Hombu Dojo Address Building 2, 41 Third Avenue. Blacktown NSW 2148 Australia Postal Address: Kempo Ryu International Karate Organisation PO Box 424 Earlwood NSW 2206 Australia Telephone: 61 2 9831 7549    Facsimile: 61 2 9718 9634 E-mail: dojo@kemporyu.com Hombu Dojo is housed in a newly designed and specially built premises. This location houses the offices of the International Karate Organisation - Kempo Ryu; it will continue to offer facilities second to none. With a conference room, library & over 430sq metres training area, Hombu Dojo is well equipped to develop and teach Kempo Ryu to future generations.

Shihan Mylonas is one Australia’s most respected Karate instructors with experience in tournaments, a former Australian champion in full contact Kumite (sparring), Kata & Self Defence . He regularly travels for Seminars introducing Kempo Ryu to different disciplines within the Martial Arts community.

Shihan Mylonas also travels across different parts of the world conducting seminars on Kempo Ryu, he is one of the most sought after instructors, he is 'invited' to attend; he does not have his own organisation conducting these invitations. This is a show of respect that he has earned over his time in teaching, competing and practicing his Kempo Ryu art.

Having trained in Japan, Europe and naturally his homeland of Australia, Shihan Mylonas now conducts teaching seminars in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Shihan Mylonas is one of the rare instructors that is invited to various Black Belt gradings in Australia. He and his team of Black Belts are asked by various different organisations to participate in these gradings. Known as some of the best full contact fighters Shihan Mylonas and his team of Black Belts attend these sessions as ambassadors of good, strong and traditional Budo Karate-ka.

With no doubt at all - he is Australia's number one (1) referee and judge of any Martial Art event in Australia, again he is sought after in this field. Known for his unbiased, quick and accurate decisions, he is known to be the best of the best. His control of all matches and the respect he receives from competitors gives everyone the comfort of knowing he is in control of the competition arena, focused on fairness and safety. He was the National Technical Director and Chairman of the Australia Referee Board, which made him the number one referee in Australia. He has resigned this position in 2005 to concentrate on the Kempo Ryu organisation and his teaching commitments overseas. 

Shihan Mylonas founded the Australian Martial Arts Championships (AMAC) in 1998 and now AMAC operates as a National Martial Arts circuit. He is the President and this organisation and also the head of the World Body - the World Martial Arts Championships (WMAC).

He is the founder of Australia’s fastest growing tournaments; the Sydney Junior Games and the Australian Martial Arts Championships (under the Kempo Ryu banner), with this Shihan Mylonas added a new dimension to the tournament scene in Australia. These tournaments have been held at the State Sports Centre, the venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Shihan Mylonas was the Coach of Team Australia at the World Titles in Sweden in 2005, with all team members achieving Gold, Silver or Bronze medals making the Australian Team the most successful  (per capita).

He was invited the participate as a Judge/Referee at the Kyokushin World Cup 2006 in Sydney Australia - the first non Kyokushin person ever to do so. This is an example of the skill and respect Shihan Mylonas receives as a result of his training and naturally of the students he produces.

Finally, Shihan enjoys the company & respect of some the best Martial Arts instructors in Australia and around the world; placing him in an elite group of achievers where rank does not speak rather the work of past efforts, the vision of the future and the respect that both brings to a Karate-Ka that devotes their life to the Way of Budo.

Shihan Mylonas demonstration
double baseball bat break

Kempo Ryu Training Camp

Australia's No. 1 Referee in action

Shihan Mylonas (centre) with Kancho Matsushima (right) &
(L-R) Shihan John Taylor, Sensei Luke Trotz & far right Sempai Margaret Le
 IKO Matsushima Kyokushin World Cup 2006

Luke Trotz, Sensei - 3rd DAN
Senior Instructor
Australia's Leading Open-weight Full Contact Fighter

Current World Champion^* 2006
Men's Middleweight Black Belt Champion
2nd Placed Black Belt Kata
* World All Styles Organisation

World Full Contact Karate^*
 Placed Top 10 Middleweight - 2006
* Kyokushin World Cup

A direct student under Shihan Mylonas, is ranked 3rd Dan; he teaches at Hombu Dojo and has travelled with Shihan Mylonas spreading Kempo Ryu in Sri Lanka & Thailand.

