Goju Kai Karate Do Sydney Goju Kan Australia
DAVID
HARRISON 4th Dan Jokyo
David Harrison Sensei- Courtesy of Eugene
Kitney Sensei.
DAVID
HARRISON SENSEI
Past
President and Chief
Instructor
Macquarie University Karate
Club.
David commenced training
approximately 40 years ago in the mid 1980's
as a full time student of Paul Starling
Shihan, both in general classes and private
lessons. He holds a record for attending the
most classes, camps, and seminars, from
among the previously active Sydney Black
Belt members, and has also gained the most
knowledge as a private student having
trained extensively and regularly over the
past 40 years previously in 'Private'
classes.
A member of the 1990 Japan/Sweden
Tour Group, he stayed on in Europe after the
main group returned to Australia, training
in several Country's I.K.G.A Dojo. During
this time, he had the opportunity to train
with the European I.K.G.A Director and Vice
President Ingo De Jong Hanshi (a former and
original student during the 1960's of Paul
Starling Hanshi).
In 1993, David was a member of the Australian team of the Goju Kai I.K.G.A. group representing our Country in the 1st World IKGA Championships in Chiba Japan. He competed in both Kata and Kumite events. In his point fighting debut, David came up against Horst Shihan from Switzerland, who was at the time living in Japan and was an all Japan I.K.G.A Kumite Champion. Harrison Sensei fought strongly but was eventually out pointed by the far more experienced Swiss fighter. Nevertheless, it was a great and rewarding experience for David's introduction to International standard competition.
In 1993, David was a member of the Australian team of the Goju Kai I.K.G.A. group representing our Country in the 1st World IKGA Championships in Chiba Japan. He competed in both Kata and Kumite events. In his point fighting debut, David came up against Horst Shihan from Switzerland, who was at the time living in Japan and was an all Japan I.K.G.A Kumite Champion. Harrison Sensei fought strongly but was eventually out pointed by the far more experienced Swiss fighter. Nevertheless, it was a great and rewarding experience for David's introduction to International standard competition.
Then again, in 2005 he was a
member once again of the Australian Squad at
the 4th I.K.G.A World Championships in
Holland, where he gained a Bronze Medal in
the grueling Heavyweight Jiyu Kumite (Free
Fighting) event. During the eliminations,
David defeated the previous World Champion
(representing Namibia) from the 3rd World
I.K.G.A Championships in Perth Western
Australia in 2001.
When
Paul Starling Shihan ceased teaching full time
classes at the Macquarie University Dojo in
mid 2004, David continued on in the positions
of President and Chief Instructor of the
Macquarie University Karate Club (M.U.K.C), of
which Paul Hanshi had held continuously from
1969 until 2004. Harrison Sensei then looked
after the administration of the University
Karate Club, as well as teaching the majority
of the classes. However, visiting Instructors
Paul Starling Shihan, and Ray Beattie Sensei
and others, still contributed to the ongoing
success of the Dojo after their retirement.These
days; David continues his devotion to
Karate Do and Ryu Kyu Kobujutsu and
assisted to teach and administer the
Sydney classes, as well as Shihan Paul
Starling's advanced Black and Brown Belt
lessons. He tought his own classes on
Monday nights, Thursday nights, and
Saturday afternoons at Macquarie
University, as well as training with
Starling Shihan on Wednesday nights in
Marsfield, and on Sunday afternoons in
Gosford (NSW Central Coast).
David
has studied the Martial Art of Ryukyu
Kobujutsu Hozon Shinko Kai (Okinawan
Weapons) from Paul Starling Shihan, and
more recently Josef Schafer Sensei (Branch
Chief from Germany) when he was visiting
Sydney, at which time Harrison Sensei did
intensified training in this Traditional
form of defence and counter attack.
Kobujutsu and Karate training compliment
each other, as whatever techniques are
performed with the weapons can also be
performed with empty hands, and vice
versa. Members of the Macquarie University
Karate Club also studied the weapons
training from David Harrison Sensei along
with the students of his Marsfield Sydney
Dojo.
David's first weapons teacher (Paul Starling Shihan) studied Kobujutsu at the Japan Karate Do College in Tokyo in 1973 under the direct instruction of Grand Master Motokatsu (Gansho) Inoue. After graduating from the Karate College as Shihan Renshi, Paul was appointed by Inoue Hanshi as Australian Branch Chief for the Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hozon Shinko Kai and graded to 5th Dan in that Organization. David now carries on Paul's teachings and hopes some day to train under the current Grand Master of Hozon Shinko Kai , Kisho Inoue Hanshi (son of the late Motokatsu Gansho Inoue). See Link Here for details: Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hozon Shinko Kai.
David's first weapons teacher (Paul Starling Shihan) studied Kobujutsu at the Japan Karate Do College in Tokyo in 1973 under the direct instruction of Grand Master Motokatsu (Gansho) Inoue. After graduating from the Karate College as Shihan Renshi, Paul was appointed by Inoue Hanshi as Australian Branch Chief for the Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hozon Shinko Kai and graded to 5th Dan in that Organization. David now carries on Paul's teachings and hopes some day to train under the current Grand Master of Hozon Shinko Kai , Kisho Inoue Hanshi (son of the late Motokatsu Gansho Inoue). See Link Here for details: Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hozon Shinko Kai.
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