News In Memoriam
Shihan Charles Mareikura
(12th March 1952 -1st June 2009)
Shihan Makeikura was inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame in 2000. He was inducted into both AMAHOF and WKUHOF seven years ago on Saturday 1st June, 2002, as the Maori Martial Artist of the Year at a ceremony held at Lake Taupo, New Zealand.
During his time involved in martial arts he practised many styles -Tien Sien Pai; Whanake Rangataua; Syukukan; Kyokushinkai; Kysyukan; and Shotokan karate. He attended many seminars around the world and spent much time training in Japan. At the time of his Induction into AMAHOF he held Karate 5th Dan and Judo 1st Dan qualifications.
Shihan Makeikura represented New Zealand in a number of international competitions over his martial arts career. Unfortunately he lost his battle with cancer on 1st June 2009 and will be missed by all of his friends in the martial arts community.
His achievements and commitment to the development of martial arts during his distinguished career is a great lose indeed. Our condolences go to his family.
Grandmaster Barry Bradshaw 10thDan
(10 February 1939 – 12 July 2010)
Barry (Brad) W Bradshaw
(AMAHOF’s first Martial Arts Legend with President Ramon Lawrence)
(Extract from 1996 Induction)
Kancho Bradshaw was born on 10 February 1939. By 1946 he began his first formal lesson in chinese boxing (Kung Fu) at the Young Chinese League, North Melbourne and at the Chinese Church of Christ, Carlton, Victoria. In 1950 his first formal lessons began in Jiu-Jitsu under Aurbery Bailey at VRI, Flinder Street Station, Melbourne, and by 1955 he received his first judo grading under Wally Strauss. By 1957 he had graduated to instructor level under Wally Strauss's personal supervision with his own class at Bluff Road, Hampton, Victoria as well as continuing formal lessons with Professor Strauss three times per week. Such personal tuition continued under Professor Strauss where he went on to gain positions of authority within the organisation. 1960 he was appointed assistant Hon instructor for Stennings Schools, Jiu-Jitsu and judo classes. In 1966 he began work with the Melbourne City Council and was appointed chief coach for Martial Arts where he established schools at five of the community centres in the greater Melbourne area, raising and appointing black belts as instructors.
Between 1967 and 1968 Kancho Bradshaw had established YMCA judo schools in the north eastern region of Melbourne, again raising black belt instructors for these areas. In 1968 he joined the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne at teacher level, and in 1968 he was officially appointed director of caretakers Hon board of directors of Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Karate Instructors Association of Australia. 1970 saw the establishment of schools in rural areas around Victoria, specifically Wallan, Kilmore, Cranbourne and Lilydale.
1975 began with initial contacts being made with Professor Wally Jay whereby Professor Strauss and Shihan Bradshaw discussed the implications of the small circle theory; contact was then re-established in 1984 with Professor Jay. In 1977 he was appointed regional organiser north of the Yarra in charge of supervision and overseeing all privileges of grading and/or grading recommendations for members of the association, and in 1979 he founded and established the Australian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Chinese Boxing Federation of Instructors to incorporate his Martial Arts experience in these three major disciplines into a total self defence system.
Kancho Bradshaw ceased affiliation with the Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Karate Instructors Association of Australia and Professor Wally Strauss in 1981 due to personal and professional differences of opinion in relation to karate and kung fu, in order to consolidate the chinese boxing chapter of the Australian Federation of Instructors, and in 1989 he became an affiliated member with the World Jujitsu Federation and Australian representative, Professor Jan de Jong. He also became an affiliated member with jujitsu America in 1990, following attending seminars run by Professor Wally Jay held in Melbourne in 1986. 1990 saw him re-establishing ties and affiliation with Ron Forrester and the Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Association that were initiated but not cemented during tenure with Professor Strauss. In 1992 Kancho Bradshaw initiated contacts with Professor Don Jacob with the intention of having him run a number of seminars in Australia for his organisation. At the same time contact was established with Relson Gracie.
