Jack Rozinsky is a 9th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Jack Rozinsky is a highly respected Taekwondo instructor and known as Australia’s father of the art. Jack began his martial arts journey in Hungary as a young man training in wrestling and gymnastics. After arriving in Melbourne Australia after fleeing the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, he became involved with the Hungarian community, who had a social club where there was a Judo club and began training in the art. Soon after jack began training at a club called the “Silver Top Taxi” club where he met and trained with many high-calibre instructors. Jack began training in Taekwondo with a visiting instructor called Master Chan-Yong KIM, with whom he would become a brown belt and one of Australia’s first home grown senior Taekwondo students. In 1962, Jack decided to open his own club in St Kilda. The club flourished this was the first club in Australia, many members from this club became very famous instructors in their own right in different martial arts as well. Because the club grew so quickly, Jack needed to relocate to larger premises. Jack takes his position very seriously, as he says “Taekwondo is an Olympic sport and also a way of life, which is the true meaning of “Do” in the word Taekwondo. For many of us we have a responsibility for future generations, we need to show young people the directions that they should take in life and encourage them, for there are no losers in life, only those too afraid to have a go!” The greatest outcome of Jack’s success is best demonstrated in the club at the Melbourne Taekwondo Centre where they have created a family atmosphere, where all ages can practice and participate as a family in a welcoming environment.

Cameron Quinn is a 7th dan in Kyokushin Karate. Cameron Quinn is a lifelong student of Kyokushin Karate. He travelled to Japan at 17 to train with Sosai Mas Oyama and, beginning with the Eighth All Japan Championships in 1976, served as the master’s interpreter when required until the master’s death in 1994. Quinn has run Kyokushin dojos since the 1978 and has trained many successful world-class tournament champions and instructors. He continues to teach to this day and is in high demand worldwide for his insightful, enjoyable, and highly educational seminars. He speaks and writes Japanese fluently. Shihan Quinn is known and respected internationally for his teaching abilities and knowledge of his subject matter, he authored what is one of Kyokushin karate's most notable books "The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama", for which he drew on his years of training in Japan, including as an Uchi Deshi (live in student) and personal translator to Sosai Mas Oyama, the founder of the Kyokushin. Cameron's experience and expertise in his field has carried him to all corners of the globe as a presenter, coach, and referee. There are very few that can boast such a large resume in the discipline he has embraced. As a teacher Shihan Cameron is known for his dedication to his students in helping them achieve their goals in life, and by creating a training environment based on challenging but intelligent training, sound core values and respect for self and others. It is no wonder that he is held in such high esteem. Cameron is also a highly respected tackling coach and has trained elite teams and athletes from Australian Rules, rugby league and rugby union.

Shihan James Casey is a 7th Dan in Karate. As well-respected Australian martial artist who began his karate training in 1970 at the age of 18 under the late Frank Everitt. Shihan Casey supports a culture of hard training in his quest to develop exceptional fighters in the art and in life. He knows first hand the life changing effects that karate has on one’s life and is an example of his own teaching. Perseverance when life gets challenging and the spirit of never giving up has seen. Shihan Casey has created his own empire of followers locally and internationally. Shihan James Casey is one of the first Australians to referee at a world championship. As a 5 time referee at the K1 Championships in Japan (at the time the worlds largest tournament circuit), it is clear to see how Shihan Casey is revered around the world. One of his many highlights was refereeing the Kakuda VS the late Andy Hug in an international bout in front of 20,000 screaming fans in Tokyo. Refereeing and training with some of the world’s best fighters has certainly influenced his path in martial arts. Shihan Casey was graded in the Seidokai Kan system and appointed Australian Chairman for Seidokai Kan Karate. In 1993 Jim Casey became Branch Chief for the Seidokaikan Karate Organisation and under the management of renown Japanese Kancho Kazuyoshi Ishii, Jim became a senior referee in the Karate World Cup and K1 Kickboxing Spectacular events in Japan. Today Kancho James Casey (7th Dan) teaches at the same dojo on the Gold Coast Highway in Burleigh Heads in Queensland. Many thousands of students have trained under Shihan Casey and been recipients of the benefits of his teaching in ways more than just being able to defend themselves. If you are privileged enough to train with Shihan James Casey, be prepared to become part of a family of spiritually connected brothers and sisters who will support you for life. Kenshinkan Budo Karate. KenshinKan has developed into one of Australia's most well-known martial arts styles. In Jim Casey’s words “I’ve learned over the years that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Osu

Bikram Muktan, is a 1st Dan in Karate Sempai Bikram is a National Kyokushin player of Nepal Born and raised in a small village of Hetauda, Nepal. Sempai Bikram has always had a keen interest in martial arts and today has become part of the Kyokushinkaikan Allied Karate organisation under the auspice of Kancho Keter Lowl. Sensei Bikram began competing over 6 years ago and has progressed through the ranks on the matt and in competition of which he now holds the respect of his peers. Sempai Bikram has dedicated his life to martial arts and hopes to train students to help them achieve the same benefits that he has for himself. Sempai Bikram believes in good professional training classes and intends to be part of the growth of the Kyokushinkaikan Allied Karate in Nepal for the benefit of the public, especially its children.

Melody Johnson is a 6th Dan in Taekwondo Melody Shuman has over 25 years of experience in the Martial Arts. Melody earned her black belt in 1988 in New Orleans, and since then has achieved many accomplishments in her Martial Arts journey. She began working as a program director and instructor in Orlando, Florida at the age of 19. From there, Melody co-owned and operated 4 schools in south Florida for 6 years. During that time, she won the title of world champion and was a coach to one of the best competition teams in her organization with a combined total of 37 world champion titles amongst the entire team! Melody also dedicated a lot of her time researching and developing some of the best methods for teaching children. In 2000, Melody presented her first innovative program, the Little Ninjas, to the Martial Arts industry and today that program is operating in over 2,000 schools in over 25 countries. This program opened up many doors for Melody and launched a new destination in her Martial Arts career. Melody’s extensive consulting background includes a huge seminar demand, specifically her Children’s Martial Arts Instructor Certification Course, in which she has already certified over 5,000 instructors worldwide, including Chuck Norris’s organization the UFAF. Chuck Norris personally presented Melody with a special award in recognition for her contributions to teaching children in 2005. This was the first award that Chuck Norris has ever presented of its kind. Melody’s latest career move is the development of her age-specific curriculums branded as SKILLZ. This is the very first of its kind and is getting a lot of attention for her systematic approach to skill-based Martial Arts training. Endorsed by some of the nation’s leading child psychologists, including the late Dr. Ruth Peter’s, Melody has left a huge footprint on the Martial Arts industry with her age-specific programs. Currently there are over 150 licensed SKILLZ schools in over 9 countries. She also has an online drills website, which currently contains over 1600 age-specific drills, as well as teen, adult, and specialty drills. This website currently has over 125 subscribers in 6 countries.

Natasha Potaka is a 1st Kyu Brown Belt in Karate Sempai Natasha operates a dojo in New Plymouth New Zealand under the auspice of the Kyokushin Ryu Oceania organisation. Many years of successful training, competition and teaching as an assistant has seen Sempai Nataha grow to a much valued member of the Kyokushin Ryu team. As a teacher Sempai Natasha is skilled in traditional Maori dance andtraditional weapons, er ability across bothdisciplines makes her a much loved instructor by all who know her and is seen as a conduit between the Maori culture and traditional Asian martial arts.