Dan List

The following is the official list of Dan Grades which have either been awarded to, or of students who have affiliated to Ashihara Karate International. Some members have not registered yet and some are having their Dan Grades examined and approved by the Director.


Director (Kaicho)

1. Hoosain Narker - Honbu, S.A.

Special Advisor (Saiko Komen)

1. Dadi Bulsara (SHIHAN)- Calcutta, India

Rokudan

1. Tony Martinez - Florida, USA

2. Joe Ngcobo - Vosloorus, Gaut (Posthumous)

Godan

1. Harry Gorter - Diepenveen, Holland

2. Ferhat Ozsert - (Ret) - Istanbul, Turkey

3. Sermet Ulufer - Bursa, Turkey

4. Carlos S. Velez II - Florida, USA (Honorary)

Yondan

1.   Tanweer Alam - India

2.   Hilmi Asal - Istanbul, Turkey

3.   Nobutoshi Aoyama - (Hon) - Japan

4.   Zenón Cortéz Becker - Cristobal, Panama

5.   M.S. Chandraseker - TamilNadu, India

6.   Mark Cousins - Geelong, Australia

7.   Mark Crescitelli - California, USA

8.   Shiba Pada Ghosh - Calcutta, India

9.   Sunit Kumar Gupta - California, USA

10.  Anil Hudasinghe - Polgahawela, Sri Lanka

11.  Harihar Mohanty - Surat, India

12. Carlos Morales Parsons - (P) - Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Sandan

1.   Mohamed Akran - India

2.   Mohamed Asam - India

3.   Lance Barnes - Arizona, USA

4.   Thomas Batsis - Ioannina, Greece

5.   Bertha Constance-Schwarz - Munich, Germany

6.   Zenón Cortéz Nelson - Panama

7.   Abdul Gakiem Hayzer - Rocklands, WC

8. Aysha Harnekar-Narker - Honbu, WC

9. Michael Jibiliza - Uitenhage, EC

10. Sattar Khan - Honbu, WC

11. Eli Leffler - (P) - Ramat Hasharon, Israel

12. Petrus Mahopo - (P) - Soweto, Gaut

13. Egbert Moustache - Mahe, Seychelles

14. Donnie Marx - Sandton, Gaut

15. Simon Matjiane - Mabopane, NW

16. Erik Petermann - Honbu, WC

17. Henk Riethorst - Holland

18. Santana Cruz Rivera - Bayamon, Puerto Rico

19. Tom Ross - Pennsylvania, USA

20. Sudhir Roy -India

21. Paul William Seddon -India

22. M. Saroj - India

23. Carlo Slamat - Strandfontein, WC

Nidan

1.   Verónica Rolón Alicea - (P) - Bayamon, Puerto Rico

2.   Uri Bustan - Israel

3.   Ali Calimli - Istanbul, Turkey

4.   Fabián Merino Calvo - San José, Costa Rica

5.   Edgar Cupido - Honbu, WC

6.   Peter Curypko - Geelong, Australia

7.   Sanjay Dev - Calcutta, India

8.   Mathokoza Dlamini - (Dec) - Mbabane, Swaziland

9.   Maximo Drayton - Panama

10. Ricardo Fourie - Honbu, WC

11. Achmat Hassiem - Strandfontein, WC

12. Thoraiya Hassiem - Strandontein, WC

13. Arshad Hussain - India

14. Xavier Inglis - Honbu, WC

15. Alex Karten - Israel

16. André Kelinski - Berlin, Germany

17. David Lee -India

18. Scott Maczuga - Michigan, USA

19. Tim Malloch - Geelong, Australia

20. Leanne Mitchell - Geelong, Australia

21. Ahmed Murchie - Honbu, WC

22. Stanley Ngcobo - Vosloorus, Gaut

23. Jayati Patel - Gujarat, India

24. Andrew Philander - Strandfontein, WC

25. Saaida Samuels - Honbu, WC

26. Yaron Ben Shachar - Israel

27. Siphiwe Shongwe - Soweto, Gaut

28. Kalpesh P. Vanawala - Surat, India

29. Cetin Yilmaz -Istanbul, Turkey

Shodan

1.   Seddick Fanny Al-Abdulla - Mahe, Seychelles

2.   Yazeed Abrahams - Honbu, WC

3.   Bernadt Adonis - (Ret.) - Rocklands, WC

4.   Laina Adrienne - La Digue, Seychelles

5.   Carol Anderson - (Hon) - Kingman, Arizona, USA

6.   Ricardo Araya Jimenez - San Jose, Costa Rica

7.   Bronwyn Arends - Strandfontein, WC