Kancho Bradshaw formed the Australian Shihan Kai as the international body of the Australian Federation of Instructors in 1994. Liberally translated, the name of A.S.K. means the "Meeting of Australian Master Teachers" and is meant to embrace all martial arts of all styles. 1994 saw him sponsoring Professor Rick Clark to Australia to run a number of workshops and seminars for ASK on Kyusho Jitsu vital point techniques in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. Professor Clark again returned in 1995. He also affiliated with American Teachers Association of the Martial Arts and its international body, and in 1995 became the co-founder of the Australian and American Alliance with ATAMA and ASK. That same year he hosted the first sanctioned Australian and USA Alliance Martial Arts seminar to be held in Australia under the banner of the International Teachers Association of Martial Arts, and the first internationally recognised seminar for ITAMA outside the USA.
Kancho Bradshaw has received an outstanding lifetime achievement award of the International Teachers Association of Martial Arts for his nearly 50 years of excellence in several Martial Arts while embodying the pursuit of the "Perfection of the human character". In accepting the award the honour not only recognised his own achievements but the continuing contribution of Australian Martial Arts, and the knowledge and skills that Australian Martial Artists can contribute to the wider martial arts community. Kancho Bradshaw has also been nominated for the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame, but was unable to attend on that occasion.
Kancho Bradshaw is currently the executive director and principal instructor of the Australian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Chinese Boxing Federation of Instructors, as well as tournament director and chief lecturer for functions and competitions held within the Australian Federation of Instructors. He is also a State government licensed instructor in each of the three disciplines of Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Chinese Boxing to teach each of these Martial Arts anywhere in Victoria. He is currently graded as Kudan, 9th degree senior professor and black belt instructor in Judo, JiuJitsu/Taijitsu Ryu and Kung Fu; 6th dan Iaido and master teacher level in chinese boxing (kung fu).
LONG TERM PLANS
"To implement phase two which involves offering the same high calibre seminars to all States of Australia, thereby achieving the aim of furthering the knowledge and understanding of Martial Arts on a national level, as well as breaking the cultural barrier by exchanging different ideas and concepts of Martial Arts on an international level through host instructors."
Presidents message:
The above was a direct recording of his resume in the 1996 AMAHOF Booklet.
Grandmaster Barry Bradshaw was promoted to 10th Dan in November 1997 and became the first Chairman of the Inaugural Australasian Sokeship Council (ASC) on it’s formation the same year. He remained the Chairman until his resignation in February 2010.
In 2000 he was appointed the Vice President of AMAHOF and remained in that position until his retirement in February 2010.
Grandmaster Bradshaw only missed attending the AMAHOF Awards once in the whole time it existed and that was due to a family illness that prevented him joining us at the last moment. Such loyal dedication to service and duty is a demonstration to us all in what is expected of a martial artist to become such a senior and well respected member of the Australasian Martial Arts Industry.
Hanshi Malcolm Lomax 9th Dan
(24 November 1947 – 13 July 2010)
Malcolm Lomax
(Extract from 1996 Induction)
Kyoshi Malcolm Lomax was born 24 November 1947. His nationality is both Australia and the United Kingdom. Kyoshi Lomax completed four years secondary schooling gaining, his HSC. at R.M.I.T. Melbourne in 1965.
His qualifications read like a who's who, including successfully completing a 4 year apprenticeship as a painter and decorator; 6 years as an IBM computer operator; attained his level l as a paramedic; is a Martial Arts Instructor in the following:
Freestyle Karate (6th Dan), Judo (lst Dan), Jui Jitsu (2nd Dan), Arnis (2nd Dan), Tae Kwon Do (1st Degree), Tan Soo Do (1st Degree), Goju-Kai (Ist Dan), Kenpo Karate (lst Dan), Britain Seishin Tetsujin Ryu (lst Dan), Lama Kung Fu Sifu (Head Aust.) Kobujutsu (4th Dan), Weaponry Kyoshi Lomax's military history involved Infantry, S.A.S. British Army; Infantry, Australian Army; Unarmed combat instructor; Vietnam veteran.
