Martial Arts Demonstrations
Our dedicated Martial Arts tent is one of the most popular attractions at Kodomo no Hi Japan Festival. Enjoy demonstrations from a range of local Adelaide groups, showcasing their skills in karate, aikido, judo and more.
Plus, if you’d like to learn more about how you can get involved with martial arts in Adelaide, our info booth located adjacent to the tent can point you in the right direction.
Sobukan
Sobukan dojo brings real Japanese mixed martial arts to Australia.
Sobukan is the culmination of 35 years of research into the world’s most beautiful, effective, and efficient martial arts. The founder, Chris sensei, has spent many years learning martial arts in Japan, Brazil, Okinawa and Thailand, culminating in blackbelts in Jujutsu, Judo, Kenpo, Filipino martial arts and several styles of Karate.
Sobukan is a dojo that brings all aspects of martial arts and culture together in a fun and safe manner. Members learn: – powerful and precise striking from Karate, Kudo and Muay Thai; – smooth throws from Judo and wrestling; – spectacular submissions from Japanese Jujutsu, Brazilian Jiujitsu and Shooto; and – traditional budo values. Classes suit total beginners and experienced martial artists.
One black belt martial artist recently commented that ‘there is nowhere other than Sobukan dojo that you can learn such breadth and depth of martial arts’. If you aspire to learn Karate, Judo and Jujutsu; If you seek a dojo that brings these together into one cohesive martial system; If you want to be part of a supportive community; Then Sobukan is your dojo.
Demonstration Time: 11.30 AM, 1.00 PM, 2.00 PM, 2.30 PM
Adelaide Kenyukai Kendo
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Adelaide Kenyukai, a kendo club based in the inner western suburbs of Adelaide. The club exclusively practices Kendo and offers a regular schedule of weekly lessons to both children and adults.
Trial lessons are available monthly and offered free of charge. For more information please contact the club directly vendo, often described as “Japanese Fencing,” is a traditional Japanese martial art.
Demonstration Time: 1.30 PM
The Abbe Budo School of Kyushindo
Founded in 1962 in London by Kenshiro Abbe, the Abbe Budo School of Kyu-Shin-Do is an outdoor school which focuses primarily on Kenjutsu – particularly battlefield sword arts – but also includes Iaido, Jojutsu, Bojutsu and simple hand to hand and hand to sword skills.
The School offers general non-contact training for people over 16, and offers full-speed sparring for advanced students in pairs and groups.
If you are interested in what you see today and would like to join the School for a free trial, or you have any questions at all, please come and talk to us or find us on Facebook.
Demonstration Time: 12.00 PM
UniSA Shodokan Aikido Club
“Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Kenji Tomiki. It is a predominantly defensive discipline which involves blending and taking your attackers balance and using their momentum against them.
The Uni SA and Flinders Shodokan Aikido club offers practice in self-defence, fitness and competitions with the opportunity to meet new people in a safe environment. The club is open to all members of all abilities and fitness levels. Additionally, the club is associated with Sport Aikido Australia (formerly Oceania Aikido Kyougi Renmai) and of course Japan for training workshops and competition events. Australia is a founding member of World Sport Aikido Federation (WSAF).
This club was founded in 1995 by Sensei Andrew Bereny, Rokudan (6th dan) He has more than 39 years’ experience in Shodokan (Tomiki) Aikido and is supported by a dedicated team of Black Belts like Bin Tran, Yondan (4th dan) Tom Nidan (2nd dan) Anna Shodan (1st dan) and other members here in Adelaide and Australia.
We welcome you to attend our club for a free introductory lesson.
Demonstration Time: 12.30 PM
UniSA Judo Club
Judo is a Japanese Budo (traditional martial art) and Olympic sport today. Judo is a great way to keep fit and learn self defence. It develops self confidence, concentration and flexibility, as well as physical coordination, stamina and strength.
Judo is known for its 68 throwing techniques (Tachi waza) but also includes 32 groundwork techniques (Katame waza), by using a range of hold downs (Osaekomi waza), 10 arm locks (Kansetsu waza) along with 12 strangle techniques (Shime waza).
If you are interested in judo, look for the UniSA Judo Club t-shirts and start a conversation with any of our friendly members.
Demonstration Time: 11.00 AM and 3.00 PM
International Okinawan Gojuryu Karate Federation (IOGKF)was established in Japan in 1979 by Morio Higaonna Sensei.
IOGKF Australia was established in the same year under the authority of Higaonna Sensei.
Gōjū-ryū, Japanese for “hard-soft style”, is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques.
The style was brought into Okinawa from Foochow, the capital city of Fujian province in China by Kanryo Higaonna in the last century and later passed that onto Chojun Miyagi who later names the style as Gojuryu.
Demonstration Time: 2.30 PM