Richard Berghuis -  Iaido and Jodo

My name is Richard Berghuis and I practice both Iaido and Jodo.

 

I commenced my training in 2001.

 

I am the instructor at the Dunborough and Margaret River Dojos of South West Budokan.  We are a regional Dojo approximately 250 kilometres south of Perth WA.

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Martial Arts Profile

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Instructor; South West Budokan (Dunsborough and Margaret River Dojos)

 

Australian Jodo Technical Board 2015-2018 – Vice Chairman

 

Arts and rank

 

Shizen Ryu Karate; Shodan (retired)
Seitei Iaido; 6th Dan (2023)
Seitei Jodo; 6th Dan (2023)
Tamiya Ryu Iaido ; not graded (practising currently)

Seminars attended overseas

 

June 2008 Miyagi Prefecture (Japan); Seitei Jodo seminar and examination
November 2011 Akita Prefecture (Japan); Seitei Jodo seminar and examination
November 2011 Izu (Japan); Budoku Seitei Iaido seminar in Izu-Nagaoka
November 2011 Tokyo (Japan); Seitei Iaido and Tamiya Ryu seminar at Waseda University Okubo campus
November 2013 Izu (Japan); Budoku Seitei Iaido seminar in Izu-Nagaoka

November 2015 Akita Prefecture (Japan) Seitei Jodo Seminar in Akita City
November 2015 Miyagi Prefecture (Japan) Iaido Seminar
June 2019 Gifu prefecture (Japan) Iaido Seminar

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National seminars attended

January 2005; Perth January 2007; Hobart
January 2008; Gold Coast January 2010; Perth
January 2011; Melbourne January 2012; Sydney
January 2013; Hobart January 2015 ; Canberra
January 2016; Perth February 2017; Melbourne
January 2018; Sydney

Western Australian seminars attended

 

April and November 2002; Busselton and Bunbury
July, August and November 2003; Manjimup, Bunbury and Perth
February, June and October 2004; Perth and Pemberton
July and October 2005; Perth and Pemberton
March, July 2006; Dunsborough and Perth
August and September 2007; Bunbury and Pemberton
May, July and September 2008; Dunsborough, Perth and Pemberton
March, June, July and September 2009; Perth, Manjimup and Pemberton
March, May, July, August and September 2010; Dunsborough, Manjimup and Perth
March, June, July, August and October 2011; Dunsborough, Manjimup and Perth
March, May, July and September 2012; Dunsborough, Manjimup and Perth
February, April, July and October 2013; Dunsborough, Margaret River, Manjimup and Perth
March, May, June, and September 2014; Dunsborough, Manjimup and Perth
March 28/29 2015. Otake Sensei Jodo Seminar. Perth

March 2016; Otake Sensei Jodo Seminar; Perth
March 2017; Otake Sensei Jodo Seminar. Perth
March 2018; Otake Sensei Jodo Seminar . Perth
September 2018 Demuynk SenseiTamiya Ryu Iaido Seminar. Perth
March 2019 Hayashi Sensei Jodo Seminar . Perth

Competition results

 

August 2009 Western Taikai; Jodo Individual – 2 nd place
January 2010 Australian Jodo Championships; Jodo Pairs Dan grade (with Terri Gallear) – 2 nd place
January 2012 Australian Iaido Championships; Sandan Individual – 1 st place
January 2012 Australian Iaido Championships; Iaido Teams – 2 nd place
January 2012 Australian Jodo Championships; Jodo Pairs Dan grade (with Terri Gallear) – 2 nd place
January 2015 Australian Iaido Championships ; Yondan Individual – 2 nd place

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