He holds the World Title (WASO) & (KI) and the Australian Title (Kempo Ryu & NAS) for Kata. Self Defence and Kumite. He is a Full Contact Karate competitor and regularly competes in Full Contact Ring Karate (Kyokushin) events. He has an impeccable record in the full contact karate arena and is known as one of the best full contact fighters in Australia.

He has been selected to participate in the 2006 World Kyokushin Cup in Sydney Australia to represent Australia, the only non Kyokushin Karate-ka in history to be selected for a World tournament in Kyokushin (apart from Kempo Ryu's Sempai Margaret Le).

Sensei Trotz is a qualified teacher of Sports Science (holds a Bachelor of Education degree) teaching Higher School students in Sydney and is maintaining his Kempo Ryu instruction too - 6 days a week. 

Margaret Le, Sempai - 2nd DAN
Senior Instructor
Australia's Leading Female Full Contact Fighter

Current World Champion^* 2006
Female Lightweight Black Belt Champion
2nd Placed Black Belt Kata
* World All Styles Organisation

World Full Contact Karate^*
2nd Place Lightweight - 2006
* Kyokushin World Cup

Australian Full Contact Karate^*
Lightweight Champion - 2006
* Australian Kyokushin Karate Association

A direct student under Shihan Mylonas, Sempai Le is ranked 2nd Dan; teaches at Earlwood & Burwood Dojo in Sydney.

She is the current World Champion in Kumite (WASO), a two times Australian Full Contact Champion (AKKA - Kyokushin). She is known as one of Australia's best female full contact fighters. Sempai Le also holds the NSW Title Full Contact Female Lightweight.

She has been selected to participate in the 2006 World Kyokushin Cup in Sydney Australia to represent Australia, the only non Kyokushin Karate-ka in history to be selected for a World tournament in Kyokushin (apart from Kempo Ryu's Sensei Luke Trotz).

Sempai Le is one of the few female black belts in Australia that has such a great tournament record in Full Contact, at the same time teaches Kempo Ryu. She is a World Champion (WASO & KI) and Australian Champion (NAS) in Kata, Self Defence and Kumite.

There is little doubt that Sempai Le is one of Australia's bets full contact fighters having won numerous titles over the years, she now represent Australia on many occasions.

A strong teacher of Kempo Ryu, she is credited in bringing out the best of students and maintaining a great Dojo ethic - which is very important to strong Karate training. Sempai Le also attends Hombu Dojo  twice a week for instruction and teaching commitments.

She is a graduate of university attaining her Bachelor of Commerce and works in Operations Management in Sydney.

Sonja Stojkov, Sempai - 1st DAN
Instructor

A direct student under Shihan Mylonas, Sempai Stojkov trains and teaches at Hombu Dojo, and is known as one of the best females Full Contact fighters. She competes in the AMAC events and has participated in the Kyokushin Karate Full Contact events with success taking out second places - second to Sempai Margaret Le of Kempo Ryu Karate.

Currently Sempai Stojkov is at university studying Arts and continues to teach and train in Kempo Ryu Karate - Hombu Dojo

Mohammad Darabi, Sempai - 1st DAN
Instructor

A direct student under Shihan Mylonas, Sempai Darabi is ranked 1st Dan; teaches at Hombu Dojo in Sydney.

He is a former Australian Champion (NAS), a National Champion - Kempo Ryu along with other various trophies from many events full contact to non contact & Kata competitions.

Sempai Darabi has been practicing Kempo Ryu since 2000 and achieved his Shodan grade in 2005.

Currently Sempai Darabi is at University studying Aeronautic Engineering.

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