Kukjae Clubs
Wellington City Kukjae Hapkido Club
About Us
We are a kukjae hapkido club in Wellington City affiliated to the KHFNZ.
Club Location
The Wellington City Kukjae Hapkido club trains at Capital Gymnastics, West Side entrance, 11 Hutchinson Road, Wellington. This the NZ School of Dance building in Newtown.
Training Times and Descriptions
| Day | Time | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 7:45 pm - 9.15 pm | Kukjae Hapkido |
| Thursday | 7:45 pm - 9.15 pm | Kukjae Hapkido |
| Saturday | 4:00 pm - 5.30 pm | Kukjae Hapkido |
Contact Wellington City instructor Peter MacLeod, or phone (04) 476 4861, Wk: (04) 471-0421, or Hapkidowgtn@gmail.com for information on the Wellington City club.
Map to Training
Instructors
Peter McLeod, 2nd Dan
 | Peter MacLeod |
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.
Malcolm Wright, 3rd Dan, Instructor
 | Malcolm Wright |
Malcolm Wright founded the Palmerston North club and is currently instructing at the Wellington City Kukjae Hapkido club.
Mark Conchie, 3rd Dan
 | Mark Conchie |
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 |
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 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.