Our Team of Instructors

Rhett Junker

Chief Instructor, Founder of Fight Rite Gym

Rhett has been Training in the Martial Arts for 45 years, now teaching for over 33 years. Rhett originally began training in Judo at age 10 but soon moved on to Tae Kwon Do which he stayed with until he was 17. At 17 he joined the Australian Regular Army and after basic training was posted to Melbourne. After searching the entire city Rhett found Mr. Bob Jones, the Founder of Zen Do Kai, who he began to train with and 33 years later is still a student of and Chief Instructor for Zen Do Kai in NSW.

Bob Jones was first a notorious street fighter and changed the face of Australian Martial Arts by making Zen Do Kai- REAL. After starting Zen Do Kai, Bob Jones had all his instructors working as Bouncers and Bodyguards in his Global Security company. So his instructors were out every weekend actually putting to work the skills they were taught.

Rhett began his Security career at age 17 and worked in clubs and pubs all over Australia with his final 2 years on the door in Kings Cross, he also Body guarded many stars and was the NSW Representative in charge of choosing the Gladiators and contestants for the popular ‘Gladiator’ TV show.

Bob Jones then introduced Kickboxing and later Muay Thai Boxing to Australia. Rhett discharged from the Army to teach full time.

During his military career Rhett was posted all over Australia and was able to learn from many strong Martial Artists. Most of these men were students of Mr. Bob Jones.

Rhett has trained with many Martial artists; Eric Paulson, Habby Heske, a couple of years ago he went to Serbia & trained in Systema – the Russian Martial Art. 2010 Rhett hosted Tito Ortiz (former UFC light heavy weight champion) to Sydney for seminar.

Rhett holds the ranks of:
Tara Miliata 9th degree Hanshi
BJMA Thai kickboxing 9th degree
Zen Do Kai y 9th degree
2nd Degree Blackbelt BJMA – Progressive Krav Maga
1st Level BJC Kali Escrima Instructor
1st level instructor Floro Fighting System.

Rhett has trained many strong fighters & champions:
Greg Foley (World Amateur & Professional Champion) Reinhard Badato, Damien Thornton, Moey Dahlan, Feroz Amiri and 22 Australian & State Champions

Memberships & Accreditation:
National Coaching Accreditation Scheme NCAS ID No 3054673
World Karate Association Membership No NSW 033
World Kickboxing Association
Arnis – Eskrima – Kali Australia Certificate No NSW 004 – Instructor Level 1
ACHPER (NSW branch) Completed Parts A,B & C Fitness Leader Programme
APTA – Level 2 Accreditation Personal Fitness Training

Bob Jones

Chief Instructor, Founder of Zen Do Kai

The following page is written by Bob Jones who created Zen Do Kai.

Many many years ago, I was strongly influenced by the writings of Sun Tzu and his worktitled ‘The Art of War’ (500 BC). Written 2,500 years ago by this renowned scientist of war, his book has been revered by Academics and Students, Kings and Presidents, and almost every warrior who has tread ‘The Path’. One of his strongest claims for success on the battle field was ‘Know Your Enemy’ (equally applicable in today’s modern business boardroom).

In 1964, in my home town of Melbourne, I was involved in support security for the Beatles tour when they stayed at the Southern Cross Hotel. By a mere twist of fate though, I spent less than an hour with John Lennon.

Our time together was implanted in my subconscious. Seven years after that chance meeting, he released one of his top selling albums ‘Give Peace a Chance’. Ten years after (in 1980) he died a violent death with multiple gunshot wounds ripping his body to pieces.

At the beginning of this millennium, I was strongly influenced by the writings of yet another infamous martial artist, Morihei Ueshiba and his book ‘The Art of Peace’. One of his strongest points of view about how our lives was, ‘Your Enemy Does Not Exist’.

The John Lennon experience along with more deaths and near death experiences than I care to recall, reminded me of my own experiences of life, and if that was a book it would have to be called ‘The Art of Survival’.

It is this concept of ‘The Art of Survival’ that prompted me to create a new millennium martial art for all of 21st century researchers of truth. This document you are currently reading is my way of presenting knowledge to you by way of a gift about many of my life’s experiences for you to share with me by following my footsteps on the path of the martial arts training together as warrior/hunters.

This journey I call Fighting Fit.

I recently released the first part of my autobiographical trilogy ‘Let The Good Times Roll’. This is the story of me travelling the world as a body guard to the rich and famous and the best known Rock ‘N’ Roll celebrities of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s…. It’s a ton of fun! I hope you get the chance to read it for the experience of knowing more about me as we travel life’s journey together.

Another favourite book of mine worthy of note is an epic martialists “must read”… Miyamoto Musashi left transcripts with his closest students and their translation several years after his death became the ‘The Book of Five Rings’. In this book he uses the five elements of earth, air fire, water and the void as his strategies of survival.

I borrow from this concept in the second book of my trilogy. Titled aptly ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’, this will be the story of my martial lifestyle. How I defeated my own inner demons and how this rather ordinary guy with a limited education and background, went on to build a martial arts empire.

Then my book explains that this is only the beginning, now that the 21st century hasunfolded, so now will the Bob Jones Story.

Prior to the Black Belt I will take both beginners and Black Belts on a new journey. The Fighting Fit 1-5 system has five modules. These modules are identified with five colours of yellow, orange, blue, green and purple.

From Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’, these modules are designed for you to totally “know your enemy”. They will teach you everything you need to know about handling a violent situation. You will be taught techniques that if necessary could cause maximum damage to your attackers.

Through the study of the thirteen chapters in Sun Tzu’s, ‘The Art of War’ we learn to convincingly win ANY war against ANY enemy. Eventually we come to realise and acknowledge our only enemy of note within, we alone are our own worse enemy.

Armed with this knowledge it would appear the battle could be won. Am I now ready for Ueshiba’s theory in ‘The Art of Peace’, “The Enemy Does Not Exist”?

I am reminded here of yet one more book; my third book of my trilogy ‘The Violent Years’ This book is a post war story of a country coming to terms in the aftermath of two world wars, a world depression and a what no one wanted, Vietnam. It’s a story about a convict colony that was born on unspeakable mass violence, crime, corruption and church abuse. Except for the white Australia policy and mass importation of destructive narcotics….little else has changed.

Arriving near the end of this story that evolves a little more than two hundred years is this unusual character Bob Jones. He comes on the scene at the time of the devastation of World War 2 around the middle of last century. For much of his life, all was grim.

Enter the miracle… Bob Jones is introduced to the philosophy of the world of martial arts. He trains hard and with total dedication. Eventually he is introduced to the world of books and he begins to study as hard as he trains.

As I continue to train and read, I begin to think “Yes I CAN make a difference”. I have the John Lennon story, along with every major rock band and identity to remind me of the black dragon (ie; narcotics: one of the worst inner demons), his violent death (following ‘Give Peace a Chance’) is a grim reminder of the state of the planet.

Even with all of this, if you and I train hard, develop as many Black belts as we can, get ‘them’ and ‘theirs’ on ‘The path’.

We may not always win the battles but you know and I know…..

“We Will Survive”