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INSTRUCTOR PROFILES

Training trips and gradings from 2000 to 2010 have seen the Doce Pares International Black Belt rankings awarded to the following:

Master Instructor Peter Shannon - 6th Grade Black Belt

Master Instructor Peter Shannon

 

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1973

CURRENT RANKINGS
Australian Doce Pares Chief Instructor – 6th Grade Black Belt
Freestyle Martial Arts – 6th Degree Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 6th Degree Trainer

AWARDS
2000 Blitz Martial Arts Magazine – Freestyle Instructor Of The Year
Awarded for contribution to and promotion of Filipino Martial Arts in
Australia.

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
Further expansion and promotion of the Filipino Martial Arts throughout the Australasian Region, with strong ethics based emphasis on developing instructors and students with quality expertise and skills based on the teachings of GM Dionisio A. Cañete and the “Multi-Styles system of “Doce Pares International”.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
For my personal approach to the martial arts journey I have always had “Perseverance, Honesty and Loyalty” as the trinity of philosophy towards both my own progression and growth in the martial arts, with the underlying traits of “Dedication and Application” extending through to fellow instructors and students.
I consider my martial arts to be a full-time application of training and teaching and will always be striving for improvement and refinement in both the personal and training aspects of life.

Guro Roberta Shannon - 5th Grade Black Belt

Guro Roberta Shannon

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1978

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares International – 5th Grade Black Belt
Freestyle Martial Arts – Probationary 5th Degree Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 2nd Degree Trainer

AWARDS
1998 BJC AEK instructor of the year
2000 Best 4th degree grading - freestyle martial arts

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
To be the best possible Doce Pares Instructor I can be. To continue to further improve my abilities and skills within Doce Pares.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Thanks to my martial arts training, loyalty and dedication have always driven me in any task I have undertaken. To continue to improve my abilities as an instructor and pass this onto my students, no matter what type of training I participate in. To continually improve as a person, friend, wife, daughter and mother. Life is a wonderful journey, no matter what it throws your way, it's the way you deal with it that counts. "Feel the fear and do it anyway".

Guro Marc Toussaint - 4th Grade Black Belt

Guro Marc Toussaint

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1982

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares Australia - Victorian State Head Instructor – 4th Grade Black Belt
Freestyle Martial Arts – Probationary 6th Degree Black Belt

AWARDS
2002, 2005 BJC AEK instructor of the year
2004 BJC Contribution Award

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
To work with others and help develop Doce Pares in Victoria and beyond; and to continue training with Doce Pares International in Cebu, so we keep moving forward.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
From the time I first started my Journey in martial arts, I have gotten more out of it than I would have ever thought I could have. Doce Pares has been a big part of this. I have been so humbled by the skill and knowledge I have gathered on my journey, and never worried to put myself out side my comfort zone, or to be worried to make mistakes from time to time, because I believe it's the journey not the destination that's important.

Guro Vela Georgiev - 3rd Grade Black Belt

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
2002

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares International – 3rd Grade Black Belt
Freestyle Martial Arts – 2nd Degree Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 2nd Degree Trainer

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
The foundation of my martial arts journey comes from the belief that inner strength will transcend into a life of fulfillment. I am a strong believer in the principle that “Practice is Perfection” and the three pillars of Loyalty, Perseverance and Honesty. There is no separation between training and personal life; in both, a person should be deliberate, dedicated, thinking and feeling, disciplined, striving for continuous improvement, being truthful, honest and real.

Guro darren hawke - 2ND Grade Black Belt

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1984

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares International – 2nd Grade Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 5th Degree Trainer

AWARDS
2000 BJC AEK instructor of the year
2003 Fighting Fit Freestyle instructor of the year
2005 Bushido Cross of the year
2008, 2009 Kidz Thai instructor of the year

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
To have an impact on students lives through the positive benefits of Martial Arts arts, empowering them to build a life of personal development by adopting the values of loyalty, respect, honesty, honour, humility and building leadership skills.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Through practice we become aware of what we think and why. What shapes our values and beliefs, then we can step back and look at it with more of a pure mind.

Guro stefan bruni - 1st Grade Black Belt

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1999

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares International – 1st Grade Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 1st Degree Trainer

AWARDS
2008 BJC AEK instructor of the year

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
To share friendship, knowledge and lend a helping hand to fellow instructors and students in the art of Doce Pares wherever possible.

Guro glen eden - 1st Grade Black Belt

BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
1989

CURRENT RANKINGS
Doce Pares International – 1st Grade Black Belt
Ging Mo Kune Kung Fu – Si-Hing

AWARDS
2006 BJC AEK instructor of the year

MARTIAL ARTS MISSION STATEMENT
Make available the expertise and skills of Doce Pares to all of those in need and those worthy, whenever possible.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Balanced self coercion and expressed creativity in all challenges and opportunities, increasing my capacity to live a life well spent.

Guro martin cadman - 1st Grade Black Belt

 

Guro clare stainsby - 1st Grade Black Belt

 

 
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For all enquiries, contact:

Peter Shannon
Chief Instructor
Doce Pares International Australia

Doce Pares Martial Arts Academy
1st Floor, 734 Plenty Rd
Reservoir, Victoria 3073, Australia

Phone: (03) 9478 4886
Email: HQ@doceparesaust.com

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