Okinawa Genbu Ryu Kobudo Organisation

🌸🌸Happy Spring !! A Kobudo Spring!! 🌸🌸

The Season of Rebirth and Growth.

Spring is the season of new beginnings.
It is a time to refresh, renew, and grow—not only in nature, but within ourselves.

As martial artists, Spring reminds us that every day is an opportunity to refine our technique, strengthen our spirit, and deepen our understanding of Budo.

Make this season one of purpose.

Refresh your technique. Train with greater focus. Challenge yourself to become a better martial artist than you were yesterday.

Spring is also the perfect time to renew every aspect of your life:

1. Refresh your mind.
2. Organise your home.
3. Re-energise your work.
4. Recommit to your health and wellbeing.
5. Strengthen your body, mind, and spirit.

Remember:
Stay Well, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong & Stay Happy

This is Budo - This is Genbu Ryu Kobudo

Do something good everyday - once a day;
Train your body for 5 minutes
Help someone for 5 minutes
Read something new for 5 minutes
Read jokes for 5 minutes

Have fun, Enjoy it - HAPPY SPRING

Samurai Culture - Let's Live It.

Save the Date - Saturday 13th March 2027

OKINAWA GENBU RYU KOBUDO SEMINAR – AMAC VICTORIA ROUND 1, 2027 WEEKEND.

We are pleased to invite ALL martial artists, all styles and all dojos to join us for a special Okinawan Genbu Ryu Kobudo Seminar in Warrnambool, Victoria, the day before AMAC Victorian Round 1 – 2027.

Hosted by Okinawan Genbu Ryu Kobudo Organisation and Kancho Peter Mylonas, this is a fantastic opportunity to come together, train, learn and share the spirit of Okinawan Kobudo and Budo.

🔥 FREE SEMINAR – EVERYONE WELCOME! 🔥

📍 Warrnambool, Victoria
🥋 Hosted by Funakoshi Karate International
📅 Saturday 13th March, 2027
⏰ 1:00pm – 3:00pm
💰 FREE

Bring a Bo with you (if you have one).

🤝 AN AMAC COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

This seminar is an AMAC initiative to bring everybody together - not only through competition, but also through training, friendship and shared martial arts experiences.

Our goal is to bring practitioners from different styles, organisations and dojos together in a friendly, constructive and respectful environment, helping to strengthen and bind our martial arts community.

We are very pleased that AMAC is offering this opportunity to everybody.

Whether you already practise Kobudo or have never picked up a traditional Okinawan weapon before - come and train with us!

No matter your style, organisation or dojo, you are welcome on the floor.

One Martial Arts Community.
One Training Floor.
One Opportunity to Learn Together.

Come and join us. Train with us. Learn with us. Build our martial arts community together.

Japan’s Budo Samurai - the legendary Sosui Yoshiji Soeno in Australia in 2027.
Karate and a kickboxing Champion.
Join us for a special class and meet the great man.
The Tiger of Kyokushin, Mas Oyama’s youngest black belts in the original Oyama Dojo - pre-Kyokushin days.
One of the original members of the 7 Samurai of Karate.

31st Annual All-Australia Karate Championships Kempo Genbu Ryu.
March 21st, 2027

Open to all a styles of Martial Arts - a Festival of Budo.

Join us.

All-Australia Okinawa Kobudo Titles 2027
March 21, 2027

Open to all Okinawa Kobudo Dojo

A Warm Welcome to Our Newest Members

On behalf of the Okinawa Genbu Ryu Kobudo Organisation, it gives me great pleasure to officially welcome our newest members who joined us during our So-Hombu Dojo Kobudo Camp Day.

A sincere welcome to:

* Sensei Dan Fitzgerald – Kyokushin Karate Albury Dojo
* Sempai Jack Evans – representing Cirillo’s RMA Griffith Dojo

It is also wonderful to once again welcome and acknowledge our existing member instructors:

* Sensei James Ellis – Shojinkan Goju Ryu Karate Dojo
* Sensei Sarah Irving and Sensei Scott Irving – Funakoshi Karate Warrnambool Dojo

As always, I extend my appreciation to all of our existing members and instructors who continue to support and strengthen our Kobudo program.

It is extremely pleasing to witness the enthusiasm, dedication and commitment shown by everyone who has invested their weekend to travel from various parts of Australia to Sydney to train together. This commitment reflects the true spirit of Budo - the continual pursuit of knowledge, self-improvement, discipline and mutual respect.

Kobudo is more than the study of traditional Okinawan weapons. It preserves an important part of our martial heritage while developing timing, coordination, distance, body mechanics and martial awareness that enhances every aspect of our karate training. Through this shared journey, we build not only better martial artists, but stronger friendships and a united martial arts community.

Thank you all for your commitment to keeping the traditions of Okinawan Kobudo alive. I look forward to many more years of training, learning and growing together.

Peter Mylonas, Kancho
Chairman & Chief Instructor
Okinawa Genbu Ryu Kobudo Organisation

Happy Winter.

Winter is HERE!!!

With the arrival of Winter comes an opportunity to deepen our Budo through reflection, refinement, and renewal.
Winter is a powerful season for self-examination. It is a time to reflect on our journey, fine-tune our techniques, strengthen our spirit, and appreciate both Budo & KOBUDO and life itself.

As nature slows and gathers strength beneath the surface, so too should we focus on the small details that lead to great improvement. Let us use this Winter to carefully polish our fundamentals, correct our weaknesses, and reinforce our strengths.

When we return to the Dojo, let us dedicate ourselves to improving just a few key aspects of our technique throughout the Winter months. Through consistent effort and mindful training, these small improvements will grow into significant progress.

Then, when Spring arrives, we can put our reflections into action and emerge stronger, sharper, and more capable—ready to explode forward as better
Budo-ka and better people.

Reflect. Refine. Rebuild.

Let's Do It....

Remember:
Stay Well, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong & Stay Happy

This is our Budo, This is Okinawa Genbu Ryu Kobudo.

Do something good everyday - once a day;

Train your body for 5 minutes
Help someone for 5 minutes
Read something new for 5 minutes
Read jokes for 5 minutes

Have fun, Enjoy it - HAPPY WINTER

Samurai Culture, Okinawan Culture
Let's Live It.

OKINAWA KOBUDO
Open to all Black Belts - by popular demand.

If you are seeking to deepen your Budo journey, we welcome you to experience the traditional Art of Okinawa Kobudo.

Training in authentic Okinawan weaponry develops discipline, precision, spirit, and a deeper understanding of classical martial arts traditions.

Add Okinawa Kobudo to your school and syllabus, or incorporate it into your personal training to further expand your knowledge, skill, and appreciation of traditional Budo.

Be recognised officially and internationally as a Kobudo practitioner, with the opportunity over time to progress through the ranks toward Black Belt, Sensei, and higher levels of recognised achievement and leadership in Kobudo.

If you are currently part of another organisation, we respectfully ask that you seek formal approval from your organisation leaders prior to joining. Independent martial artists are most welcome to apply.

Join us and continue your growth in traditional Budo while gaining recognised instruction in authentic Okinawa Kobudo.

Okinawa Genbu Ryu Kobudo

“Preserving Tradition - Developing Spirit”

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