Dojos

Dunedin Dojo:

Training times (effective from 27th September 2009):

Mondays 6 - 8 p.m. - High Street - Aiki-jujutsu (instructor: Phil Davison)
Tuesdays 6 - 8 p.m. - High Street - Sword and Naginata (instructor: Gary Wilkins)
Wednesdays 5 - 6 pm Clubs & Socs (OUSA club only) (instructors: Alastair Aiken and Alex Ward)
Wednesdays 7:30 - 9 pm High Street (OUSA club only) (instructors: Alastair Aiken and Alex Ward)
Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:30 pm St Leonards private dojo - invitation only - focus on Jo and Bo (instructor: Phil Davison)
Thursdays 6 - 8 p.m. - St Leonards - both weapons and Aiki-jujutsu (instructor: Phil Davison)
Saturdays 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - St Leonards private dojo - Yudansha only - focus on Naginata (instructor: Phil Davison)
Saturdays 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. - St Leonards private dojo - invitation only (instructor: Phil Davison)

High Street dojo - 2nd floor, 169 High Street (just up from Manse Street, roughly opposite the Warehouse. The sign on the outside of the building reads "South Pacific House"). Click for photo.

St Leonards dojo - King George Memorial Hall, 27 St Leonards Drive (travelling from town, the hall is just past the "St Leonards" sign and the corner of Pukeko St and the main road - look for the signs pointing to the school, as the hall is up on the hill next to the school. If coming by bike, take the bike trail from Magnetic St to Maia, and then take Burkes drive to avoid the main road.

St Leonards private dojo - this dojo is located in Mr. Davison's house and is only open to established members by invitation.

Instructors: Phil Davison (Shibucho, 4th Dan), Gary Wilkins (2nd Dan), Alastair Aiken (1st Dan) Alex Ward (1st Dan).
Information - ph. (03) 471 2214 (Dunedin) or email Phil Davison

Fees:
OUSA Branch -
$40 per semester (Students from the OUSA branch wanting to join the main dojo branch as well as the OUSA branch have access to a discounted annual fee of $290)
Main Dojo Branch -
Provisional first month: $45 (includes beginners DVD)
$330 (student), $420 (non student) per year
The Dunedin dojo is no longer accepting students on a casual month-by- month basis, and is only accepting students with longer term commitment.
New students: New students have their first few lessons free of charge, and if they are interested they then pay $45 for their first month. The first month is a provisional month intended to allow the student to asses whether they feel that they want to make a longer commitment, and for the club to asses a new students suitability. Students who have genuine financial problems meeting their annual fee should talk to the instructor - it is not our intention to create a financial barrier for sincere students, and an arrangement will be worked out.

Auckland Dojo:

313 Queen St. (up from the Town Hall, close to "Made In Nippon")
Instructors - Nicholas Coldrick (3rd Dan), Shanon Coxall-Jones (2nd Dan), Giles Coverdale (2nd Dan)
Information - ph. (09) 579 0832; 021 138 9051
Parking: Queen St., Mayoral Dr., and Greys Ave. available from 5:30pm onwards. Pay parking officially stops at 6pm.

Training times:
Monday: 6:00 - 8:00pm - Sword (instructor: Giles Coverdale). Lower Gym, Auckland Girls' Grammar School. (Parking is available from - enter the grounds from Gate 4 on Howe St.)
Tuesday: 6:00 - 8:00pm - Aiki-Jujutsu (instructor: Nicholas Coldrick)
Thursday: 6:00 - 8:00pm - Aiki-Jujutsu (instructor: Nicholas Coldrick)
Saturday: 8.30 - 11:30am - Sword (instructor: Nicholas Coldrick). 2nd floor, Gymnasium, Auckland Girls' Grammar School. (Parking is on Hopetoun St., through the large metal gates. From the parking area, walk around the Gymnasium building to the front via the path from the right side of the parking area. Click here for a street map and here for a school plan - the Gymnasium is the blue/green building in the top corner by the pool.)
Fees: $50 / month, $450 / year

Wellington Dojo:

Wellington Girls' College, Corner Pipitea and Mulgrave Street, old gym.
Instructor - Daniel Hofmann (2st Dan), Carys Lloyd (1st Dan), Jeremy Weir (1st Dan)
Information - ph. (04) 9074555 or 021-1479013

Training times:
Monday 6:30 - 8:00pm.
Tuesday 6:00 - 8:00pm.

Fees month:
Student $35
Non student $40

Invercargill Dojo:

Corner of Layard and Ward Sts (at the Go Ju Ryu karate clubrooms)
Instructor - Peter O'Neil
Information - peter4donna@xtra.co.nz

Training times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 to 9:00 pm