THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD

THE SIXTIES

Since the early 1960''s in Australia and New Zealand (And today in Indonesia and Israel) the name Bob Jones has been synonymous with the Security and Entertainment Industries. These have gone hand in hand with his traditional Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing and Boxing promotions and constant expansion. All of the above feature BJMA (Bob Jones Martial Arts) training programs and spectacular National and Worldwide promotional packages.

‘THAT PHOTO TO GO HERE MICHAEL’ Crowd Controllers – The Beginning (*Early sixties Bouncers) From Left: Dave Milne, Dennis Williamson, Bob Jones (Already referred to as ‘The Chief’) and Bill Sabodtka on duty outside the infamous Catcher Discotheque, right down the bottom end of #471 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (One and a half blocks from Spencer Street).

BJC - THE FIRST CROSSES RMG -THE FIRST GROUP

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*I am very proud to acknowledge that this ‘handsome’ group was the first Bob Jones Corporation – Resource Management Group ever formed, and it was at the suggestion of Dave Milne and Bill Sabodka These two crowd controllers, ‘bouncers’, were the first two men to ever receive and wear the BOB JONES CROSS (BJC). Making me ‘A genuine offer I could not refuse – due to my fighting and marketing skills’, it was ‘their’ idea that the ‘three’ of us should be the beginning of what was about to unfold.

This came about at an extended lunchtime meeting held at Mr Ron Steffani’s LEO’S SPAGHETTI BAR in Fitzroy Street St Kilda, at 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd– 1963. Only a small amount of you reading this will be aware that this date ‘1963’ was two years before I had even commenced my Martial Arts training with Mr Jack Rozinsky in a venue at the rear of the East St Kilda Post Office on March 3rd - 1965 in the Korean style of Tai Kwon Do.

And… it was still seven years prior to the birth of ZEN DO KAI - 1970. This BJC-RMG initiation was a very small part of a global catastrophic change. By an incredible coincidence this meeting took place at the exact time (allowing for International time zones) as the most powerful man of the free world - The President Of The United States Of America – John F. Kennedy was assassinated at 12.30pm on Friday November 22nd – 1963.

After many, many American Presidents and now, with the advent of the new millennium we have entered the fifth decade that the Bob Jones Corporation has taught many tens of thousands of Australians to protect themselves (and now expanding internationally). And now more than ever, these multiple thousands of students continue to become Black Belts in the BJMA various forms of the fighting arts, for more information please visit; www.bobjonesmartialarts.com.au

BJC -RMG SECURITY - MANPOWER EXPANSION

Bob Jones has taught the elite of these Black Belts, always with undying encyclical enthusiasm, how to ''protect others''. And many of them would continue to be employed within his security empire, and varying other developing business interests.

Since the sixties he has expanded his ''Crowd Control'' interests. Now in the new millennium, many different associated companies involving in numerous BJC-RMG provide the security for most of Australasia''s entertainment venues including Casinos, Nightclubs and major outdoors functions. And as you can imagine, the BJC-RMG concept has continued to infiltrate many diversified areas of the business arena, the exciting thing about this in today’s business market, now it has become a Global Vision.

THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD

THE SEVENTIES

FIRST DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING -  1965-1970:

“A true Black Belt following the path of the warrior unwittingly changes their way of life… for they can never be the same person again”. After five years (since March 3rd – 1965) as a prospect working my way through the ranks. I finally shook off the coloured belt system and was awarded my Black Belt by Mr Tino Ceberano and Mr Sal Ebonez on December 13th – 1969. This five year period is recorded as ‘credit years’ and can be drawn upon with future Degree gradings (see Bob Jones Eighth Degree grading times during 1997-2003).

Six months after my Black Belt Grading I had completed my provisional period of time and it was now time for me to establish my full First Degree Black Belt Grading. This had been planned to coincide with the opening of the first ever BOB JONES MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL. This was also the birth date of what would soon become known around the world as ZEN DO KAI FREESTYLE MARTIAL ARTS (Another Associate Division of the BJC) at 48 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Both my FIRST DEGREE GRADING and the long anticipated inaugural professional instructional class taken by myself was at 6pm on Monday the 1st of June, 1970.

