Russell Lawrence -  Iaido and Jodo Renshi

I started my martial arts career with Judo as a child way back in 1973/74, in England while my father was posted there by the Royal Australian Navy (1965-1970 and 1972-1975).

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In 1980, in Sydney, I started Jishukan Ryu Jujitsu - an art consisting of Jujitsu, Kempo and Jojitsu.  I was the first person in Australia to  do a physical Yondan grading, and was awarded a Shogo rank of Shidoin.  I retired from active practice in 2006, handing my club over to Victor Stuart.

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I was inducted into the Australian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) in Canberra, 2003.

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Current Grades Held

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Yondan (4th Dan) Shidoin - Jishukan Ryu Jujitsu (retired)

Shodan (1st Dan) - Kendo (retired)

Nanadan (7th Dan) Renshi - Zen-Ken-Ren Iaido

Nanadan (7th Dan) Renshi - Zen-Ken-Ren Jodo

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History: West Australian Kendo Renmei

Committee & Board Positions

 

Part of the founding team of the WAKR in September 1986

Inaugural WAKR State Treasurer

WAKR State Treasurer 1986-2020

Chairman WAKR Technical Board 2020-

WAKR President 2024-

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