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• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purple belt
• 4 years of Tae Kwon Do
• Blue card issued by the Commission for Children and Young
People.
• Community Welfare Student and Psychology Student in
Brazil.
Trained in Tae Kwon Do, Hung Gar (Kung Fu), Judo, Capoeira
and Krav Maga. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Under Gracie Barra then
Mario Sukata Academy in Paraiba - Brazil Been practicing
martial arts since he was 14.
Recent Competition record
• 2009 Australian Federation Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Queensland
Titles gold medalist.
• 2009 Australian Federation Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Queensland
Titles gold medalist open weight
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Chris Rada
Instructor
Kickboxing/Mauy Thai
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• 3rd Degree Black Belt in Zen Do Kai
• 3rd Degree Black Singlet in Muay Thai
• Instructing since 2003
• 4 years of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Began training in BJC Muay Thai in 1996 as a means of self-defence.
Since then martial arts has come to mean much more than
that. Wanting to expand my knowledge of martial arts, I
began training in Zen Do Kai in 2001, which has opened up
another whole world of martial arts to me.
In more recent years, I’ve also trained in Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu and Tong Long Kung Fu. For me, the benefit of
cross-training has been two-fold. Not only has it broadened
both my knowledge and skill of the martial arts, but by
training in styles with different principles, it has also
helped me to differentiate and understand the very
principles on which my existing techniques lie. This is also
in keeping with the philosophy of Zen Do Kai as being an
adaptive style, constantly evolving and incorporating many
different styles of martial art.
What has kept me training in Zen Do Kai is its many
dimensions. I find that the further I go ‘into’ my training,
the more it seems to expand out into so many aspects, many
of which I never imagined the day I first walked into the
dojo. Not only am I learning more and more techniques, but
my knowledge of the ‘old’ techniques is becoming deeper and
deeper.
I first began instructing in 2003. I thoroughly enjoy
working with the students and find it to be one of the most
rewarding experiences as a martial artist.
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