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INSTRUCTOR PROFILES

Training trips and gradings from 2000 to 2005 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

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 – 1st Degree Black Belt
Muay Thai Kickboxing – 1st 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 Trent Day - 2nd Grade Black Belt

Guro darren hawke - 2ND Grade Black Belt

Guro andrew steen - 1st Grade Black Belt

Guro stefan bruni - 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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