This was also the birth date of a concept that within a few years would be known as the BJC-WSC (Bob Jones Corporation – World Steering Commission). This Commission will be responsible for sanctioning all Black Belt grading requirements beyond Fifth Degree, including all of the founder’s advanced grading requirements.

SECOND DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1972:

“The Martial Arts Marathon”, over the years this grading has had several modifications, due to its enduring/injurious nature. Although its *infamous reputation has always preserved the title of The Martial Arts Marathon. After training fanatically for two years as a black belt on a mission, In the middle of 1972 I would invite 30 black belts from almost as many styles including Judo and Jujitsu and one black belt visiting from France. My martial arts marathon concept was to fight each of these 30 First Degrees for three minutes each, with only the one five minute break after round 25, to earn my Second Degree. Several of them for varying reasons (personal and political) did not want me to make it, which particularly in the later rounds, made things interesting and drew much blood, luckily, not mine! Almost immediately, this grading developed a life of its own, the concept became thirty rounds according to rank and the grading eventually (within a few years due to the higher ranks simply, always getting stronger) became so extremely violent it was causing very serious injuries… very serious! Today, in the new millennium this grading has survived many modifications, now it is even more enduring, without the injuries.

*The infamous reputation of our martial arts marathon became forever entrenched in our BJMA mythology with the release of award winning New Zealand film ‘Once were Warriors’ featuring Temuera Morrison, also of Star Wars fame. This film explores the social dilemma of these native islanders with an in-depth look at domestic violence within the suburbia life style of the Maori. Several BJMA - NZ black belts were working on the film doing stunts, special effects and the like, during a coffee break -THINK TANK – these black belts described our 2nd Degree grading (as it was then) to production staff. The rest is history, if you have seen the film; you have seen a very violent version of this concept as a Maori Warrior is taken off to a warehouse to perform this BJMA ritual wanting the acceptance of his peers!

If you would like to observe our BJMA philosophy which surrounded this grading during the seventies, where the connection is so close you would think we wrote the script. This is a classic film that expresses the Bob Jones – Richard Norton phenomena of this era is ‘Fight Club’ with Brad Pitt and by coincidence of name, English actor Edward Norton. It is probably worth a mention here that these films, the seventies philosophy and this version of the 2nd Degree Marathon are in no way in line with our current 21st Century teaching principles and practises.

ROLLING STONES TOUR 1973 - THE BEGINNING

Late 1972 and a lunch meeting at the ‘old’ Southern Cross Hotel’ with the ‘Paul Dainty Corporation’ regarding a world tour coming to Australia early in 1973. Featuring an international act, it was another of those great turning points in the life and career of Bob Jones. Paul Dainty finished off this lunch stating: “Bob, It is imperative you do a good job with this tour. If you are successful with this there will be a lot more work in the future for you and your organisation”. We wound up doing more than twenty years with Paul, and that was a lot of fun people, but that first ever tour still stands out in the memory bank, Why? Because it was THE ROLLING STONES TOUR OF ‘73 -THE BEGINNING.

THIRD DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1975:

