Ryu Kon Kai Organization

Brief History
Ryu Kon Kai Association has devoted itself to the practice and training of various martial
arts; Bo, sai, Tonfa, Nunchaku, Kama, and Eku, because the association regards Kobudo
as a traditional Budo just like Karate.
Ryu Kon Kai stresses the importance of the skill of perfect self-defense and the power to
kill the opponent with a blow and urges the members to master them through the hard and
severs training of one Kata after another.
At the same time, the association emphasizes the importance of acquiring the mental and
spiritual power - the sense of life and death - through the training. The beauty of Kata of
Budo is developed into the higher level of beauty and power only through the stability
and smooth movement of the lower part of the body. The mere acceptance of the
traditional Kata may cause the danger of distorting the fundamental ideas and principles
of Kata. The Katas of Karate and Kobudo are inevitably essential to Budo seeing from
the historical point of view.
Up until 40 years ago, each master learned only one kata and took it to a country and
taught it there. Those masters were quite old and also because they were dispersed around
the island, it was quite difficult to collect the Katas of the masters. The Katas were,
however, finally collected and the collection of the Katas became the foundation of the
Ryu Kon Kai.
Ryu Kon Kai is proud of proclaiming that all the members of the Association have been
devoting themselves in training and mastering Kobudo days and nights and also trying
their best to properly inherit the traditional value of Budo - Okinawa's valuable cultural
legacy - and seeking the best way to hand the legacy down to future generations.
Ryu Kon Kai Kobudo was first brought to Australia by sensei Kip Stavrou and his fellow
training partners, which visit the Honbo in 2003. After being personally trained by master
Iha Kotaro 10th Dan Hanshi, founder of Okinawa Ryukyu Ryu Kon Kai kobudo. Master Iha
authorised Sensei Kip Stavrou to teach Ryu Kon Kai kobudo in Australia as representative
of Okinawa Ryukyu Ryu Kon Kai kobudo Honbu dojo in Okinawa. Since then we have
become a close family unit with Master Kotaro Iha, and have endeavour to only work as
his request and requirements not to change the way of the system. This statement is of
truth and will stand in the eyes of our Justice system in this Country

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 KATA OF RYUKONKAI

RYUKYU RYU KON KAI

Syllabus
8th Kyu to 4th Kyu is Junior Level

Basics, Stances

Formal Preparations

Fukyu Bo

Sushi No Kon Bo

4th Kyu

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Choun No Kon Bo

Nunchaku Fukyu
 3rd Kyu

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Basic Kumi Bo Kihon #1

Nicho Sai

Nunchaku Jutsu

2nd Kyu

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Choun No Kon Bunkai

1st Kyu

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Tuifa Jutsu

Basic Kumi Bo Kihon #2

1st Dan

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Sakugawa No Kon Bo

Essay of 800 Words on Kobudo Training

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Go To Ryu Kon Kai Membership Application Form on the WMAA
Web Site

Or Contact Shihan Kip Stavrou on the following

Ph: 0416 018 323

For all Australian students wishing to compete in the AKF, NSWKF, ISKA
Australia and Okinawa World tournament, these Kata are A MUST to learn.

To be a member Ryu Kon Kai, Membership fees must be made to Master Kotaro Iha
or you find you are not a True Member of this system.