Biography Of Ray Flaherty

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1. COVID 19 Government Training. 
2. Working With Vulnerable People Registration 2025
3. Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015. 
4. Certificate in Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury.
5. Diploma of Introduction to Physiotherapy.
6. Diploma in PTSD Awareness. (Post-traumatic stress disorder)   
7. Diploma in Counselling skills.
8. Diploma in Cupping Therapy.
9. Diploma in Acupressure.
10. Diploma in Ayurveda.
11. Diploma in Pilates.
12. Diploma in Mindfulness Instructor. 
13. Diploma in Mediation Instructor. 
14. Certificate in Dementia.
15. Certificate in how to Treat Spinal Torsion with deep tissue massage.  
16. Certificate In Pregnancy Massage.
17. Certificate 4 Massage Practice HLT40307.
18. Certificate Full Body Relaxation Massage. 
19. Certificate Deep Tissue and Common Injuries: (Injury-specific massage course including contractual tendon release) (CTR)
20. Certificate 4 Allied Health Exercise Programs HLT42507. (Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy assistant units in exercise for recovery)
21. Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status.
22. Conduct group sessions for individual client outcomes.
23. Exercises for seniors with an effective way to stay active. 
24. Assist in the rehabilitation of clients.
25. Support the fitting of assistive devices.
26. Myotherapy Release Therapy.
27. Myotherapy Trigger Point Therapist. 
28. Active Stretch Therapy. 
29. Myotherapy Cupping Therapy.
30. Active Release Technique.
31. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) 
32. Provide First Aid HLTAID011.
33. Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTID009. 
34. Provide Basic Emergency Life Support HTLID010.
35. EMMETT Technique (Easy Muscle Management) 
36. Certificate 4 disability (Unit in dementia care) 
37. Certificate 4 TAA Trainer And Assessor.
38. Certificate 4 TAE Trainer And Assessor updated.
39. Certificate 4 In Occupational Health and Safety.  
40. Trigger point therapy. (Australia, New Zealand and Asia)

Martial Arts Training

1. Ray has been training in the martial arts from the age of 12 years in Judo, Wing Chun under different high-level students, Tai Chi (Yang Style in a session with Master Fu Sheng Yuan in Canberra in 1993) Chi Kung, Trained under Master Tze Lung Kuen Family Chin Na Martial Arts and Healing as a close door student for many years......
2. Women's self-defence instructor for many years.
3. Ray has trained under Sensai Mark Greville in the 80s in Shorin Ryu, Shorinkan Okinawan Karate as a private student. (Ray fixed Sensia's Marks 4-wheel drive bodywork for private lessons)
4. Diploma of Karate, Black Belt Shotokan (Graded by a Japanese 7th Dan Sensei from Japan) Ray trained under Master Kanazawa 10th Dan when he came to Canberra.
5. Trained under Sensei Tim Duffy 3rd Dan North Canberra Shotokan Karate.
6. Master Chan Tze Lung from Japan has graded Ray to 5th Dan black belt, Ray has trained under Master Chan and his wife Master Yoko for over 30 years and still does to this day with his next upgrading coming soon when he next goes overseas. This  is a multi style training within the family. This is also where Ray learnt the healing arts over 30 years ago and still does as a closed-door student.
7. Ray is training at this moment with Sifu David Mcleary in the practical wing of Chun Canberra. 

Overseas Training &Teaching 2018, 2019, 2024, & 2025

2024 back from my overseas Asia trip for a little break, also training and meeting up with my overseas police and sports clients. Got back on 16/07/24. 

Back again from Thailand learning new skills on 6th October 2019 and also massaging overseas clients with my pain management sports massage and stretch therapy. Hong Kong training was cancelled due to the unrest in Hong Kong.

Came back on the 7th of July 2018 from my Asia trip, learning new skills and teaching my pain management to massage therapist friends in Hong Kong and Thailand.