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Dean Carter

Sensei Dean Carter – Chief Instructor

Dean first started his training in the 1990s participating in Karate and Judo classes during high school at the local YMCA.  Later he trained in a Kempo Kung-Fu style under Grand Master O. E. Simon in North Vancouver Canada. The art was a synthesis of both the hard and soft aspects of Kung-Fu.

Returning to training half a decade later he studied under the tutelage of GM Fred Shadian at an eclectic martial arts school and was exposed to Mu Thai, Jiu Jitsu and Eskrima. The material in the school that most greatly interested Dean was Bobby Taboada’s (Balintawak Arnis Escrima) and Remy Amador Presas’s (December 19, 1936 – August 28, 2001) system of Modern Arnis.

While studying for a Chiropractic Degree at RMIT University in Melbourne in 1999 he met Mr. Rod Harris a consummate practitioner of Praying Mantis Kung Fu whom instructed him regarding techniques and attributes to better his skill set.

After graduation and moving to Bunbury Western Australia in 2008 he flew to the Philippines to directly train with Filipino Masters of the Doce Pares Multi Style System.  He studied under Supreme Grandmaster Dionesio A. Canete and many other talented Masters. By 2016 he had earned a third-degree black belt in the Doce Pares International System.

Dean is currently a student of Grand Master Glen Gardiner and instructor affiliated with Grand Master Glen Gardiners Combined Martial Arts Association and Academies.

Competitions and Events

2019

Bali International Stick Fighting Challenge
Bali, Indonesia
  • Gold – Men’s Single Stick Middle Weight Division
  • Gold – Men’s Open Forms Division
  • Referee and Judge
GOIFEX International
Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Gold – Double Stick Men’s Open Division
  • Gold – Over 50 Forms Division
  • Referee and Judge

2017

Bali International Stick Fighting Challenge
Bali, Indonesia
  • Bronze – Knife Open Division
  • Bronze – Single Stick Open Division
  • Referee and Judge
Australian WEKAF Nationals
Townsville, Australia
  • Gold – Men’s and Women’s Forms Division
  • Bronze – Men’s Open Single Stick Division

2015

Bali International Stick Fighting Challenge
Bali, Indonesia
  • Bronze – Men’s Single Stick Middle Weight Division
  • Bronze – Men’s Double Stick Middle Weight Division
  • Referee and Judge
Australian WEKAF Nationals
Bunbury, Australia
  • Event Organizer
  • Silver – Men’s Double Stick Middle Weight Division
  • Referee and Judge