HISTORY
OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF SEIGOKAN AUSTRALIA
1973 Cesar Pereira from Macau Seigokan emigrates to Australia and founds Seigokan Australia in April 2.
1974 After exchange of letters, carried out the first visit of Kancho Seigo Tada to Seigokan Australia.
1976 Second visit of Kancho Seigo Tada Sensei to Australia. Grading tests and seminar.
Date unknown Seigokan Australia was originally registered with Federation of Australian Karate Organisations (FAKO) in NSW by Cesar Pereira from Macau Seigokan. The club later folded due to Cesar Pereira's other commitments.
1981 APUKO was held in Austrália. One of the competing teams was from Hong Kong and consisted of mainly Seigokan members. Stephen Hockey from Karate Academy of Japan (Seiwakai goju ryu) invited them to train at the Ashfield hombu dojo. Being dissatisfied with KAJ, Stephen asked the Hong Kong team how to go about joining Seigokan. Correspondence then took place between Stephen Hockey and Kancho Sensei Seigo Tada.
1982 The new Seigokan Australia starts operating. The founding members were: Stephen Hockey, John Novak, Mark Gooch, Mark Bebington, Robert Jang, Leroy Oliverio, Barry Lilli, Adrian Kuszis and Alan Oxley.
1983 Kancho Sensei Seigo Tada visits the new Seigokan Australia. He was accompanied by Murata Shihan, Seki Sensei and Nishimura Sensei.
1984 Kancho again visits Australia and this time is accompanied by Murata Shihan and Nishimura Sensei.
1985 An Australian team consisting of Stephen Hockey, Barry Lilli, Alan Oxley, Russell Gray, Michelle Wilson, Chris Newman, Ross Ebeling, Steve Novak and Karen Hockey travel to Otsu, Japan to compete in the 40th Anniversary Seigokan Championship.
1986 WUKO 8 held in Australia. Kancho Sensei and Okumura Shihan visit.
1990 Seigokan Australia team members Alan Oxley, Russell Gray, Matt Parkin, Lina Galea and Brad Werner travel to Himeji to compete in the 45th Anniversary Championship.
1992 Stephen Hockey celebrates 20 years of karate training and 10 years as head of Seigokan Australia.
1995 Alan Oxley and Jennifer Sheedy attend the 50th Anniversary Championship.
1997 Kancho Sensei Seigo Tada passes away.
2000 Stephen Hockey leaves Seigokan to join Patrick McCarthy's organisation. Alan Oxley becomes head of Seigokan Australia.
