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Shihan Wayne Hanley has 37 years of martial arts experience, beginning his training in 1971 at the age of 11 in Soo Bahk a rare Korean martial art, gaining his first Black Belt in late 1974 at the age of 15.
When his original Instructor moved to another state of Australia, Shihan Hanley furthered his training in various other arts, including Karate and Kung Fu.
In 1983 he started his love affair with Jujutsu and other Bujutsu skills, and has been with these arts ever since.
Shihan Hanley continued to train in others arts, and holds a Dan rank in Judo and an Advanced Rank in Filipino knife fighting. He has also trained in various Bukijutsu (Japanese weapon arts) as well as European Fencing and Western style Archery for which he holds 4 State medals and numerous other trophies.
Some of Shihan Hanley’s higher ranks held:
7th Dan Black Belt - Kokusai Butoku Kenkyukai Association - Bujutsu
6th Dan Black Belt - Okinawa Butoryu Gohokan Karatedo Kyokai - Menkyo
5th Dan Black Belt - Australian Shihan Kai - Jujutsu
Recent Awards and appointments:
Awarded a Life Membership to the Okinawa Butoryu Gohokan Karatedo Kyokai 2000
Inducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame, "Kobudo Martial Artist of the Year" 2001
Inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame (USA), “Kobudo Man of the Year” 2001
Appointed a Director of the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2002 to current
Appointed a Director of the Kokusai Butoku Kenkyukai Association 2002 to current
Appointed the NSW representative for the Australian Jujutsu and Kobudo Association 2006
Elected Vice President of the Australian Jujutsu and Kobudo Association 2007
Elected President of the Australian Jujutsu and Kobudo Association 2008
Current member of the following organisations (in alphabetical order):
Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (Director)
Australian Jujutsu and Kobudo Association
Australian Shihan Kai
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (Kyoto, Japan)
Kenjutsu International Association of Instructors
Kokusai Butoku Kenkyukai Association (Director)
Okinawa Butoryu Gohokan Karatedo Kyokai (Life Member)
Amongst other credits Shihan Hanley has had numerous articles published in such magazines as Australasian Martial Arts Magazine and Fight Times Magazine for which Shihan Hanley was an official advisor.
From June 2003 to November 2006 Shihan Hanley was a featured columnist for Australia's premier martial arts magazine "Blitz" writting 42 monthly columns over that time, he also featured in both the 2003 and 2004 Instructors Fighting Techniques, Special Collector's Editions. Shihan Hanley was also chosen as the feature article and cover of the March 2005 issue of Bujutsu International magazine.
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