{"id":548,"date":"2017-07-03T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T15:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nzjjf.org.nz\/NZJJF\/jujitsu\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2024-12-01T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T09:09:10","slug":"paul-reti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nzjjf.org.nz\/NZJJF\/jujitsu\/paul-reti\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Reti"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Head of\u00a0Fuji Ryu Goshindo Jiu Jitsu\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>- p<\/span>resented at Auckland, 19 October 2013<\/p>\n

Paul Reti began judo in 1965 at the International Judo College in Christchurch under Frank Best, a black belt from the training of Dutch Kawaishi judo and ju-jitsu pioneer,\u00a0Henk Fekkes<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Frank also offered classes in ju-jitsu through the Canterbury Unarmed Combat School - a part of the College - and Paul learnt both arts.<\/p>\n

Another instructor at the College was John Boniface.\u00a0 When John returned from martial arts studies under Sugawara Gesshu (10th<\/sup>\u00a0dan) at Kokushikan University in Japan and established Fuji Ryu Goshindo in New Zealand, Paul continued under him, gaining his 1st<\/sup>\u00a0dan in 1972.\u00a0 Paul opened clubs at the Hereford Street YMCA and Bryndwr YMCA, and also taught at the Christchurch Arts Centre and the Christchurch Polytechnic.\u00a0 In 1979, Paul lived for a time in Australia and during that time he continued his studies under Gary Brown at the Police Citizens Youth Club on the Gold Coast.\u00a0 He returned in 1980 and set up a club at Parklands, which ran until Paul relocated to the Can Am Ju club.<\/p>\n

When John Boniface died in 1992, Stan Taylor took over the Fuji Ryu organization until his resignation in 1994, at which point Paul became the head instructor.\u00a0 He was graded to 6th<\/sup>\u00a0dan in 1993 and 7th<\/sup>\u00a0dan in 1999, which is his current grade.\u00a0 Paul has taught and graded a number of notable New Zealand ju-jitsuka including James Salter<\/a> and Alistair Thompson<\/a> (Sakura Kan), Paul Stokes (Furui Ryu), Julian Columbus, Jim Colenso, Dave Lomax, Alan and John Cooper, Todd and Scott Rogers and Simon Ogden<\/a>.\u00a0 Paul\u2019s own career has spanned almost five decades and eight martial arts clubs can trace their teaching back to the ju-jitsu style that he represents as the New Zealand head of Fuji Ryu Goshindo Jiu Jitsu.<\/p>\n

Subsequent Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013 \u00a0 Inducted into the New Zealand Martial Arts Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

2020\u00a0 Awarded 9th Dan in Ju Jitsu by an NZJJF Technical Panel.<\/p>\n

2022\u00a0 Awarded lifetime membership of the NZJJF.<\/p>\n

2024\u00a0 Awarded Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Ju-Jitsu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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