Local martial artists from Queanbeyan and Canberra joined their Australasian peers at the Wrest Point Casino and Convention Complex in Hobart, Tasmania, on 10 June 2006 for the tenth anniversary of the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) and its annual awards presentations. Founder of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate and…
Students’ sacrifices rewarded with black belts Sensei Jeroen Kueter Sensei Kueter is a Sandan (3rd dan) black belt and is the Chief Instructor of the Queanbeyan branch of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate. “How long does it take to get a black belt?“, “When can I grade?” and “When will I get…
On Saturday 4 June 2005 the annual Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) awards were presented at the Holiday Inn at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The AMAHOF encourages, promotes, develops, extends and supervises martial arts throughout Australasia. It was established in 1995 to recognise and reward the outstanding service of martial…
The Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate held a presentation dinner at the Comfort Inn Airport in Queanbeyan on Saturday 5 February, to formally present promotions to the Principal David Rowley, the Deputy Principal Edward Scharrer and to long-time member Peter Wilson. Peter Morton presented David Rowley with his 8th Dan, Edward Scharrer with…
Saturday 27 November 2004 was a very special day for two members of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate. It was their black belt grading day. A black belt is not awarded to just anyone; it has to be earned. It takes many years of training and dedication by a student and there…
James Michael O’Malley, one of the greatest ambassadors for the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate, was posthumously inducted into the AMAHOF for 2004. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Jujitsu. James was born and bred in Queanbeyan and the attributes of a good sportsman came naturally to him. He played rugby union,…
For those of you that are wondering, Frog Morton is still alive and kicking, literally. Over the past ten weeks, dan grades of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate have had the pleasure of participating in a course presented by Frog on advanced nerve centre strikes and street-wise defence techniques. Frog, now seventy-one…
Early evening and the crowd started to filter in. Faces from the past appeared and long-enduring friendships shook hands, hugged and greeted each other. Music started and in the background the crack of melting ice cooled the liquid amber to a drinker’s taste. Dancing flames of a wood fire accompanied all and weaved a feeling…
The Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate held a get-together dinner on Friday night, 15 August, in the bistro of the Tourist Hotel, Queanbeyan. This was the first of what is planned to become a regular event. It has been a long time since some of the old gang has been out socially together….
Jujitsu is a method of defence and offence without the use of weapons in personal encounter. Jujitsu is not a contest of muscular strength, but to temporarily incapacitate one’s opponent through the use of simple tricks and holds. It would be almost impossible to include every small detail about the life of the Peter Morton…
This year the annual Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) awards and expo was held over the June long weekend at the Harmonie German Club in Canberra. AMAHOF was established in 1995 to recognise and reward the outstanding service of martial artists of all styles in the pursuit of excellence. AMAHOF encourages, promotes, develops,…
Since the official handing over of the leadership of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate in October 2002, the founder and former Principal, Peter ‘Frog’ Morton, has had nothing but praise for his “boys”. Frog is very impressed with the leadership and loyalty that David Rowley, the new Principal, and Edward Scharrer, the…
Ah! Good old Queanbeyan, home of the Peter Morton Academy, where the stage was set, literally, for the home-town exhibition. The venue was a local trade fair in the Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall and the demo team had centre stage, looking down on exhibitors and sightseers. The mat was all laid out, the time had come…
Demonstration: Royal Canberra Show, 28 February – 2 March 2003 28 February – 2 March 2003 Sensei Alan Maconachie, Radcliffe branch This article appeared in the 2003 newsletter. All branches from the Canberra / Queanbeyan region participated in the demonstrations over the three days of the show. “No Parking”, “No Parking”, “No Parking” had sprung…
Many martial arts instructors consider self-defence and martial arts to be the same entity. This may be a consequence of not really understanding the difference between the two. It may also be that the martial arts instructor conducts self-defence classes as a tool to recruit students into the school. Before we can offer a self-defence…
PMAJJK 40th anniversary 5 October 2002 This article appeared in the 2002 newsletter. The dinner on the Saturday night of the Annual National Seminar was a three-fold event. It was a night to socialise, it saw the official handing over of the swords to the new Principal and Deputy Principal of the Academy, and it…
James O’Malley passed away in 2002 leaving a big hole in the Academy. Thursday 1:30pm. There across the vast expanse of people was a solemn face with tear-filled eyes. Occasionally a handkerchief would appear from nowhere dabbing at those tears; he was leaning against a pillar totally oblivious to those around him; his gaze riveted…
Kaleen 10th anniversary 20 July 2002 This article appeared in the 2002 newsletter. It has been ten years since Peter Wilson and Glen Campbell started the Kaleen branch of the Peter Morton Academy of Judo Jujitsu Karate. To celebrate this anniversary, past and present members were invited to a dinner at the Hotel Heritage in…
