GOJU KAI KARATE DO AUSTRALIA PROFILES
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GOJU KAI KARATE DO AUSTRALIA PROFILES |
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PROFILES~ AUSTRALIAN SHIHAN & INSTRUCTORS Karate ka who train for approximately 12-15 years under the direction of a Shihan, Master Instructor, can reach the rank of 3rd Dan-Sandan. This ranking leads to the qualification of Shidoin, Assistant Instructor. Fourth Dan-Jokyo,Fifth Dan, then Shihan and above are ranks awarded to very few individuals. Usually, recipients of such gradings have devoted the majority of their life time to the study of Budo in various forms, and have made outstanding contributions to the chosen art concerned. It has been stated that only the most dedicated and tenacious of students will reach the rank of 1st Dan, Shodan, the initiation, or the very first level of the Black Belt ranking system. Only a handful of those will then go on to obtain the rank of 3rd Dan, even fewer will gain 4th Dan Jokyo, however it is from the 4th Dan level of achievement that the few dedicated karateka who will eventually gain Master status are chosen. Within this ranking system is embedded a hierachial level of seniority regarding Shihan status. The highest of these is Hanshi usually awarded at 8th 9th or 10th Dan and only to the very most senior members both in age and experience ,of the Association or Dojo. In order of seniority the rank of Kyoshi is the immediate predecessor to the Hanshi and is awarded usually to the most senior members of 7th Dan rank or above. Renshi Shihan is the first level within the Shihan ranking system and can be awarded at 5th Dan, but is usually reserved for those of 6th Dan rank or above. There are currently 5 members of Goju Kai in Australia from the school of Grand-Master Gogen Yamaguchi & the IKGA who are ranked 5th Dan Renshi Shihan.Two members have been graded to 7th Dan Renshi Shihan, Brian Mackie Shihan (2001) & Iwan Pranatio Shihan (2003) . Paul Starling Shihan was graded in Japan in 1995 to 7th Dan Shihan Kyoshi. The most long standing Instructors are Paul Starling Kyoshi 7th Dan,42 years(since 1963) a Vice President of the International IKGA, and the next most senior Instructor is the new Chief Instructor of Australian IKGA & Director of Oceania-Brian Mackie Shihan 7th Dan Renshi. After Brian Shihan the longest serving Shihan member is Steve Colangelo Shihan of Victoria, then Iwan Pranatio Shihan 7th Dan Renshi . Ingo De jong Shihan, Chief Instructor of European Goju Kai also a Vice President of IKGA, an Australian citizen and former student of Paul Starling Shihan is also 7th Dan.
 Recipients
of Shihan gradings in the
Australian Gojukai
[listed below] and marked *
Tom
Curtis Shihan 5th Dan Renshi
graded in 2003 Instructor Victoria EUROPEAN CHIEF INSTRUCTOR & VICE PRESIDENT INGO DE JONG 7th Dan KYOSHI 1995* Former student of Paul Starling
Shihan
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