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Welcome to Personal Self Defence
The Home of Kids, Teen and Adults Self Defence / Kenpo Karate / Kenpo Self Defence/ Humane Pressure Point Tactics/ Kyusho Jitsu in Australia.
Were you will find Information and details on all the Above Systems of Self Defence………..We hope you enjoy our website and stop by and visit us if you are in the area.
Check out our Demo Video Below to see our students in action…
10th Deg Grand Master Richard Huk Planas 2011 Seminars
Personal Self Defence along with 10th Degree Master of the Arts Mr Richard “Huk” Planas together with 5th Deg Associate Professor Mr Ingmar Johansson Kenpo Sweden announce there 2011 Road Warrior Australian Tour.
This is the first in Australia for Master Planas and Assoc. Professor Johnsson with over 15 deg of Black Belt rank and knowledge to be shared with the Australian Martial Arts Community.
10th Degree Master of the Arts Mr Richard “Huk” PLanas is a 1st Generation student to the
LEGENDARY GRAND MASTER ED PARKER (Founder of American Kenpo and the father of Amercian Karate) and one of the leading Kenpo instructors in the world, he is renowned for his
knowledge and experience in the American Kenpo System as taught to him by Grand Master Parker.
Mr Planas is known as the Instructors Instructor as is one of the most sought Instructors and senior Kenpoists, together with 5th Degree Associate Professor Mr Ingmar Johansson they will be sharing there knowledge to the Australian Martial arts community.
Seminar Topics Covering Knife, Stick Defence along with technique integration and Category Completion along with many other concepts and principles more than your mind can handle.
Seminars open to all styles and organisations, just contact each location to reserve your tickets.
Seminars in Victoria, South Aust, and Queensland
see our seminars page or follow the link below
Community Service -Self Defence for Guides
Personal Self Defence loves to get involved in Community Service and recently spent time running a Self Defence and awareness class for the local girl guides, Sensei Peter Tas spent time with the guides giving them some new insights, life skills and awareness that they hopefully take forward with them in life. A great class and the girls were a joy to teach, a great time had by all.
Kenpo Spirit Camp Announced!
Personal Self Defence announces the Annual Kenpo Spirit Camp for 2011
to be Held on Friday Night the 1st July to the Sunday the 3rd July, the camp is open to
PSD Affiliated Schools Adults, Teens, Kids Family Members and their friends.
The Camp will be held at the same location as Last time Creswick Victoria.
The Facilities include Trampolines, Flying Fox, Archery, the Big 17m giant drop swing shown the video which now also include Bungee Trampolining…….. awesome Camp which will include Interstate Instructors, Student Training Seminars, Weapons Training, Board Breaking Tournament and National Student Gradings, get In early to book your place, first in Best dressed just ask the participants from last year… Best Camp ever! talk to your sensei to receive your enrolment forms.
I look forward to seeing you there…. Sensei Peter Tas
Kenpo Spirit Camp from psdaust on Vimeo.
EHMA Kenpo SA Seminars
Sensei Peter Tas recently visited the EHMA Family in Adelaide to share some Kenpo Knowledge with the group, a great time had by all
photos are up in the Photo Album Area.
GL Kenpo Wonder Valley Camp 2011 Announced
The Legendary Wonder Valley Camp has been announced for 2011
Mr Graham Lelliott has opened invitations to the 2011 Wonder Valley Kenpo Training Camp to all Kenpo Students to attend in Sanger California, it is the pinnacle of Camp if you were ever going to attend one, everyone ive spoken to mentions how its one the best camps theve been to! Personally I can concur its awesome, the line up of instructors includes Mr Lelliott 8th Deg, Mr Lee Wedlake 9th Deg, Mr John Sepulveda 9th Deg, Mr Steve White 8th Deg, Mr Ingmar Johansson 5th Deg Sweden and everyone’s favorite Mr Ed Parker Jr.
for more information please visit www.glkenpo.com
Sensei Tas is booked in and anyone wanting to follow his Kenpo pilgrimage to the USA just drop him an email…. Start saving
PSD Volunteers to Fight for Life Charity Event
Sensei Peter Tas has volunteered to teach at the Fight for Life Charity Event that was Inspired by the one of the founding instructors of Idokan Australia and Bushido Instructors Association is “fighting for her life” against cancer. There will be 40+ instructors teaching their unique martial art styles. The program will consist of twelve seminars running simultaneously with a total of twelve different sessions. Over the weekend there will be a massive 144 seminars to participate in and watch demonstrations being performed.
