Instructors

Nathan Harris Sensei (6th Dan)

Nathan began training with Stoopman Sensei and Kohn Sensei at the Griffith University club dojo in 2000 looking for a form of exercise more engaging than what he was getting out of the gym. What he found was a physical and mental discipline that constantly challenges an individual to push beyond what they thought their boundaries were. Accompanying this was a philosophical and spiritual framework that Nathan finds inspires him to seek to be a better, more capable and more thoughtful person in every action and every aspect of his life.

Nathan began teaching in 2005 when Adrian Xavier Sensei offered him the opportunity to teach Saturday afternoon classes out of Clear View dojo in Seven Hills. Nathan taught those classes until 2011, often taking the opportunity to train with Xavier Sensei in addition to regular training at Shinkondo dojo. Eventually Nathan began running classes at Shinkondo dojo as did other senior students. In 2017, when Sensei Kohn retired from training, Nathan took over the administration of Shinkondo dojo. As Stoopman Sensei's health and work commitments prevented him from training, and other senior students retired or moved away, Nathan took over the bulk of the teaching.

Nathan seeks to keep training a positive, energising experience for all students and is happy to find himself continually learning from the teaching experience.