Our Coaches
Paul Wong
Paul has many years of Judo experience. He has won numerous National titles and was a top ranked Oceania player during his time as a competitor. He devotes his time to developing Judokwai’s junior Judo players.
Gavin Bisett
Gavin was a top level junior and cadet player and is now responsible for developing young beginner childrens judo.
Kirk Doran
Kirk has competed internationally for New Zealand many times with great results. His coaching style has inspired many and he is responsible for the development of numerous top Judoka in New Zealand.
Lynton Maiava
Keith Salmon
Keith is Judokwai’s kata specialist and holds numerous national and international titles in this discipline of Judo. He has assisted many players with attaining their black belt grading and offers a Judo kata class for those that are just starting in the sport to more advanced players.
Omar Bachir Brahmi
Kheang Ov
Bryn Reade
Gary Board - Coaching Director
A holder of several coaching qualifications in Judo, enjoys the personnel development of school age kids and adults, from beginner through to intermediate levels through his coaching style of making the learning journey fun while maintaining the core principals of Judo.
