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The Dojo’s of the Ko Bu Kan Ryukyu Karate School were founded in 1994 by Adam Lang, then a 1st Degree Black Belt in the art.
The purpose of the school is to offer the opportunity of training in this ancient Martial Art to people of all ages and backgrounds.
We have Dojo’s in several suburbs of Wellington run by qualified, experienced Instructors that have been members of the school
since beginning as ‘White Belts.’
Students have the opportunity to grade through the coloured belt ranks from White belt to Brown belt and then the levels of Black belt.
As well as the belt grades, senior students have the opportunity to train as Instructors and teach classes to help further their
understanding of the Art.
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Kenneth Bartlett
Adam Dustin
David Bartlett
Stephen Mataira
Alix Sandvid
Alex McCoy-West
John Dustin
Stefan Merrin
Andrew Empson
Niven Bartlett
Kenji Yamada
Rebecca Roche
Jason Roche
Monira Sos
Phillip Bartlett
John Paul Cable
Terumi Isogai
Benjamin Dunn
Prashant Lakshman
Tariq Kader
Samuel Spekreijse
Sarah Blows
Alex Purvis
Cameron Paintin
Lachlan Philipson
Timothy Ross
Alex Foresman
Paul Towler
Matthew Featherstone
Cameron Trueman
Rowan Stimson
Luke Ross
Connor Isogai
Jason Deery
Zizheng Cao
Andrew Spekreijse
Guy Armstrong
Sarah Irons
Adam Deery
Zain Kader
Logan Currie
Eduard Bradley
Adam Burgess
Luke Burgess
Austen Ashford Rangi
Rhys Mountain
Jacob Barrett
Jayden Baker
Samuel Arnedo
Brendan Ashton
Maddie Barrett
Jordan Barrett
Cameron Draper
Thomas Gawn
Wayne Hiscock
Jo Jackson
Nicole Johnstone
Johnny Kibblewhite
Zac Milne
Blake Paynter
Jen Prince
Aaron Radka
Jasmine Rangi
Damon Taylor
Samuel Waayer
Calvin Norris
Siddhant Lakshman
Samuel Harlen
Christopher Sa
Chantel Hanning
Fachry Agam
Ella Amos
Lottie Barrett
Tyson Lang
Jessie Kibblewhite
Jordan Ashton
Camina Chin
Cohen Hiswin
Lokesh Alipuria
Lauren Orams
Hayden Orams
Chester Rush
Michaela Paul
Albertus Viljoen
Harry Jansen
Anish Cook
Albertus Viljoen Jnr
Ewan Mizra
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Go Dan (5th Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 1999 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2001
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2003 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2003 Yon Dan (4th Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2004 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2004 Go Dan (5th Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2004
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2005
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Apr 2006
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Feb 2008 Yon Dan (4th Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008 San Dan (3rd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2008
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009 San Dan (3rd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) May 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jul 2009
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2010
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2010
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2011 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2012
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2012 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2012 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2012
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2012 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2012
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2013
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2013 Ni Dan (2nd Degree)
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2014
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2014
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Jun 2015
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2015 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2015 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2015
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Nov 2021 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2016 currently
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2016
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Nov 2021 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Nov 2021 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Nov 2021 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Oct 2016 currently
Ni Dan (2nd Degree) Nov 2021 San Dan (3rd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Oct 2016
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2017 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Dec 2017 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2018
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2018 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2018 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2018 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2019
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2021 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2019
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2021 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2022 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2021 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Sep 2019
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2022 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2020
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2021 Ni Dan (2nd Degree) currently
Sho Dan (1st Degree) Nov 2020
The two Senior Instructors are:
Alan Campbell
6th Dan currently
5th Dan currently
People of all ages, fitness levels and experience are invited to come to a lesson and give it a try.
You’ll never know if you like it unless you turn up. If you have had no training in the Martial Arts before
you can still learn in the class, everyone, including myself had a first lesson once.
The name ‘Ko Bu Kan’ means “School of Ancient Warriors.” This name was given to us by the head
of the United Ryukyu Kempo Alliance in recognition of our roots in Chinese Martial Arts.