“Mirror reflection of students through self”, suddenly it was 1975 and the required three years had evolved since my marathon experience, and having been an instructor during this time, and now with my Third Degree, it was time for me to experience being a teacher and begin sharing my latest experiences and knowledge that comes with this intriguing Third Degree level of Black Belt… “Teaching and sharing knowledge is the ‘true’ VALUE OF VALOR of ‘our’ way known as the martial ‘arts’ journey”. Many fans of our organisation, many students of varying Degree rankings and especially many newly graded Third Degree ‘Teachers’ often ask me at seminars and training trips, “Can you please give me any extra information to broaden my scope of evaluating ‘Value of Valor’ to improve my teaching skills?” My answers always vary dependant on who it was that poised the question ie; what, if any is their dominant colour - red (fire), yellow (air) or blue (water) – this of course will dictate the most beneficial result of my reply for them at this juncture of ‘their’ journey, generally I take the time to give fairly explicate descriptions of these two words as individual interpretations. ‘VALUES’ guide all plans, decisions and actions… Life’s goals and your MA higher Degrees are for the future. Values and your Third Degree are now. Goals are set. Values are lived. Goals change. Values are rocks you can count on. Goals get your students going. Values sustain all of your efforts applied together as the ‘group’. What extreme value can you place on all of ‘your’ coloured belts and your personal First and Second Degree Black Belt students? What measure of value can you place on your ‘direct up-line’ of Fourth and Fifth Degrees and above within your BJMA Family? Are there possible limits to the value of BJMA Systems that have been developed for your personal adventure? ‘VALOR’ is the one word that clarify’s the ‘true’ meaning of ‘our’ martial arts ‘way’ (ie; Internal strength and Intrepid courage, especially in the way of warfare; the dictionary also defines valor as personal bravery). As a teacher it is your obligation to your students that they come to understand that external enemies are not the concern, it is the enemy deep within our psyche that is the haunting dark side that each of us has to endure and eventually conquer to be ‘truly’ successful in our MA journey of valor. How strong is your personal Value of Valor? – Are there your guaranties in place that do not allow the concept of failure for you or any ‘one’ of your students giving to you at this time – undying loyalty? BOB JONES – Loyal students and personal friends - 1975 During an otherwise not unusual training session one night not long after my Third Degree grading at #48 – 50 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Headquarters, I was struck with a vision that impacted on me like an Atomic Bomb… I had just finished the night’s classes, having trained 250 students. By now there were four training areas on four separate floors of the two premises now at 48-50 Elizabeth Street Melbourne; the point to my rare observation was… that there was not one Skip (Aussie) in attendance. Every student who trained that night was of multiple European extractions with almost all of them born in Australia, all sons and daughters of ‘that’ previous generation. The ‘Atom bomb’ of the occasion! There was not a wog, wop or dago amongst them; they were all my loyal students and my personal friends. ‘BODYGUARDS’ BOB JONES - RICHARD NORTON 1975, the year of the “BODYGUARDS”, the BJC television series concept that did not get off the drawing board stage, “Great idea Bob, but who really knows who Richard Norton and Bob Jones are?” said the Executives in positions of power (In their defence, this WAS before Richard Norton had made his sixty movies, and I was still to hit BJC 1000 advertised classes per week in four different countries). Just imagine for a moment what might have happened if this series had clicked. As it never eventuated you may have no interest. If you do, click here on the BODYGUARDS. All through the seventies and well into the eighties (The Miracle in 1970 only one year after Woodstock in the USA to Sunbury in 1972 and culminating with Narara, near Gosford NSW in 1986) the BJC secured all of Australia''s major rock concerts that ran over several days and drew crowds in excess of 50,000. At each concert, hundreds of his associates (black belts) were employed to secure all aspects of public wellbeing. CLUBSHOP INTERNATIONAL – BJMA Supplies By the middle of this decade we had already expanded into three major cities in three states (Melbourne - Victoria, Brisbane - Queensland and recently Adelaide, South Australia. Then it was time for each state to compete against each other with their suburban sprawl expansion). Plus, we were planning to go EVERYWHERE! It was during 1975 and this growth explosion that the BJC found it was time to establish their pre - planned concept of CLUBSHOP INTERNATIONAL, a permanent base for over the counter Customer Sales and Service, including Warehousing and Distribution to every BJC (Bob Jones Club). Stock was sent to every Black Belt Instructor no matter where they taught. CLUBSHOP