Club Bio

Early Beginnings in Queensland

Brad Sensei was introduced to martial arts by his mother at the age of 10, attending a few Silat classes in Queensland in 1983. In 1987, at 14, he joined friends at the Chan Shih Chuan Kung Fu Academy, where he trained for two years.

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Training in South Australia

After moving to South Australia, Brad broadened his experience across several styles:

1995–1997: Wing Chun Kung Fu at Master Jim Fung’s Wing Chun Academy
2001–2003: Bayside Freestyle Kick Boxing Club
2003–2010: Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu, Glenelg North – training as a Neidizi (full-time student) from 2004 to 2006 and became a Sifu (instructor) in 2007
2012–2023: Kihon Aikido (renamed Adelaide Takemusu Aikido in 2014) – becoming a Sensei (instructor) in 2017

Founding Kungshido Jujutsu

 

The Limits of Aikido

Brad Sensei wanted to train for practical self-defence rather than practise a purely historical art. During a training trip to Japan, which included visits to the Hombu Dojo in Shinjuku City and to Iwama in Ibaraki, he recognised structural flaws in some Aikido techniques, as well as limitations in its training philosophy:

Vulnerability to strikes: While Aikido excels against grabs, it struggles against rapid, committed strikes such as jabs and kicks.
Reliance on cooperation: Techniques depend on a cooperative partner. This is valuable when first learning a technique, but dojos rarely take training beyond this stage.

Building a New System

To address these gaps, Brad Sensei drew on all the other styles he had trained in over the years, most heavily adding kickboxing and a Wing Chun blocking system, to form Kungshido Jujutsu.

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What’s in the Name?

The name Kungshido Jujutsu reflects the arts that shaped it, with each part drawn from a key stage of Brad Sensei’s training:

Kung – from Kung Fu
Shi – from Chan Shih Chuan, where his Kung Fu training began
Do – from Aikido
Jujutsu – meaning “pliable method”, completing the name as Jujutsu

Together, these elements form Kungshido Jujutsu: a single method built on the styles that defined Brad Sensei’s martial arts journey.