His scripts written include; Tokyo Triangle 1&2, The Clans, Bluey, Phantom Soldiers, The Guardians, Weekend Warriors, Red Centre, Willie, Midnight Girl. Film and TV credits are, COP SHOP - Supporting Artist; SULLIVANS – Supporting Artist; CARSONS LAW - Supporting Artist; ANZACS - Stunts/Supporting Artist; SILENT RAGE - Stunts/ Choreography; EYE FOR AN EYE - Stunts; FORCE FIVE - Stunts; LONE WOLF McQUADE - Stunts; FORCED VENGANCE - Actor/Stunts; BLACK BOOMERANG - Actor; PHARLAP - Supporting Actor; DEATH OF A SOLDIER - Actor/Stunts; MISSING IN ACTION - Actor/ Choreography, MISSING IN ACTION 2 - Actor/ Choreography; NUMEROUS TV COMMERCIALS - Actor; "MIDNIGHT GIRL" - research/ development complete budget detailed costing.
Kyoshi Lomax also spent some 10 years in the hotel security industry from 1970 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1990 performing bodyguard security for stars such as: Olivia Newton John, Bob Geldof, John Farnham, John Travolta.
He is a member of Equity, and is able to speak Cantonese.
Presidents message:
The above was a direct recording of his resume in the 1996 AMAHOF Booklet.
Hanshi Malcolm Lomax was promoted to 9th Dan Hanshi in June 2005 by the Australasian Sokeship Council (ASC) under the Chairmanship of Grandmaster Barry Bradshaw.
He was appointed an Inaugural member of the Australasian Sokeship Council (ASC) on it’s formation in 1997.
In 1998 he was appointed the Vice President of AMAHOF and remained in that position until his retirement from the position in 1999. He continued as a Board Director until 2008.
He attended most AMAHOF Awards events and assisted in Grading panels whenever asked by the ASC.
He will remain in our memories forever as such.
KANCHO SENSEI MASAFUMI S SUZUKI
(1929 - 11TH OCTOBER 1991)
Suzuki Sensei was once quoted by another Karate Master as " The Biggest Little Man I have ever met". For anybody who knew Kancho Suzuki like I did, would know this to be true.
Kancho believed in the " hard way" and led his empire of Dojo's around the world just like the way they were run years earlier. His was very hard on his students, but he was from the old school. He changed over to Goju Ryu in 1955 when he went to Ryukyu (Okinawa) to study and live the Martial Arts way. In Okinawa, over the years he studied the Itoshu Style and Goju Style under his very good friend Kancho Miyazato Eiichi who was the Chief Instructor of Jundoukan in Okinawa. After he had mastered the Bojutsu, Saijutsu techniques and after many years away from Japan he returned to Japan in the company of his two good friends, Masters Miyazato Eiichi and Nagamine Jyoshin. On his return he built one of the largest Dojo's ever to be privately built in Kyoto, Japan our Seibukan Hombu. He died on October 11th 1991 in Taiwan. He held ranks in Karate-Do 10th Dan, Jujitsu 9th Dan, Kendo and Iaido 8th Dan and Kung Fu 10th Dan. He was honoured by the Chinese, Korean and Japanese Government for his work towards Martial Arts.
He was also well known in Asia for being a Movie Star, in which he played the lead role on more than 43 movies. He will be sadly missed by everybody who knew him.
"Sensei, Rest In Peace"
Brian Gallon Chief Instructor Australian Seibukan
SOSAI MASUTATSU OYAMA
(1923 - APRIL 1992)
(1923 - APRIL 1992)
Korean born Karate-Do Master known world wide as "Mas Oyama ". He studied throughout his life with Chabi (a combination of Kempo and Jujitsu) and Shaolin Kung Fu. He was lucky to study directly under Master Gichin Funakoshi (the founder of Shotokan) and Master Neichu So (a student of Goju Master Chojun Miyagi). It was in 1951 in a town of Tateyama, Japan where he first started to teach the full meaning of true meaning of Karate to the world.
Sosai Oyama will be known and remembered by the enormous feats he performed, such as the battle with bulls. During his life time he battled a total of 52 bulls in a bare knuckle fight. Slicing the horns of 36 of them whilst only killing 3. As a result of these encounters, his name spread far and wide.
Sosai Oyama foundered his first school in Japan in 1956 but it wasn't until 1961 he changed the name to Kyokushin.
Overall Sosai Oyama authored 22 books which have been translated into 19 languages, and at least one film has been made about him. Kyokushin is still one of the largest Karate schools in the world. Kyokushin is and will also be known as the " Hardest Karate Style" but will also be known for the dedication of their students.
This award is a true testimonial of this dedication and to his wife Mrs Oyama.
Ous!