8.   Mike Azemia - Mahe, Seychelles

9.   Vincent Benstrong - Mahe, Seychelles

10. Andrei A. Bobylev - Moscow, Russia

11. Andrei J. Bobylev - Moscow, Russia

12. Kristofer Carlson - Geelong, Australia

13. Zubeida Carstens - Honbu, WC

14. Ali Cetin - Istanbul, Turkey

15. Rohina Diedericks - Honbu, WC

16. Mevlut Demir - Istanbul, Turkey

17. Lwazi Dlamini

18. Tyren Dodgen - Sandton, Gaut

19. Keng Ee - (Hon) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

20. Julio Ferrao - (P) - Bayamon, Puerto Rico

21. Sivuyile Fumbata - Uitenhage, EC

22. Chetan Gala - Mumbai, India

23. Victor Gwebu - Mbabane, Swaziland

24. Uri Haim - (P) - Ramat Hasharon, Israel

25. Dursun Hancer - Bursa, Turkey

26. Serhan Hancer - Bursa, Turkey

27. Kashief Harkhu - Honbu, WC

28. Dan Hill - (Hon) - Kingman, Arizona, USA

29. Brian Hoareau - La Digue, Seychelles

30. Ryan Hofmeester - (Dec) - Honbu, WC

31. Sulaiman Jacobs - Honbu, WC

32. Toughedah Jacobs - Honbu, WC

33. Harrison Jibiliza - Uitenhage, EC

34. Laird Johnstone - Geelong, Australia

35. Mehmet Karlik - Istanbul, Turkey

36. Arik Karten - Israel

37. Christine Kay - Illinois, USA

38. Dylan Kayler-Thomson - Geelong, Australia

39. K. A. Sarath Kodikara - Polgahawela, Sri Lanka

40. Mehmet Kortmas - Istanbul, Turkey

41. Godfrey Kume - Uitenhage, EC

42. Fatma Kuzyurt - Istanbul, Turkey

43. Cashief Lee - Honbu, WC

44. Cynthia Makeleni - Uitenhage, EC

45. Ramji Makwana - Gujarat, India

46. John Marshall - (Hon) -  Narangba, Qld, Australia

47. Sibusiso Maruping - Vosloorus, Gaut

48. Jonathan Marx - Sandton, Gaut

49. Xolani Matikinca - Hankie, EC

50. Luyulo Mgwanza - Humansdorp, EC

51. Vusisizwe Miya - Soweto, Gaut

52. Byron Michaels - Rocklands, WC

53. Jacob Mnguni - Vosloorus, Gaut

54. Paul Moreland -(Hon) - Kingman, Arizona, USA

55. Philimon Mtembu - Soweto, Gaut

56. Haashim Mullins - Honbu, WC

57. Picha Ncube - Choma, Zambia

58. Erick Cortéz Nelson - Colon, Panama

59. Bhekithemba Ntombela - Hammanskraal, NW

60. Roger October - Rocklands, WC

61. Shakira Omar - Honbu, WC

62. Yaaseen Osman - Honbu, WC

63. Zulfu Ozguven - Istanbul, Turkey

64. Jorge Padilla - Puerto Rico

65. Khalil Parker - Honbu, WC

66. Mashooma Parker - Honbu, WC

67. Muneeb Pearce - Honbu, WC

68. Jisreel Pienaar - (Ret) - Honbu, WC

69. Peter Jon Plaatjies - Honbu, WC

70. Sylvia Pool - (Hon) - Mahe, Seychelles

71. Lewis Pram - Uitenhage, EC

72. Marie-Antoine Radegonde - La Digue, Seychelles

73. John Richards - Derbyshire, England

74. Thaaqieb Samodien - Honbu, WC

75. Yaseen Samuels - Honbu, WC

76. Keith Schwartz - Rocklands, WC

77. Everisto Simayo - Kadoma, Zimbabwe

78. Serafittin Somuncu - Istanbul, Turkey

79. Franco Tigele - Netherlands

80. Dilek Hancer Ulufer - Bursa, Turkey

81. Rene Visagie - Honbu, WC

82. Trent Walker - Geelong, Australia

Note that this list is not complete as it does not contain all international dan members. Members in other countries will soon be added. Effort is being made to award all members with recognition.

Key:

Ret. Retired

Res. - Resigned

Hon.- Honorary

P. - Provisional

Dec. - Deceased

Adv - Advisor

WC.- Western Cape

EC. - Eastern Cape

NC.- Northern Cape

GAUT. - Gauteng

MP.- Mpumulanga

NW. - North West

FN.- Far North

FS. - Free State

KZN. - Kwa Zulu Natal

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