Jeet Kune Do Australia

JOHN SAXON 1936 -2020

It is with some sadness we advise of the passing of John Saxon.

John was a prolific and successful actor who is best know to the martial arts community for his co-starring role with
Bruce Lee in ‘Enter The Dragon’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Saxon

Walt Missingham commented: “I have known John for over thirty years, from the first time we met, at his home in Brentwood, we got on well and we would often catch up by email or phone.
He was someone who gave freely with advise and always happy to connect me with ‘the right person in Hollywood’ whenever I asked.
A mutual friend advised me a couple of years ago that he was in poor health so I tracked him down to Tennessee, he was surprised and pleased when I called, he reflected then on his life by saying to me that ‘all good things must come to an end and so it is with life so enjoy it while you can”- perhaps advise we can all take something from”.

Well done John, you will be missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amCeQ603N5o

Walt Missingham confirmed as the Chairman of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) Ethics Committee.

Recently, the IWUF has established the Ethics Committee as the permanent committee as approved by its Executive Board in line with the IWUF Constitution, in order to safeguard the ethical principles of the federation.

The IWUF Ethics Committee is comprised of three members, as appointed by IWUF President Gou Zhongwen, in accordance with the Constitution:

Mr. Walt Missingham (Australia) ­ Chairman

Mr. Mahdi Alinejad (Iran) ­ Member

Mr. Julian Camacho (Phillipines) ­ Member

The establishment of the Ethics Committee is an important step in the effective global governance of IWUF and further aligns IWUF with the administrative principles of the International Olympic Committee.

The IWUF Ethics Committee¹s responsibilities include but not limited to formulate rules and procedures governing the conduct of the ethics or disciplinary process, to oversee compliance with the rules of conduct, standards and policies, to receive, initiate and investigate; to report on types of cases investigated with specific description of difficult or recalcitrant cases; to dismiss or recommend action on ethical cases
investigated; to resolve cases by agreement where appropriate.

Walt Leads Global Martial Arts School Recovery

Two weeks ago Walt Missingham, in his capacity as President of the Martial Arts Industry Association (the Peak Industry Body for martial arts in Australia),
released the ‘Covid Safe Martial Arts Instructor Certification Program’ (www.covidsafemartialartsschool.com).

As Walt explained: “As an industry we are faced with the greatest crisis we have ever had to deal with, I noted that many instructors are focused on the date that they can return to teaching and this is, of course both reasonable and understandable, but this is not the only challenge we face. The far greater challenge is to deal with the very effective fear campaigns waged by both our governments and our media.

The Covid Safe Martial Arts Schools initiative is designed not just to effectively educate instructors but also to give the general public confidence in returning to training with 'Covid Safe' Instructors. The response has been staggering as in less than 2 weeks we have had over 10,000 instructors complete the program(both here and overseas and we are assisting with the broader rollout of the program in many other countries including but not limited to USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France,
Malaysia and Greece. The concept is to first educate instructors on how to conduct a class in recovery conditions, then provide them with processes they can follow and then provide them with the ‘Covid Safe Martial Arts School’ logo that you can use in their advertising, website, social media etc. The program has now been adopted by the Australian Coaching Council who have adapted it to assist all sports coaches, trainers and officials. The Coaching Council version was released two days ago and already over 4000 coaches and officials have bee successfully certified.

The certification program is the hottest topic on martial arts social media.

Walt anticipates that his classes will resume under full training conditions after the 14th of July.

Amazing new Bruce Lee tribute clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92eWnPQhpMc

NOTICE OF CLASS SUSPENSION –COVID 19

Sadly events have overtaken us and it is with regret that I must advise that, effective immediately, our JKD classes have been suspended.

We will resume our classes as soon as it is possible to do so.

I will be directing, tomorrow, that all students paying by direct debit will have these direct debits suspended.

During this enforced break try to engage in whatever exercise you can – exercise is important in maintaining your immune system.

Additionally I will send you updates and information that may be of assistance in helping you come through this crisis.