INTERNATIONAL supplied on demand, with stock on hand the instructors ‘CLUB’ became a ‘SHOP’. This provided direct customer service to every new student as soon as they joined. This concept was a major factor and driving force behind the success of our organisation. CLUBSHOP INTERNATIONAL Pty Ltd a Division of the BJC - BOB JONES CORPORATION Pty Ltd, HEAD OFFICE at: 670-672 High Street, Thornbury – 3071. For any information contact Manager, Mr Michael Kenna, or BJC and Bob Jones Personal Assistant, Jaqueline between 9.30 – 5.30 Monday to Friday and Saturdays 10.00 – 2.00. TAG WAR GAMES – Tactical Adventure Games (TAG) During this era of the sinister seventies, relaxing at SHOGUN (The then BJC Headquarters), one night watching a TV doco with a half a dozen live-in training bodyguards, I remember leaping out of my chair, alarming everyone, “That’s it – that’s us”. We had been watching an ‘adventure game’ with the title of ‘KILL THE PRESIDENT’. It involved a bunch of happy Americans running around in the wilderness shooting anything and/or anyone moving or even breathing. ‘Shooting’ with red vegetable-dye pellets fired from gas-pressurised rifles, contact and a burst pellet left the victim with a body mass of red dye, scoring penalty points. Within the year, the BJC had gone Nation wide across New Zealand and Australia with TAG (Tactical Adventure Games) where Bob Jones Martial Arts Clubs (BJMA) formed ‘Ten member teams’ competing with points against all other BJC teams on a “BJC-TAG” National Ladder. TAG was played with rules similar to the offensive and defensive strategies of Soccer. Except for the concept of ‘scoring’, instead of kicking a ball – we shot one another. “Well… you have to allow for the fact, it was the sinister seventies”. WORLD KICKBOXING ASSOCIATION - 1976 Following on from TAG and just as the seventies were unfolding the BJC launched the WKA (World Kickboxing Association 1976) upon the Australian public; actually the WKA had an impact on the entire martial arts world. An almost unknown fact about the WKA is that Mr Howard Hanson, the original American promoter of legitimate ‘contact’ martial arts, had labelled the sport ‘Full Contact Karate’. Then Mr Hanson approached the BJC to assist in the world marketing of this new phenomenon… Bob Jones was excited about the concept, but definitely not excited about the name chosen. Bob felt the name needed to be promoted as what it was hoped it would become, the ‘World Kickboxing Association’, not simply, American ‘Full Contact Karate’. After much discussion and debate Mr Hanson conceded that Australia could commence promotions under the banner of World Kickboxing Association, WKA, and that this name would be the property of the BJC within the South Pacific and Australasian Regions. FOURTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1979: “Ones ability to be in control and remain within the ‘seven esoterical degrees” (ie; Fourth – Tenth Degree). In Celtic mythology my most recent four years as a teacher was translucent, this allowed for my passage of light, but not a clear view of the big picture. As teachers we all place far too much time and effort with those we are ‘teaching’, this has us expect too much of our protégé’s, our inexperience has us view them only through ourselves forgetting for a while it is ‘them’ that are also on their ‘own’ journey (One consolation: ‘everyone loves an all caring teacher’). From being translucent and to now truly transcend, it was my turn to enter the Fourth Degree realm, the most important grading to this particular juncture of our martial arts journey. The lower masters level, to ‘see’ from this weapons grading the light at that infinite tip of the sword and begin to comprehend the purpose and symbology of this metaphor. And comprehend this, the first of the seven esoterical degrees from Fourth to Tenth Degree. Having travelled to every state around Australia and both Islands of New Zealand, developing many teachers beneath me, it was now my time to spend more time developing ‘me’ on ‘my’ journey. It was time for me to become Master of My Own Destiny… for those following me beyond this point (1979), I shall become their guide, no longer teaching. Value of Virtue……. THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD THE EIGHTIES Throughout the seventies and into the early eighties Bob Jones had personally toured as a Bodyguard to all major Rock and Roll celebrities including The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Rodgers and Bad Company, Europe''s ABBA, David Bowie, Boy George, Linda Ronstadt to name a just few. The list he did NOT tour with is a much shorter list! (See the year 2001 for the release and potential purchasing of his second book that features his journey with all of these celebrities as they all rock together with Bob Jones down memory lane, it’s titled simply; “Let The Good Times Roll’ You should get yourself a copy today. Eddie Maguire and Bert Newton both gave rave reviews). MUHAMMAD ALI – EDMONTON CANADA - 1983 Throughout my adventures and travels around the planet, whenever I would discuss what I had been doing in recent times, I often felt some people had trouble getting a handle on this Bob Jones