Goju Kai Karate Do  Sydney Australia - Shihans Archived

  Founder : PAUL STARLING  HANSHI  8th Dan - VICE PRESIDENT IKGA

 HORDEN WILTSHIRE  SHIHAN 錬士,

  錬士 師範 Renshi Shihan 

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Horden Wiltshire Shihan commenced training 45 years ago during the year 1982 in his rural hometown of Albury N.S.W  LINK gaining Shodan ho grade by 1985. Six years after joining the dojo he had attained the grade of Nidan ; 2nd Dan in 1988. Horden had enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval College in Canberra during 1985 and trained with Paul Starling Hanshi in his Macquarie University and other Dojos in Sydney as a member of the Albury branch after which by 1986 he had moved to the Canberra College Base of the Australian Defense Forces Academy until graduation. Still driving to Sydney for training from 1987 when he moved to that city and commenced training with Paul Shihan. Horden Shihan has always been very diligent and disciplined taking every opportunity to train in I.K.G.A Dojo in every city and country where he is deployed.

Horden achieved high honours in the Royal Australian Navy serving in both Oberon and Collins class submarines. He served in the commissioning crew of HMAS Collins and later as Executive Officer of HMAS Farncomb. He completed the Submarine Command Course in the Netherlands in 1999 and assumed command of HMAS Sheean later that year. Since leaving the RAN, Horden has spent 25 years as CEO of four high technology companies. Horden’s academic qualifications include BE (Hons), MBA and MSc (Technology Commercialisation) and he is an alumni of both the University of New South Wales and the University of Adelaide. Source

As a former Submarine Commander Horden Shihan has unique skills regarding practical methodology pertaining to defense at the highest levels ; he is a very diligent and admired Instructor having experienced training over many years with so many different I.K.G.A. Dojo throughout the world, in combination with his responsibilities
as a Chief Executive Officer.  Horden Shihan's high skill set is of great benefit to the students that he teaches, and now that he has returned to Australia he is back once
again to the University of South Australia Dojo , and returning to the Sydney Dojo once again in due course.

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New South Wales & Victoria:
The most long standing Instructors with IKGA Goju Kai Australia are Paul Starling Hanshi as mentioned, 63 years (since 1963) ; Vice President of the International Karate do Goju Kai Association and who trained directly under Gogen Yamaguchi Hanshi from the late 1960s. The longest serving Shihan members of the IKGA after Paul Starling Hanshi is Steve Colangelo (1966 circa), Hon. 7th Dan Renshi Shihan of Victoria, with Iwan Pranatio Shihan 7th Dan Kyoshi (1972 circa) who was also a direct student of Gogen Yamaguchi Kaiso from the Honbu Dojo and the Nihon Karate do Senmon Gakko during the 1980s. Both Paul Starling Hanshi and Iwan Pranatio Kyoushi are the only two Instructors from Goku Kai Australia I.K.G.A who were graduates of the Japan Karate do College.

Western Australia:
Brian Mackie Hanshi is also a very long time senior member of Goju Kai Australia and is now the current Australian Chief Instructor and IKGA Oceania Block Director and has branches throughout Perth and W.A along with many Shihan students.

Former Student Overseas:
Ingo De jong Hanshi 範 士 , (1970 circa) Chief Instructor of European Goju Kai also a Vice President of IKGA and 9th Dan, an Australian citizen and former student of Paul Starling Hanshi.  Please see the links above in order to view profiles of various Instructors who can be found from the SITE MAP.

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South Australia