Each year Noel Peters Kyoshi and IGK Tasmania host a winter camp at Adventure Bay on beautiful Bruny Island, a way south of Hobart in the D’Entrecasteux Channel.
Friday 31st May To Monday 3rd June 2019
It is a unique training experience steeped in tradition when the Victorians and Tasmanians gather for some good old-fashioned Goju training the way it’s been done for 40 years. Register for the camp here.
Last year arrangements were a little late and many IGK Headquarters Victoria were not able to join in but this year we’ve confirmed dates two months ahead and we’re hoping to take a small army down south.
The camp starts Friday finishing Monday afternoon. There is a variety of training including the traditional Southern Ocean early morning Sanchin kata and kumite. Great for body, mind and spirit!
We generally work in together planning flights and costs so chat with your instructors and indicate your interest early on. On arrival in Hobart, a hired car is the easiest way for a group to travel south to Kettering where we board a ferry over to the island and drive to the southern end.
Last year the climate was no colder than Melbourne at the same time. It all depends on the weather systems at the time. The crisp mornings, crystal blue oceans and natural forest make it magical place to visit.
There are cabins at Captain Cook Holiday Park at Adventure Bay which are a short walking distance to the training hall. You have an option of sharing a caravan for two or cabins with many bunks allowing more people and keeping costs down. There is plenty of food supplied – no one goes hungry!
Register your interest with your instructors and let them know how keen you are to attend. Flights and accommodation should be booked early. See the I.G.K. Tasmania FB page for more photos and information. The registration form with costs and payment details is linked above.
It’s time for the Victorians and Tasmanians to gather for a 3 day training camp at Adventure Bay on Bruny Island at Tasmania from Friday 1st June to Monday 4th June 2018. The Tasmanian winter, beautiful sandy beaches, crystal clean waters and Tasmanian hospitality promises that special I.G.K. training experience that these annual camps are known for.
The registration form has all the details. Note that recommended shared accommodation is available at the Captain Cook Caravan Park at Adventure Bay and needs to be booked. The training hall is nearby. You need to arrange transport from Hobart down to Kettering then take the ferry across to Bruny Island. A hire car is easily the most efficient way between a group of members to get there. Talk to your dojo instructor to liase with others who are going.
Note the early bird pricing by 20th May 2018 so organise yourself to get to Tassie and enjoy the special training and experience that Noel Peters Kyoshi is famed for.
Ever wondered what it takes to become a karate black belt? Explore the life of 56-year-old Hobart bricklayer Noel Peters Kyoshi to find out how more than 40 years of perseverance and 13 hours of training a week helped him climb the ranks and become Tasmania’s top Goju-Ryu karate master.
Noel Peters Kyoshi has devoted his life to Goju-ryu karate and he’s passing on the secrets of the martial art which has been centuries in the making.
This excellent article can be read at ABC News. There are some great photographs by Aneeta Bhole and Gregor Salmon at ABC and the production is magnificent. The news release is titled “Karate calling: What does it take to become a martial arts master?” and is excellently written by Aneeta Bhole at ABC on 2nd Oct 2017.
Noel Peters Kyoshi (top left) of Sandy Bay, Tasmania has been a bricklayer who has practiced Karate for forty years. He is now the highest ranked Tasmanian in IGK Karate, a ‘Kyoshi’. He told Melanie Tait of ABC Radiothat he came to karate originally to learn how to fight, but forty years on it’s become an integral part of his Zen lifestyle, bleeding into all parts of his life.
By day, Noel works as a bricklayer, a job he credits karate with giving him the patience for, and the fitness. “You need strength of character to be a bricklayer”, says Noel. He explains that Karate and bricklaying work well together though because being a bricklayer is a hard job where you have to work sometimes in bad weather, hot or cold and you need self-discipline to see out the day.
As far as his health and fitness are concerned, he believes he probably couldn’t have stayed in bricklaying so long without his ongoing devotion to karate – it definitely helps his back as Karate keeps the back flexible. Noel says there’s Zen in bricklaying, the rhythm in laying bricks isn’t unlike the focused movement of Karate.
In the interview with ABC Radio HOBART, Noel describes how he’s managed forty years of training, how it keeps getting better and how he sold a beloved car to fund the club’s new ‘dojo’ (training centre) in Sandford, Tasmania.
