A non-profit, community club

We're a registered non-profit community club (Kingsland Martial Arts Society Inc.) The club was first formed in 2002 by Paul Quickenden & Aaron Hochwimmer who wanted to bring beginners self defence to the Auckland area. Paul runs the majority of classes, however other senior belts regularly teach portions of the class for the development.

Paul is a 3rd degree blackbelt with 30 years of experience. Aaron is also recently returned to training

Adult trainings are on Monday, 7:30pm - 9pm and Wednesday, 7:30pm - 9pm

We have a structured beginners pathway where you will be paired with a senior to guide you

You will learn functional fitness + real self defence skills

We run three kids classes, of an hour each, on Saturdays between 1:00pm - 4:00pm (please call first)

Each class is broken down by age group - Ages 7-10 in the 1pm class, 11-13 in the 2pm and 13 and over in the 3pm. This isn't rigidly enforced as parents with multiple children sometimes put them in the same group

Children's classes are fun based, we teach movement, confidence, persistence/resilience and a little bit of discipline.

Club fees

Our class fees go directly toward hall-hireage, the purchase of equipment, special events and promoting the club. All of our instructors are volunteers. See our fees page for details and payment instructions.

Location

We train in the main school hall at Kowhai Intermediate School.

Club News

Huge Grading

8 Dec 2025

Kingsland Martial arts runs the largest black belt grading in NZ Hapkido history
Black Belt Grading 6 Dec 2025

20 Nov 2025

We're holding a black belt grading for adults and children on Saturday, 6 December 2025.
Oceania Cup 2025

17 Oct 2025

Congratulations to all our KMA team members who participated in this weekend's Oceania Cup in Upper Hutt, Wellington.
August Children's Grading

18 Sep 2025

Congratulations to all our graders! Across all 3 classes we graded 30 young students!
2025 Hoodies & t-shirts order

1 Sep 2025

We're doing a fresh print run of our popular tee shirts and hoodies for pre-order only, so get in quick. Orders close 18 September 2025
Oceania Cup 2025

2 Aug 2025

Join the excitement and test your Hapkido skills at the Oceania Cup 2025!
Black Belt Grading 26 July 2025

2 Aug 2025

Congratulations to our newest Black Belt members!
Children's classes term 1 2025

23 Jan 2025

The first children's classes will be held on the 8th of February.