character, “Is he for real, how would he find enough hours in any one day to do all this stuff?” was one of many similar questions total strangers would ask anyone present as if I was not even in the room. Here is one of my favourites that no one ever swallowed, “Bob, have you ever met Muhammad Ali?” was often asked with anticipation, “Yes I met Muhammad Ali in 1983, when I was in Edmonton, Canada doing the security for a spectacular ‘Edmonton Shopping Plaza Launch’ and Fashion Show that lasted for seven days. After the Fashion Show and as a final climax to the weeks promotions, on the last night at the Edmonton Stadium, with a capacity live audience of 28,000 fight fans, I also had the honour of refereeing Muhammad Ali in one of his final bouts”. Ali’s wife promoted the Fashion Show, and employed yours truly to do security. Now, while you are reading this, if you do not know or have never met Bob Jones, right now you are more than likely thinking to yourself, ‘Yeah, maybe, but it sounds like a great bunch of crock!’. This is why I have not told this and several other unbelievable stories to anyone for years. HANDS OFF – Women’s Self Defence HANDS OFF! Here is my first published book, simply click on this cover to purchase your own ‘limited edition’ copy signed by Bob Jones with your personal inscription. Arriving back in Australia from the Muhammad Ali Spectacular and after much prior hard work, it was also 1983 that I had this book published by Sydney Publishers BAY BOOKS, titled HANDS OFF, a unique system of self defence against assault for the women of today. Bay Books was a Polish Jewish outfit, so I took my Melbourne Jewish Solicitor, a colourful character Mr Isaac Brott (One time he was stabbed ‘18’ times and lived to tell this true story in jest). In Sydney Isaac introduced me to Mr Beila Chida – a Sir Peter Abels of the then, Ansett Airlines connection (There’s a few names that will feature in my future books). I mention these names for a bit of fun, they are great friends of mine and are members of the Australian and International Underbelly OTHERWORLD of the eighties. Back to the book, they did get me a great deal! The cover features a picture of Fleetwood Macs beautiful Stevie Nicks and yours truly training at her house in Los Angeles. Affirmations in the opening chapter are from all the ‘Magnificent ladies of Rock and Roll fame’ whom Bob Jones had the pleasure of protecting as their minder and personal fitness advisor. HANDS OFF is ideal as a gift for a man to purchase for his grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, sister, girl friend and we give great discounts for that many copies. It has proven invaluable as a marketing tool for our instructors taking programmed self-defence courses for women, our personal trainers teaching fitness and weight loss, our black belts teaching female classes at ‘all girl’ schools, supplying a ‘Free Copy’ to all of their students. Including this ‘hidden cost’ they have built in to the cost of their course. FIFTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1984: “Ones ability to be in control and remain within the seven esoterical degrees”. 1984, and I have just experienced five years in the Lower Masters level. Now, with this transition to Fifth Degree I will use every opportunity during this next six years to develop my Upper Master skills. Kneeling on my right knee, the simple action representing this 4th to 5th Ranking is simply by removing the belt then reuniting myself with my belt, the symbology of transcendence is to reverse the red from the bottom to the top. Value of Virtuosos…… Knowing how important this is, to consolidate the creation of my personal destiny so as to spend the following six years developing and gaining the power to move up and into the second phase of these esoterical degrees… the giving of myself to the three levels of Wizardry. SIXTY MINUTES In the middle of this decade, Bob Jones would become the first and still the only Martial Artist in the world to be profiled by ''60 Minutes''. AROUND THE WORLD IN 28 DAYS – ROD STROUD Just after this in 1986, Bob Jones (with long time associate Rod Stroud – the then manager of the BJC-Western Australia) was sponsored ''AROUND THE WORLD IN 28 DAYS'' including first class airflights, five star accommodation and expense account etc; by the Ray O''Connor Consultancy. Mr O’Connor was the former Liberal Premier of Western Australia on behalf of the Alan Bond Corporation (“Hello, it seems I can’t write a paragraph here without National and International Underbellies of the OTHERWORLD turning up – sorry about that!”). This was done to establish a triple headline of World Title Fights featuring Stan ‘The Man’ Longinedes and an International Kickboxing Teams Event, Australia versus America (which Australia won). This BJC major event was a headline entertainment spectacular to be a feature of the build up towards the infamous Alan Bond and his unforgettable ''Americas Cup'' yacht race challenge (which Australia also won). THAILAND – Inaugural Training Trip 1988 Following this time in 1988, acting on the earlier advice of Holland’s Tekkin Donmez, we also ventured off on our first tour of Thailand, training at Thai-boxing in a