Sourced from Become a Bricklayer, Sept 8th 2017. by Ian Stoneman.
The newly renovated IGK Tasmania dojo, National Headquarters for IGK. Full credit to Noel Peters Hanshi and his team for the amazing work in renovating the old church.
IGK members from several states and local council politicians met at the official opening of the International Goju Karate-Do (IGK) Tasmania’s new dojo and the Hombu (Headquarters) for IGK Australia. Tino Ceberano Hanshi opened the new dojo and shared his thoughts on the future.
IGK Tasmania thanked everyone that made the journey to open the national Hombu dojo. This cements the legacy of the IGK, providing a permanent home for all of the IGK members of Australia.
A highlight of the day saw Noel Peters Shihan presented with his Kyoshi rank for all of his years of hard work and sacrifice. Congratulations to Noel Peters Kyoshi on his new title, which reflects his commitment & dedication to IGK and Tino Ceberano Hanshi.
IGK Tasmania thanked Tino Ceberano Hanshi , Hoo Bien Wong Kyoshi , Alan Hesketh Kyoshi , John Ross Shihan, Remco Speekenbrink Renshi, Lambros Kallianiotis Sensei, Mark Ringwaldt Sensei , Johnny Koay Sensei , David Nejman Sensei, Steve Mulchay Sensei and the attending local officials from Clarence City Council Jacqueline Wong, Graham Wood, Julie Collins MP, Alderman Doug Chipman the Mayor of Clarence City , Nic Street the Liberal Member of Franklin, Alderman Sharyn Von Bertouch of Clarence City Council, Alderman Daniel Hulme of Clarence City Council, all of the friends and family’s of IGK and of course the students. A new journey begins.
Daniel Hulme, Clarence City Alderman, said “Congratulations to IGK Tasmaniaon the opening of your new Dojo. Great to see new life breathed into what was once St Martins Anglican Church.”
Quote of the day goes to Noel Peters Kyoshi when he recounted the story of discovering the church during IGK’s Christmas party up the road: “If it wasn’t for that third whisky it never would have happened.”
Tino Ceberano Hanshi stated, “The very word that rings a successful task ‘Omodeto Gosaimasu’ in the Japanese definition- Congratulations… this connection has paved the Way for the IGK … look beyond for what now stand the foundation built on the ideals of Hanshi’s words of Sharing, Caring, & Daring to challenge to do better than what we did of past.”
“A great event to never to be forgotten as the creative efforts engaged dedication, personal sacrifice, full on loyalty to our cause to the ideals of the IGK.” – TC Hanshi
Tino Ceberano Hanshi also was quoted saying “What a great day and the group says it all. The family is in the strength of its full support and participation. Go with the flow IGK it is the beginning of that progression we seek. ”
IGK Victoria presented the Hombu dojo with Traditional Okinawan temple dogs, called Shisa, to guard the shrine.
John Ross Shihan and Lambros Kallianiotis Sensei and all students of the IGK Headquarters Victoria would like to congratulate IGK Tasmania on the opening of the IGK Hombu (National Headquarters).
This will ensure the legacy of Tino Ceberano Hanshi will be carried on into the future. “It was an honour and privilege to be present at such an historic event. It was also very special to witness Noel Peters Shihan receive the title of “Kyoshi” which reflects a life long dedication to the IGK” stated John Ross Shihan.
A great weekend was shared by all involved in the official opening of the IGK Hombu dojo (National Headquarters) and honouring Tino Ceberano Hanshi for his many years of leadership and martial arts training.
Address to IGK by Tino Ceberano Hanshi
Tino Ceberano Hanshi thanked the IGK members as follows, “I’d like to take this opportunity in thanking Kyoshi Noel Peters and the entire dojo members of Tasmania Hombu of the IGK for the successful event we have experienced there inaugurating the first ever owned dojo by the group.
The honor rendered on us by those prominent guests present indicates the interest of recognition to the effort, the dedication, and how the family bond had displayed the essence of the Martial Art Way.
I am proud of you all and with the admiration of the true spirit you delivered to us all especially to our Kyoshi. Let me leave you with the words of my Master in the Arts. We can only go ahead in what we do for the good of many when we are there to give as we also receive. Go with the flow more power to us all.” – Tino Ceberano Hanshi
Listen to Tino Ceberano Hanshi’s address to all IGK members on this special occasion.
