Action Martial Arts Supplies Ltd

Courier charges increase.

We endeavour to charge a flat rate depending on whether North Island, South Island, Urban or Rural all of which are different.
We try to set these delivery charges to cover costs but no more. Often the charge made to you is less than what the courier company charge.
All of these charges have increased via a fuel surcharge over recent months and now courier companies are also increasing charges for other services.
A typical notice is as attached in the image. This notice is from Post Haste, but other courier companies are doing exactly the same.
Our rates increased in line with the fuel surcharge increase recently, and we will not be applying the increase shown unless the fuel surcharge increases again.

The charges we make are intended to cover the cost of freight and no more.
Thank you for your business which is greatly appreciated

New consignment of stock arrived and now loaded on the website. Fills some gaps in sizing that were beginning to appear.
Also Keikogi for swordsmanship added to the range.
Photos will be uploaded progressively.
Thank you for your patronage.

If you train a Japanese martial art, you may be interested to understand where the etiquette that is involved originated.
Etiquette is not simply a formality imposed on practitioners, it is an important part of the training experience and creates the environment conducive to positive learning in a structured setting.

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Click here to watch full video For 800 years, the Ogasawara family has taught Japanese etiquette through daily actions. We learn how this cultivates self-awareness and understanding of others.

Well done to all who competed.
Congratulations to those who achieved success.
Keep training hard. Time on the mat plus genuine effort will get you to your destination.

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OSS. Grateful to have our TSKF-ISKF students pictured with Takahashi Shihan & Willis Shihan, at the recent Caloundra TSKFA event.

The Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation is another of our great martial arts organisations making a huge impression both domestically and internationally.
Under the guidance and direction of Shihan Mark Willis they have represented New Zealand with distinction over the past year in London, Japan and now Australia.
Well done TSKF!!

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OSS. Congratulations to TSKF-ISKF NZ reps at the March 2026 TSKFA competition as follows:
- Gold to Lisa Bell kumite
- Gold to Astoria Moanaroa kata
- Silver to Kataraina Fremlin kata
- Silver to Lisa Bell kata
- Bronze to Grace Hura kata
- Bronze to Grace Hura kumite
All are from Turangi Dojo & trained by Willis Shihan! They are pictured just ahead of the ‘march-on’, with other State teams.

Another major and successful international event presented to the New Zealand Martial arts community by Shinryukan Aikido and Takase Shihan.
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The official Aikido Shinryukan 56th Annual International Gasshuku photo

This weekend we are honoured to have Nobuo Takase Shihan, Etsuji Horii Shihan and Miyuki Kumazawa Shihan impart a little of their Aikido knowledge on us - day 1 was amazing - and am sure day 2 will be equally as enjoyable.

We would also like to recognise the 128 aikidoka that came together to make this event possible - friends from around the motu, from Queensland and Melbourne, Singapore and Japan - thank you!

We have been doing some development on our shopping website.

One of the things I asked our web people to investigate was a freight free option for special circumstances. Particularly for my own club where I can deliver items directly to the club incurring no freight charge for the students.
But I see that the option appears as the default setting on the shopping site, which was not at all the intention.
Please ensure the free freight option is not selected when orders are placed, as we only recover what it costs us.
Thank you for this, and we apologise for the confusion.