boxing camp at Sityodtong not far from Pattaya (With all training supervised by Bob Jones Thai Boxing Master, Kru Sennin Yodtong). This was the first of ‘twenty one annual training tours’ Bob Jones and his friends and students and many professional fighters will have indulged in by January 2009. THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD THE NINETIES FIGHTING FIT – Clubshop International FIGHTING FIT Pty Ltd, a Division of the BJC was created at the beginning of 1990. An ideal opportunity for the Chief to exploit his creative talents, by designing entire seasonal ranges of martial arts leisure wear. Then followed every line of stock imaginable with our entire CLUBSHOP INTERNATIONAL range being branded with our new Fighting Fit commercial logo for everything now available for BJC students. SIXTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1990: “Ones ability of putting ones ideas into practise”, within the nature of Celtic mythology, this grading is the entry into the realm of Wizardry. Now in the very beginning of 1990, Bob Jones’ obligation to the Arts is to spend the next seven years fully developing all of his creations, both within his martial arts journey and equally as important, within his life’s journey. The key to all success from this point and onwards is developing the power of Wizardry to fully develop ones ability of putting ones ideas into practise. CROWD CONTROL LEGISLATION (BOUNCERS) In the mid-nineties, Bob Jones expanded his nationwide Security Training Company with specialised training courses (working in conjunction with Inspector Stephen Frost of the Victorian Police Force and with the acknowledgement and liaison of the Australian Government in creating a format for Crowd Control Legislation), which would develop future security personnel and bodyguards to carry on the work he no longer has the time or desire to continue himself. BRONSONS NIGHT CLUB – JOONDALUP Western Australia During 1994, Rod Stroud (The then ‘Chief’ Instructor and manager of the BJC-WA) formed a Resource Management Group involving several of our higher ranked WA Black Belt Instructors. This business relationship included Bob Jones becoming involved in his ''first night club'' which Mr Rod Stroud had titled ‘BRONSONS’ in Joondalup, Western Australia. CAFÉ UNO – GLADIATOR CLUB BAR - CARLTON This was followed early in 1995 by a local partnership with one of his Victorian Black Belts, Gianni Caldarera, having Bob Jones involved in his ''first restaurant''. Gianni was happy with Bob’s idea of ‘CAFÉ UNO’ as the name of the establishment; after all in Italian this means number ‘ONE’. Now we were the proud owners of an Italian (Roman influence) restaurant, complete with Coliseum Pillars and exquisite Roman décor. Upstairs had a large function room and an amazing bar famously named GLADIATOR CLUB BAR (With the permission of Mr Pat Condon, Producer of that first television series), and of course we had huge blow up posters of all the Series Super Stars. The television Gladiators, contestants from the show and BJC Black Belts hung out regularly at our Gladiator Bar. SENJO INVESTMENTS Towards the end of 1995, Bob Jones and a BJC-RMG Conglomerate acquired a 266 Lot Subdivision on a 75-acre property in West Rosebud, aligning the boundary of the very established Rosebud Retirement Village, Victoria. SENJO INVESTMENTS Pty Ltd a Division of the BJC was formed to be the vehicle to manage this new concept. This would become a stepping-stone into this ‘BJC- RMG new adventure’. From this he would become more extensively involved in property development and various real estate investments. And a whole new passion for Bob Jones and one more outlet for his creative instincts were discovered during this incredible stage of his life. SEVENTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 1997: “Ones ability to organise and consolidate material gain”, from Celtic mythology, this is the middle stage of Wizardry. As my seventh year as a Sixth Degree Black Belt (1990 – 1997) became accountable, the BJC-WSC was highly impressed with the direction of the BJMA (Bob Jones Martial Arts) organisation and the involvement and development of the many business interests involving so many BJC-RMG Associates, thus, giving me a unanimous vote of total confidence for my Martial Arts Seventh Degree. Having been extremely successful at putting my ideas into practise, I have put myself under incredible pressure to excel in the future as acquiring the true meaning of this unusual Seventh Degree. Where we need to comprehend the economics of the material world and truly develop ‘ones ability to organise and consolidate material gain’. GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA – BERT NEWTON Towards the end of this decade of the nineties (early 1998), a television Producer and very good friend of the Chief, Mr Robin Jolley inquired as to whether he would be interested in having a weekly segment on Bert Newton’s GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA working with Ms Michelle Downs, a recent winner of the Miss Australia Beauty Pageant. This lasted for a year and the weekly television appearance attracted a huge increase of new members for all of our Bob