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## Our history

**Established in 2020, we are a locally owned club that believes martial arts training should be accessible to everyone.**Our club was formed with the goal of building a positive training environment that would help all of our members to reach their full potential.

## Our values

The main martial art that we teach is **Gin Fushichō Ryu Karate** which translates to Silver Phoenix System. Founded here in the Riverland, our style is named after our philosophy of using life’s challenges to refine us like precious metals. We rise again after falling, and above all else we always keep trying.

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## Our story

We believe that everything that we teach should be seen as more than just a martial art, with the skills and experience learned through us to be able to be applied in everyday life.

 

## Our Partners

### It would be hard to do what we do alone!

 That's why we are affiliated with several professional martial arts networks and industry bodies across the globe. If you would like to learn more about our partners, just follow the links below:

- https://www.ibfaustralia.com/
- https://www.dentokan.com/
- https://www.martialartsaustralia.com.au/

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## Our team

The people who make it all happen

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### Stephen Jericho

#### Sensei and Founder

Founder of Riverland Freestyle Martial Arts.

Founder of Gin Fushichō Ryu Karate

Australian representative for The Dentokan

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