2003 Ichida Shihan and Ono Shihan visit Australia.
2005 Alan Oxley visit Seigokan Honbu Dojo in Himeji.
2010 Murata Shihan and his wife visit Australia in May.
2011 Cesar Pereira back to activity and open new dojos.
2012 Cesar Pereira and Neven Thomas visit Japan Honbu Dojo. Cesar get the 4th Dan.
2013 Murata Shihan and Nakano Sensei visit Australia Seigokan dojos and do grading tests.
2015 Cesar Pereira and Alan Oxley attends 70th Anniversary at Himeji, Japan. Alan grades to 6th Dan.
SGKA 2016
Seigokan Lineage Chart
Chojun Miyagi_____________________ | | | | | | | | | Jitsuei Yogi Meitoku Yagi Takeo Maruta | | | | | | |______________|____________| | | |__________ | | | | | | Gogen Yamaguchi | | | | | |_______Seigo Tada (Seigokan) | | |__Seigo Tada II(*) | (Japan) | |__Sekizen Kono | (Japan) | |__Takeo Okada | (Japan) | |__Toshio Sakata | (Japan) | |__Toshiaki Ota | (Japan) | |__Zenji Kusuda | (Japan) | |__Hiroshi Ichida | (Japan) | |__Kiyotaka Takasaki | (Japan) | |__Mitsuo Ikeno | (Japan) | |__Kazunobu Miki | (Japan) | |__Ryuji Okumura | (Japan) | |__Tessei Akiyoshi | (Japan) | |__Genshu Nomura | (Genshukan) | | | |__Haruo Okamura | | | | | |__Kazumi Nishikawa | | | | | |__Dave Fiegle (USA) | | | | | |__Jim Stolarczyk (USA) | | |__Motoo Yamakura | (GKK) | |__Shoji Yuki____ | (Hong Kong) |__Khin Hla | | (Hong Kong) | | |__Yukiaki Yoki__| | (Hong Kong) | | | |________________|__Dickie Chow | | (Director-Canada) | | |________________|__Bill Mok | | (Director-Hong Kong) | | | | | | | | |__Chi-Moon Li | | | (Hong Kong) | | | | | |__Kenny Yu_____Yiu-Po Lee | | (Hong Kong) (Canada) | | | | |________________|__José Martins Achiam | | (Macao) | | | | | | | | |__Alberto Carlos Paes D´Assumpção( Acaio ) | | | | | | | | | | |__Luis Pedruco___| | | | | | | | |__Leonardo Carion( Brazil ) | | | | | | | | | |__José Luis | | | | | | | | | |__Paulo Roberto | | | | | | | | | |__Joetsu Narita | | | | | | | | | |__Alex Vieira | | | | | | | | | |__Eduardo Velasco | | | | | | | | | |__Leonardo Cruz | | | | | | | | | |__Rogério Cruz | | | | | | | | | |__João C. Campos | | | | | | | | | |__Carlos H. Silva | | | | | | | | | |__Cleiver Silva | | | | | | | |__Marcos Collaço( USA-California ) | | | | | | | | | |__Shaun Greely | | | | | | | | | |__Frank Hinckley | | | | | | | | | |__Craig Hartford | | | | | | | | | |__José Collaço | | | | | | | | | |__Leon D´Aquino | | | | | | | | | |__David Kalman | | | | | | | | | |__Pete Popin | | | | | | | | | |__Cathy D´Aquino | | | | | | | |__Roberto Takeshi Fukuchi( Brazil ) | | | | ( Director-South America ) | | | | | | | | | |__José Antonio Moncada | | | | | | | | | |__M.L.Hisuru Nakiri | | | | | | | | | |__Jorge Fukuji Sasano | | | | | | | | | |__Carlos Renato S. da Silva | | | | | | | | | |__Armando Silva Meirelles | | | | | | | | | |__Jorge Muniz de Carvalho | | | | | | | | | |__Derley L. Pedroso | | | | | | | | | |__Andréa de Aquino C. Martins | | | | | | | | | |__Pedro Silva de Oliveira | | | | | | | | | |__Ivanildo Fernandes dos Santos | | | | | | | | | |__Aleksandre Abdalla Santos | | | | | | | | | |__Lauro Ribeiro da Silva | | | | | | | | | |__Robson Avelino de Lima | | | | | | | | | |__Denilson de Carvalho | | | | | | | | | |__Fábio Massaharu Nakano | | | | | | | | | |__Viviane Resende Pedruco | | | | | | | | | |__Jadir Batista Jardim | | | | | | | | | |__Orlando Santos Carvalho | | | | | | | | | |__Hugo Lopes Vaz | | | | | | | | | |__Márcio Araújo Santos | | | | | | | | | |__Hanry Luis da Silva | | | | | | | | | |__Aline Isabel da Silva | | | | | | | | | |__Alessandro S. Ikawa | | | | | | | | | |__Alberto da Silva Costa Jr. | | | | | | | | | |__Barbara da Silva Crespo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |__Francisco da Conceicao | | | | (USA-California) | | | | | | | | | |__Fausto Carlos | | | | | | | |__Américo Mendonça | | | | | | | |__Armando Silvestre______ | | | | | | | | |__Jacinto da Graça Novo__| | | | | | | | | |__Mário da Graça Novo____| | | | | ___________________| | | | | | | | | | |__Albano Paz | | | | | | | | | |__Carl B. Muhs | | | | | | | | | |__Gilberto Scheiffer | | | | | | | | | |__Robert R. Fulton | | | | | | | | | |__Lúcio Ferraz | | | | | | | | | |__Daniela Dias | | | | | | | | | |__Cesar Carvalho | | | | | | | | | | | |__Marcos Furtado | | | | | | | |__Mario Carion | |___Arnaldo de Sousa | | (Macao) | | | |___George Tsui | | | |__Brian Baxter | | | |__Roger Halstead | ( Grant Wood Elementary School ) |__Alan Oxley (Australia) ( * ) Mrs Michiko Okamoto ( Master Seigo Tada´s wife ) succeeded as President of SAJKA,
Mrs Seigo Tada II.