Jones Clubs (BJC) all over Australia. THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD THE NEW MILLENNIUM… THE FIRST DECADE PERDIEM PUBLISHING – ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ Early in the new millennium (2001) Perdiem Publishing Pty Ltd, a division of the BJC self published the book titled ‘Let The Good Times Roll’. It was launched coincidently on the same day as the most violent terrorist action ever enacted within the United States, what has universally become known as 911. This part of the Bob Jones Story covers my adventures travelling around the world for thirteen years. Acclaimed by the critics including celebrities Eddie Maguire and Bert Newton as a damned good read, click here on the front or rear cover for more information and you can purchase a copy for yourself or as a present for a friend. They’ll love the thought from you as much as the book from me, and I will personally sign a message from you! EIGHTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 2003: “One’s ability to break their world down and place it back into its correct constituents”, from Celtic mythology this is the final stage of Wizardry. Perhaps the reader noticed the time frame from my seventh (1997 – 2003) to eighth Degree was six years, rather than the traditional eight years. This was accomplished by using two of my five ‘credit’ years of prior black belt training (this leaves me with three unused years of credit). This was in part due to a pressure being applied by many of my BJMA higher ranked Associates training so hard, and shrinking the ‘physical’ gap between them and me. Plus adding to this dilemma several outside influences had entered my economic sphere, having my desire to organise and consolidate losing focus. I thought it better to use some of my training credit and move onto developing my ability to break ‘my’ world down and place it back into its correct constituents. With this decision serving its purpose my estimated time for Ninth Degree grading with all of my requirements coming back on track, is now 2112, allowing me to pass out of the Wizards level and into the third and final stages of the seven esoterical degrees. PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA – Early 2003 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Late 2003 During 2003 I spent the first half of the year checking out The Peoples Republic Of China. This was at the height of the SARS epidemic. It was interesting to observe the early progression of preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games. My highlight while in the PROC was time spent training with many Masters of Kung Fu, Wushu and Taichi. After leaving China mid year I headed for the USA to catch up on some old mates in the rock n roll industry whom I had spent so many years with in an earlier part of my journey. For the second half of 2003 I bounced back and forth from east coast to west coast, spending time in New York (55th Ave and 6th St) with a real good mate, Noel Rush (ZEN DO KAI – Sixth Degree Black Belt) a many year veteran bodyguard to Billy Joel. Over on the West Coast in Malibu, California I spent some prime time with a Fleetwood Mac minder for more years than I care to remember, Wayne ‘The Wedge’ Cody (ZEN DO KAI – Black Belt who did most of his training on the road with mentor and fellow minder, Dennis Dunstan). Back home after an American Xmas and New Year, I would arrive back in Australia during January 2004. SAFECAM - Where you see this camera, you will be safe - 2004 A more recent venture has been developing a concept to again take the security industry by storm… an innovative electronic surveillance device causing, “everyone to be responsible for his or her actions and reactions”. I called this exciting new concept SAFECAM, “Where you see this camera, you will be safe”. This particular BJC-RMG is headed up by the miniature television cameras creator, Mr Gianni Caldarera (Gianni was also the creator of Café Uno). For all International enquiries please contact my BJC SAFECAM PTY LTD Public Relations Manager, Mr Michael Kenna, + 61. 3. 9484. 4002 or write to him at SAFECAM : 670-672 High Street, Thornbury 3071 Victoria, Australia. Or you can email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on mobile: 0418. 586. 559 PORTUGAL ADVENTURE – SOCCER – EMILIA/FADO – 2007-8 During the last two years (2007- 8) I have spent initially three months followed by eight months with two exciting adventures in Portugal. Working with Mr Ivo Rato, one of my Black Belts from the mid-seventies, together we are attempting to enter the European Entertainment Industry. Mr Rato is an avid Portuguese - Lusitanian historian, an amateur archaeologist, revered anthropologist and an extremely talented poetic/songwriter. His experience in all these areas has him writing powerful lyrics, about all aspects of European Celtic mythology including the most ancient festival trilogy of Fado, Fandango and Faena. He has recently incorporated this esoteric knowledge into an intriguing musical album featuring the top football clubs and players, including the National Portuguese Team and Renaldo who is currently the sports hottest player. He is also negotiating the concept with