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Wellington City Kukjae Hapkido Club

About Us

We are a kukjae hapkido club in Wellington City affiliated to the KHFNZ.


Club Location

The Wellington Kukjae Hapkido club trains at Budokan Martial Arts Centre, 8 Oxford Terrace, Mt Cook, Wellington (see map below.)

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Training Times and Descriptions

DayTimeClass
Monday6:30 pm - 8:00 pmKukjae Hapkido
Thursday6:30 pm - 8:00 pmKukjae Hapkido
Saturday3:00 pm - 4.30 pmKukjae Hapkido

Contact Wellington City instructor Peter MacLeod, phone or text 021 431 561, or Wk: (04) 471-0421, or Hapkidowgtn@gmail.com for information on the Wellington City club.

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Map to Training

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Instructors

Peter McLeod, 2nd Dan

Peter MacLeod

Peter MacLeod
Head club instructor at the Wellington City kukjae hapkido club

Peter started Hapkido in 1980 under Grand Master Lee's instruction at the Dojang in Tory Street, Wellington, and gained his 1st Dan in 1985. Peter started the present Wellington City club in 1997.



Mark Conchie, 3rd Dan

Mark Conchie

Mark Conchie
Head club instructor of the Wellington South children's Kukjae Hapkido Club

Mark commenced training under Grand Master Lee in March 1984. He has cross trained with a variety of other martial arts but is of the opinion that Hapkido encompasses the general variety of the other styles. He has been instructing over 15 years. Other interests include indoor netball, chess, cartoon drawing. He is married with three sons.

Mark graded to 3rd dan in November 2007.


Dana Bidgood, 3rd Dan

Dana Bidgood

Dana Bidgood
Club instructor of the Wellington City kukjae hapkido club

Having started martial arts as a child at the Lower Hutt Judo club, Dana started HKD in 1980 with wife Denise at the Willis St. dojang with Grand Master Lee.

Dana got his 1st Dan Black Belt in May 1985 and, along with Nigel Keay, became NZs first 2nd Dan Black Belt in May 1990 and went on to run the Wellington club in Kensington St. when Grand Master Lee was absent.

Dana is one of Grandmaster Lee's original New Zealand students.

Dana graded to 3rd dan in November 2007.


Darryl Conchie, 2nd Dan

Darryl Conchie

Darryl Conchie
Instructor of the Wellington City kukjae hapkido club

Darryl started his Hapkido training in 1985 under Grandmaster Lee and attained his first degree black belt in 1988. Darryl then spent time living and working in Australia before returning to New Zealand in 2007.


Mark Pickup, 2nd Dan

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