Eddie Wong

The Yoshinkan baton was passed to senior student Eddie Wong when the Lynches returned to Japan in 1972 for a further 15 years.
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Eddie Wong

Eddie Wong "Aikido is a discipline that keeps you aware. It is purely defensive, so you don't go out and hurt people or deliberately put yourself in danger through foolhardy behaviour."

Eddie Wong - Director, NZYAF, 7th Dan Yoshinkan Aikido Eddie Wong Sensei, at 7th Dan, is arguably one of the most respected Yoshinkan Aikido instructors in Oceania (New Zealand and Australia). He has over 40 years experience in aikido and more than 25 years in Tai Chi Chuan and Chinese Kung Fu. He was first introduced to Yoshinkai Aikido back in 1965, when he joined David and Hisae Lynch's dojo, after having spent 3 years studying Judo, Jiujutsu and Karate. David had just returned to Auckland, from the Yoshinkan in Japan where he had been an uchideshi with Gozo Shioda and had just opened his new dojo. Eddie was one of his first students.

Over the years, Eddie has also been fortunate enough to have trained with a number of senior instructors and visiting sensei from the Yoshinkan and other Japanese schools of aikido.
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Eddie Wong's first contact with visiting Yoshinkan instructors goes back as far as 1971, when Kyoichi Inoue, Takashi Kushida and Tadao Ogawa were invited by the N.Z. Aikido Institute to demonstrate the relatively unknown martial art of aikido in front of 300,000 spectators at the N.Z. Easter Show in Auckland.
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During this visit Takashi Kushida graded Eddie Wong to Shodan.
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In 1974, Tsutomu Chida and Tadao Ogawa visited the group and Eddie was graded to Nidan by Chida Sensei.
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Some students of the Aikido Institute were impressed by Tohei Sensei's ability and changed schools but Eddie remained with the Yoshinkan.

Eddie has continued to teach Yoshinkan Aikido for many years and his efforts and commitment to Yoshinkan Aikido were recognised in 1993 when Gozo Shioda awarded him 6th Dan.
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Although Eddie teaches the Yoshinkan style of aikido it is not hard to see the subtle influence, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and the many "masters" of aikido have had on him. His style of aikido is very flowing and quite effortless.
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Eddie Wong is so reluctant to talk about himself it was not easy to get much information for this column. The unassuming nature of the man helps explain, however, why he has a loyal group of dedicated students who have been with him for many years. Classes are held at the Mt. Albert Recreation Centre in New North Road on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Contact: Eddie Wong Ph: 828-5422.

Eddie Wong started aikido soon after I began instructing in Auckland in 1965.
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In over 30 years of aikido in New Zealand, Eddie has trained and taught in different parts of Auckland and learned from a succession of top teachers visiting from Japan. While others changed schools, he stuck with the Yoshinkan as he felt: "It was good enough to send senseis all the way down to New Zealand to teach us over the years, so I thought this deserved some loyalty."
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Eddie Wong

Eddie Wong

This dojo was being run by Eddie Wong and his wife, Mary and they were teaching Yoshinkai Aikido, as it was known then.
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In February 1985, Mary-Joan returned to Auckland and resumed training with Eddie and Mary Wong, who had relocated their dojo to Mt. Albert, Auckland.
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Eddie Wong

Eddie Wong

Instructor: Eddie Wong