Perry Bell is the Chief Instructor at Deshi-Do Martial Arts – Oakleigh Karate & Fitness Centre.
He is the father of five; Jason, Matthew, Alexander, Zahara and Alexis. He is happily married to beautiful Sofia, who completes his life.
His journey into the world of Martial Arts began in 1973 when he trained for one year with Kyokushin Karate. This was followed by six months of learning Taekwondo. In 1974 he studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and then Wado-Kai Karate for a further two years. In 1982 he was introduced to Shihan Kong-Wing Loh who studied under the tutelage of Sensei Tsutomu Yoneda.
In 1984 he became a member of Shito-ryu Shuyoukan Karate-do. In 1987 he achieved the rank of Shodan (1st Dan) and started teaching at the Oakleigh dojo in Melbourne, Australia. He studied the art of Aikido in 1995 and 1996 . On 7 May 1999 he achieved the rank of Yondan (4th Dan) in Shito-ryu Shuyoukan Karate-do and was granted authority to open and run his own school of Karate-do. He studied the Okinawan art of Kobudo under the guidance of Sensei’s Gakiya Yoshiaki and Josei Yogi since 1995 and holds the rank of Shodan (1st Dan) in Okinawan Kobudo. In July 2016 his rank of rank of Yondan (4th Dan) was recognized by SHITOKAI MURAYAMA, President.
He obtained in Karate-do:
| Level Achieved | Teacher | Date |
4th Dan Shito-ryo Shuyoukan Karate-do |
6th Dan Shihan K.W. Loh |
Since 1982 |
4th Dan Shito-kai Murayama Karate-do |
6th Dan Shihan K.W. Loh |
|
1st Dan Okinawan Kobudo |
6th Dan Shihan K.W. Loh |
Since 1995 |
He has been a yoga teacher since 1999, teaching Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. He is an experienced Relaxation and Remedial Massage Therapist since 1992 with skill as a Reiki Practitioner since 1997. He has been a Personal Trainer since 1990 and been involved in studying many healing modalities for 40 years.
