Bankokuden Dojo

Bugei  in  the  Barossa  ​Valley

Goju-kobujutsu 剛柔古武術Goju-ryu Influenced Classical Japanese Martial Art is managed by the Kokusai Goju-kobujutsu Kenkyukai  国際剛柔古武術研究会  International Goju Classical Martial Art Research Society which is a department of the Sekai Kushindo Kobujutsu Kenkyukai 世界空神道古武術研究会  World Kushido Classical Martial Art Research Society

Goju-kobujutsu is a companion art to Goju-kenpo, the traditional Ceberano-ha Goju-ryu karatejutsu method and Goju-kalis, the Goju-ryu influenced method of Filipino Martial Arts.

John COLLETT Shihan is the technical leader for Goju-kobujutsu under Ceberano Hanshi's direction with technical assistance from Professor Raymond LEA, Saiko Shihan of the Kokusai Jujutsu Kenkyukai.

                John COLLETT Shihan

               Professor LEA

What is Goju-kobujtsu?

Goju-kobujutsu was developed to provide Goju-ryu Karateka 剛柔流空手家 Goju-ryu Karate Practioners with a broader, deeper view of the martial arts in order to enhance the skills that they have acquired through their karatejutsu training. 

Goju-kobujutsu contains many of the technical features that are found in traditional Nihon Koryu Jujutsu日本古流柔術Classical Japanese Jujutsu, which were typically established before 1868, and other similar Japanese martial traditions. 

Karateka may begin training in Goju-kobujutsu once they have achieved proficiency at the Karatejutsu  Shodan   空手術初段  Black Belt 1st Dan level; actually students may begin training before this time with the permission of their Dojocho  道場長  Dojo Leader, however, they will not be able to be formally certified in Goju-kobujutsu until they have been certified as Yudansha有段者Certified Black Belt holder in Goju-ryu Karatejutsu unless otherwise authorised by the headmaster.