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Monday, August 26, 2013

Secrets of the Samurai Sword


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MARTIAL ARTS QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: 3rd dan Jan de Jong Jujutsu (a.k.a. Tsutsumi Hozan Ryu Jujutsu); 5th dan Australian Ju Jitsu Association; 1st dan aikido; 3rd grade Suci Hati pencak silat; trained and taught since 1983; taught in UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Indonesia, and of course throughout Australia; author of Jan de Jong: the man, his school, and his ju jitsu system which has been sold throughout Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe, and a number of Asian countries. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Commerce with triple major in accounting, finance, and management; Master of Business Administration (MBA) specialising in international management; Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary; Associate of Securities Institute of Australia having graduated dux of Western Australia.
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  • Pencak Silat: De Indonesische Vechtsport, Joep Caverle & Franc Van Heel
  • Sport Mechanics for Coaches, Gerry Carr
  • Sword & Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Diane Skoss
  • The Art of Ju-Jutsu: The Legacy of Minoru Mochizuki's Yoseikan, Edgar Kruyning
  • The Textbook of Modern Karate, Teruyuki Okazaki and Milorad V Stricevic

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