As you will have a bit more time on your hands you may like to check out a new YouTube project I am developing ‘The Bruce Lee Chronicles’.

The URL for Bruce Lee Chronicles is:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyGNJxeN4rkvy0crHKTwIg

Good luck to you all, I hope we will be back at training soon.

‘ENTER THE DRAGON – BEHIND THE SCENES’ is a documentary produced by Walt Missingham for Media Asia (HK) in 1997. The film was a proposed ‘extra’ for an Asian Territory Laser Disc release of the film which subsequently did not proceed. Significantly the film includes never before seen out take footage from the Film.

Watch it on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikuZRkMWhFU&t=301s

BRUCE LEE APP RELEASED

The much awaited ‘Bruce Lee App’ has now been released.

Described as ‘The Ultimate Bruce Lee Resource’ it is

AVAILABLE NOW ON iTunes
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bruce-lee-path-of-the-dragon/id1478232002?ls=1

Android Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.brucelee

GARY JAMES MEMORIAL CONFIRMED

The Gary James Memorial has been confirmed for
March 1st
11am
Berowra District Hall
43 Berowra Waters Rd, Berowra

All are invited to attend to speak if you want, share if you want or just support and contribute to the memorial of an amazing
and gifted man taken from us tragically too soon.

NEVER GIVE UP!
Happy to advise that we are back at training from the 5th of February. First night back will be a general training session to get everyone dialed in, then back to grade development on the 12th. Photo attached highlights the attitudinal reason some are good at martial arts and some are not.

GARY JAMES (1956-2019)

It is with the greatest regret and sadness that we advise of the recent death of senior
Australian Jeet Kune Do Association Instructor Gary James.

Gary was a much loved and appreciated man who touched and helped the lives of many, he was with our academy for over forty years.

His recent death, of a cerebral infarction, has come as a shock to all that knew him.

We will be compiling a comprehensive tribute to Gary, any members that wish to contribute to this are welcome to do so, please send
these to [email protected]

As per the Gary’s wishes, via his will, there will be no public funeral service.

There will be a ‘memorial – celebration of his life event’ which is being planned for February next year – we will keep you advised when we have a date for this.

Our sympathies are extended to Gary’s widow and his children.

Walt Missingham Confirms 2020 Multi Million Dollar World Championships

KWA President Walt Missingham has today confirmed that the 2020 World SANDA Cup will be staged in Melbourne from the 4-6 September 2020. The event will be the biggest martial arts event ever staged in Australia and the first World Championships to be conducted by KWA.
The multi million dollar Event is being fully backed by the global martial arts event giant KLF and will feature the largest global media coverage ever provided to an Australian martial arts event. Walt paid tribute to the commitment, professionalism and vision of KLF Founder & CEO Jiang Hua and KLF Pacific Asia CEO Ted Yang. We all look forward to what will be a truly amazing milestone on the evolution of martial arts media events.

WALT MISSINGHAM ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF IWUF

Shanghai CHINA:

It has today been announced that Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation President, Walt Missingham, has been unanimously elected at the 15th International Congress of the International Wushu Federation as one of five new Vice Presidents for the 2019 to 2023 term.
Walt’s election is the highest international office, in kung fu/wushu, ever achieved by an Australian.

Walt commented “It is of course a great honor to be so positively endorsed by my international colleagues, I take the opportunity to thank all of our team in both Australia and Oceania, without their dedication and support this achievement would not have been possible. I will be conducting a more comprehensive interview about all that this means for Australia and Oceania when I return home”

The Congress photo depicts left to right:

Andrew Molan – PNG Delegate (Kung Fu Wushu Association of PNG)

Asouma Asaili – Samoa Delegate (Kung Fu Wushu Samoa)

Shao Zhao Ming – Secretary General Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation

Walt Missingham – Vice President IWUF and President Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation

Kevin Blundell – Australia Delegate; Kung Fu Wushu Australia Vice President (Sanda Development)

Glen Keith – Vice President Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation; President New Zealand Kung Fu Wushu Federation