Ngā Tōtara Dojo

Shihan Simon Ogden

 

Simon has a 6th Dan (6th degree black belt) in Shorinji Kan Ju Jitsu and a 3rd Dan in Olivecrona Ju Jitsu, as well as a 2nd Dan in Judo and 1st Dan in Aikido. In 2018 Simon was awarded the NZJJF's Outstanding Service Award.

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Simon is an NZJJF accredited C4 Expert coach, he is the founder and Shihan of Jitsu New Zealand and is currently Chairman of the NZJJF.

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Simon teaches with a great pinch of humor and a large splash of the inner child. He has been coaching Ju Jitsu for over 25 years, Judo for 10 years and has just started coaching Aikido, and instills a great passion for these arts in his students. He is inspired in the pursuit of Judo, Aikido & Ju Jitsu by his peers and instructors; such as Sten Olivecrona, Paul Huston, Graham Rogers, Rick Littlewood, Cameron Clarke, Tony Schaufelberger, Paul Reti, Robin Howard, Andrew Standish and Patrick Toner.