James Phillips

Jim Phillips is a 6th Dan Black Belt Kyokushin Karate. Kyoshi Jim Phillips has been training and teaching Kyokushin Karate for over 45 years producing many of Australia's top fighters and Black Belts. He has also been teaching kickboxing and jujitsu for the past 10 years opening the doors to fighters for a broader ranch of combat events. In 1979, Kyoshi Jim was chosen to represent Australia at the 2nd world Championships held in Tokyo Japan. He later stayed on, in Japan training under the founder and legendary Sosai Mas Oyama. Shihan Jim trained full time at the main headquarter in Tokyo Ikebukuro 7 days a week 3 classes a day full time. He won and completed in many tournaments taking out 3 National titles and being one of the first people in Australia complete the 50 man fight test in 1986. Kyoshi Jim now teaches at his full time school (Dojo) in Eastern Suburbs Sydney. He has dedicated his life and his teaching to training and mentoring new students that are looking for a better future and life style. Kyokushin has many benefits for the old and young, the strong and the weak, the meek and the mild. Shihans Jim’s teaches a philosophy of commitment, respect and loyalty and as a result teaches his students that their Karate is a way of life. Shihan Jim Phillips’ dojo Power Karate can be found in Mascot Square, Sydney Australia.