Practical self-defence for Children and Adults

The club was first formed in 2002 by Paul Quickenden and Aaron Hochwimmer, who wanted to bring beginner self-defence to the Auckland area. Paul runs the majority of classes, however other senior belts regularly teach portions of the class for their development. 

You will learn functional fitness, real self defence skills, build confidence and belong to a great community

Paul is a 3rd degree black belt with 30 years of experience. 

Adult training sessions 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

We run three kids' classes, one 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 hire, 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.

More questions?

If you have other questions or need more information, please contact Paul on 027 253 3139 or email us and we'll do our best to answer.

A non-profit, community club

We're a registered non-profit community club (Kingsland Martial Arts Society Inc.)

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Club News

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  Grading and Seminar

  12 May 2026

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  On Saturday 30th of May we will be holding a 4th dan grading and seminar

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  Huge Grading

  8 Dec 2025

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  Kingsland Martial arts runs the largest black belt grading in NZ Hapkido history

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  Black Belt Grading 6 Dec 2025

  20 Nov 2025

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

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  Oceania Cup 2025

  17 Oct 2025

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

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  August Children's Grading

  18 Sep 2025

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  Congratulations to all our graders! Across all 3 classes we graded 30 young students!

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  2025 Hoodies & t-shirts order

  1 Sep 2025

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  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

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  Oceania Cup 2025

  2 Aug 2025

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  Join the excitement and test your Hapkido skills at the Oceania Cup 2025!

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  Black Belt Grading 26 July 2025

  2 Aug 2025

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  Congratulations to our newest Black Belt members!