AKKA

In the early 1960's students of Oyama Karate began training in Australia and New Zealand. In 1967 Shigeru Kato was sent from Japan and trained students in Sydney and Melbourne then returned in the same year. In the following year, 1968, the South Pacific Kyokushinkai Organisation was established under the chairmanship of Ivan Zavechanos until 1970 whereupon John Jarvis (New Zealand) was appointed as chairman. In 1969 the New Zealand Kyokushin Association was formed but it wasn't until 1974 that the Australian Kyokushin Karate Association was born. The first meeting was attended by John Taylor, Gary Viccars, Brian Ellison, Grant Radonich, Peter Wolfe and Trevor Field.

Also known as: Australian Kyokushin Karate Association

Primary location: Junction Australia