship, coached by Tino Ceberano Shihan. She relates her own journey in the martial arts.
“In 1974 when I began karate-do at the Mount Gambier YMCA Seishikan Dojo I did not believe that I would ever get to green belt level let alone Shodan level. Nor did I visualise becoming an instructor or even dream of having my own dojo.”
“However, it has been a journey that unfolded before me and I followed the path ahead. For me, that’s what martial arts is all about. I have been fortunate to have had a number of dedicated and insightful instructors in my life – especially during the formative years and I give full credit to those who taught me the concepts of mind, body & soul.”
“I love martial arts for the indiscriminate nature that it creates for anyone interested to learn and I’ve always found the dojo open to all without prejudice, particularly amongst the I.G.K. practitioners. I shall be eternally grateful to Tino Hanshi for his belief, guidance and infectious passion for the martial arts that he instills into all of us.”
There will be a number of joint training activities during the year for Victorian clubs.
Inquiries for Goju training in Ballarat and Mount Doran (between Ballarat and Geelong) can be made with the contact details below.
IGK Ballarat
Sensei Judy Angeles – 0459 424 648
Cnr Eureka/Stawell Sts. Ballarat.
Classes Thursday 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Email: kitsar@bigpond.com
IGK Mount Doran
Sensei Judy Angeles – 0459 424 648
233 Mount Doran/Egerton Road, Mount Doran.
Call to inquire about class times.
Email: kitsar@bigpond.com