The goal of our seminar is to raise awareness and much needed money for cancer research. Our charity event is endorsed by the Cancer Council Victoria.
for More Information please visit the Fight for Life Website at http://www.fightforlife.org.au
2010 Annual Spirit Camp Photos
Personal Self Defence held its Annual Kenpo Spirit Training Camp 2010 on Friday the 2nd of July weekend, with students and instructors from around Australia attending, the Critics have voted, best Camp ever.
The camp held (Near Ballarat) with instructors Shane Parkers’ Tullamarine Dojo, Sensei Peter Kelly’s—NSW Penrith Dojo, Sensei Simon Rea & Aj Dwyer Jo Stenzel, Stephen Broadbent from Qld Studio Plus Dojo Dojo and Sensei Peter Tas .
Seminars were held on Nunchuku, swords, staff Kali Eskrima and freestyle, a 17 metre giant swing, trampolines, flying fox kept everyone amused and busy, along with our annual national grading………
the photos are up in the photo album area, if you don’t have your password as your sensei….
Satement of Qualifications – Buyer Beware..
It has come to recent light that there is a joke circulating in relation to Sensei Peter Kelly claiming that he is a 7th degree black belt in American Kenpo, to set the record straight, Sensei Kelly refutes all Claims and states for the records that he holds the rank of 3rd Deg Black Belt in American Kenpo which he obtained in 2007. Personal Self Defence and Mr Peter Kelly are no way associated with the IKKA Kenpo, its organization or website and refute all claims of any rank that they have stated or published, the Associated organization has been contacted and been asked to remove all information from their web page.
MA TV Interview
8th Deg Associate Master Graham Lelliott together with Sensei Peter Tas, were interviewed for MA TV by Graham Slater, which aired on Channel 31 last week, check out the video.
Graham Lelliott South Aust Seminar
Mr Graham Lelliott visited South Australia spreading his Knowlegde to our Kenpo family in Adelaide, a successful Visit with great people, thanks to Sensei Barnes for Hosting and Sensei Linke and all he Students for there attendance.
PSD Students Grading 2010
The Students and Instructors of Personal Self Defence Victoria graded under the wathchful eye of Mr Graham Lelliott, and all succesfully moved to the Next Level Well Done all……..
Photos are up in the Photo gallery.
1st Generation Junior Black Belt
Personal Self Defence graded their first Generation Junior Black Belt on Sat the 16th Jan Christina V, tested in solo under the watchful eye of the Black Belt Grading Panel of Sensei’s Tas, Parker and Barnes with a grueling 3 hour test at 29 deg heat undertaking all of the Syllabus, including Basics, Forms ,Sets, Self Defence, Board Breaking, Knowledge, Pressure Point Theory, Circle Work and Sparring to show why Personal Self Defence junior Black Belts aren’t just churned out like a production line at a Mac Dojo but are carved out of Disciplined activity and Integrity and all the future traits for success in life, Christinas Journey has been 6 Years in the Making and now she intends on moving into the full blown adult system of Ed Parkers American Kenpo training with her Father, a great effort were all proud of her….. Photos are now up in the photo gallery..
EHMA Grading at Golden Grove
Sensei Tim Barnes and the Students at Golden Grove , held their end of year grading all the students of EHMA graded under the watchful eye of the grading Panel to successfully progress into their next rank, they were a credit to themselves and their instructors…..Congratulations to the Following Students:
Yellow belt : Reuben, Isaac, Sarah, Susanne, Nicki, Simon.
Orange belt : Alicija, Wayne, Darren, Debby, Alex, Ashley
Blue Belt : Madelene and Tricky Tracey.
Well Done….Photos are up in the Photo Album Area
Tiger Warriors Grading Bayside Victoria
The Tiger Warriors of Bayside Victoria tested for their next belt Levels on Sat the 7th under the watchful eyes of Sensei Peter Tas and a full black Belt Panel, Sensei Shane Parker from the Greenvale Dojo, Sensei Simon Rea and Sensei Stephen Broadbent from Studio Plus in QLD, the black belt panel agreed it was well deserved. The students showed their skills and are now looking to the challenge of the next Belt Levels, were all proud of them.
proud to have tehm with us……………Well Done, Luke R, Josh D, Corey K, Jake M, Lexi K, Max K and James T…………