local clubs, including Benfica (Guinness book of records states this club to have more members than any other club) and Porto Football Club (Currently reputed to be the most financially successful club in the world of Soccer). Plus Sporting Club, the third biggest football club in the country have had an incredible song written about their cultural connection of their logo, their Lion and the face of the Sun-God, Lugh! Emilia is the name of a beautiful, young and exciting Fadista (singer of Fado) we would like the entire Portuguese *speaking world to look at, listen to and embrace… this album was specifically written for her and is titled ‘EMILIA – The Voice Of Lusitania’. (*Approximately 250,000,000 people speak Portuguese, it is the sixth most spoken language including 200,000,000 in Brazil alone, and Emilia has Brazilian heritage). BULL CHALLENGERS BARE, BJC - RMG Currently nationwide, due diligence is being carried out to form the latest very exciting BJC-RMG (June 2008) This is a direction Mr Rod Stroud had ‘suggested’ to me last time I was in Perth and he has ‘never’ steered me personally, or the BJC wrong in over thirty years. Rod Stroud is an ‘Old school, with new thought’ Black Belt and former West Australian BJC Manager. He has developed incredible ability to organise and consolidate material gain. The Chief Advisor for this BJC-RMG is Mr Gary Stewart. He is another ‘Old school, with new thought’, Black Belt. Gary has developed an incredible ability to put his ideas into practice. Michael Kenna will manage this new concept on behalf of the BJC and myself. Recently one of my highest ranks (actually it was Mr Steve Nedelkos, Current Advanced Forms Technical Advisor and former ZDK State Manager of Victoria) advised me to slow down a bit and only release new projects after they have been proven, that is, up and running and successful. I am responding to his advice on this one, and will discuss this new BJC-RMG venture hopefully in the not to distant future on this site: www.bobjones.com.au as it comes to fruition; you might want to keep an investigative eye on this one! ISRAEL – RUSSIA – THAILAND Right at this moment in time our Founder is preparing his latest adventure… A trip to Israel, more on that as it comes to fruition. Apologies to all BJC members going on the Matt Ball Grappling Tour to Kiev, expecting the Chief to be there! Billy Manne will be on the tour representing the Corporation. Michael Kenna and Matt Ball found it difficult to send the Chief to Israel and Kiev at the same time. As it is of extreme priority that he does this trip to Israel, we hope everyone understands (NB. He will be training in Thailand January 2009 as this is his 21st annual Thai-Trip, and we may get the key to the City, Ha!). THE NEW MILLENNIUM – THE SECOND DECADE NINTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 2012: The lower level, or the probationary period of aggrandizement, becoming comfortable with this level is the development of our understanding of “Ones ability to penetrate and unite all things of matter and spirit”. In the year 2012 the Chief will have been Eighth Degree for the required nine years since 2003. This will make him eligible to apply for sanctioning agreement with the BJC-WSC to make this transition to Ninth Degree (Red base belt with black trim). The first part of the third and final stage of the esoteric Degrees, Ninth Degree is titled Professor. At this level it is all about the third and final emersion into the Trilogy. Red, Yellow and now, finally Blue. THE NEW MILLENNIUM – THE THIRD DECADE TENTH DEGREE MARTIAL ARTS GRADING - 2022: “Ones ability to penetrate and unite all things of matter and spirit”. In the year 2022 the Chief will have been Ninth Degree for the required ten years since 2012. This will make him eligible to apply for sanctioning agreement with the BJC-WSC to make this transition to Tenth Degree (Solid Red Belt – representative of the metaphor of the true energy of the Sun of God – The Universe of Creation). During the time frames of these final two 9th and 10th Degree Grading levels (nineteen years between 2003 - 2022) he has the option, if needed to use any part of his three credit years from pre black belt prospective training. This second part of the third and final stage of the esoteric Degrees, being Tenth Degree within the martial arts journey is titled ‘Chief Grand Professor’ – our founder, also with this highest Degree achievable within his personal journey of life will be deemed The ‘Chief Pendragon’, the highest honour bestowed in Celtic Warrior Culture. At this point it is left to your imagination what will happen beyond the mountains, oceans and the Universal horizon for our founder and our BJC – RMG organisations. On completion of these two Final allegorical Degrees, the Journey of duality has finally moulded into the ‘Ultimate Asceticism’ and now the real journey begins. Our Founder will have transcended totally into the Spiritual Realm and the True Trilogy will have began “With the aid of ‘every’ student at what ever level you are at, any limitations we may have thought we had, definitely will now not exist… train hard, fight easy, stay strong and above all, enjoy you’re BJMA Journey”.