Our Instructors - When Quality Counts

Peter Mylonas, Shihan
Chairman & Chief Instructor
Australia's leading Kempo Instructor

· 6th Dan - Shihan

· Chairman & Chief Instructor Kempo Ryu

International Karate Organisation (KRIKO)

· President / Founder Australian Martial Arts Championships

(AMAC) & the World Martial Arts Championships (WMAC)

· International Instructor of the Year 2004 Kumite World

Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame

· Kempo Instructor of the Year 1998 Blitz Martial Arts

Magazine Hall of Fame

· International Full Contact Karate Referee* (Japan)

* Kyokushin IKO-Matsushima

· Publisher / Editor Inside Martial Arts Magazine

· National Technical Director & Chairman of the Australian

Referee Board National All Styles (NAS) 2002-2005

· Australia's No. 1 - Referee/Judge (Full Contact & Non Contact)

· International Karate Referee/Judge (Full Contact & Non Contact)

· 1997 & 1998 Judge/Referee of the Year (NAS)

· Australian Karate Champion (Full Contact)

· Okinawa Karate Teaching License

· Founder of Sydney Junior Games & the Australian Martial Arts Championships -AMAC

· Japan graded / certified

· 30 years Kempo Karate training

· Australian Karate Coach - Kempo World Titles, Sweden

· Australian Team Kempo Ryu Coach - World Titles WASO Australia

· MBA graduate UWS

Shihan Mylonas is one Australia’s most respected Karate teachers 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 resigned from this position in 2005 to concentrate on the Kempo Ryu organisation and his teaching commitments overseas and Australia.

Shihan Mylonas founded the Australian Martial Arts Championships (AMAC) in 1998 which now AMAC operates as a National Martial Arts tournament circuit for all styles. He is the President and this organisation and also the President 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 original Australian Martial Arts Championships (under the Kempo Ryu banner), with these two events Shihan Mylonas added a new dimension to the tournament scene in Australia. These tournaments have been held at the Sydney 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 team (per capita).

He was invited to 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. Further, at this World Cup he received an International Judge referee certificate from the head of the IKO-Matsushima Kancho Matsushina and Vice President Hanshi John Taylor. The only non Kyokushin Karate– ka to be invited to referee and receive this certification within the history of Kyokushin Karate.

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.

Luke Trotz, Sensei - 3rd DAN
Branch Chief & Senior Instructor

Western Sydney Region - Sydney

Australia's Leading Open Weight Full Contact Fighter

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

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

Australian* Full Contact Karate Champion 2007

* AKKA Kyokushin

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, Sensei - 3rd DAN
Branch Chief & Senior Instructor

Inner West Region - Sydney

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, Sensei 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. Sensei 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).

Sensei 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 Sensei Le is one of Australia's best full contact fighters having won numerous titles over the years, she now represents 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. Sensei 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.

Earl Ocampo, Sempai - 1st DAN

Branch Chief & Instructor

North Shore Region - Sydney

Sempai Earl is a rising Star within the Australian Karate world.

The current NSW Top Seed for Martial Arts in AMAC, A Full Contact fighter who has won numerous titles and a Instructor of Hombu Dojo and operating his own Branch in Sydney’s North Shore teaching at Chatswood Dojo.

We has won the:

· 2005 World Title (WASO) for Kata and Point Sparring

· 2007 & 2008 AMAC champion

· Full Contact Karate 2nd place - AKKA Kyokushin

He has won numerous local and interstate event

· NSW State Championship 2008 & 2009 AMAC

· Class C Jude & Referee in AMAC & WMAC

· Judge & Referee in the Kempo Ryu IKO

Currently Sempai is studying Medical Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) whilst teaching and studying Kempo Ryu.

*This profile is currently being updated (April 2009)