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SENSEI DEAN SIAS
VICE PRESIDENT: 4th Dan
1974 – 1975 : Eastern Cape PE/Uitenhage : JKA Shotokan : Stan Schmidt
Instructor : Vernon Miller
This was the start of my Karate career “on and off” period in secret because my parents refused me permission to be involved in this “dangerous sport”.
1978 – 1982 : Cape Town Karate-Do – Hugh St John Thompson. Dennis St John Thompson
Instructor : Sensei Johan Roux
Took part in International Championships achieving good results at Kata. Also involved in numerous training camps at Stilbaai conducted.
Graded Shodan.
1981 – 1985 : Cape Town Goju Kan – Tommy Wright, Chris Ferndale (deceased)
Founder member of Goju Kan. This School later produced students of high standard who became actively involved in Western Cape and SA Karate.
Confirmed Shodan
1991 – 2002 : Karate Zen SA : Johan Roux
Instructor : Johan Roux, Nellie Kleinschmidt
Became one of the Senior Instructors/Regional Chief Instructor. Produced numerous champions at Style and All Styles level. Founder member of Karate Zen Boland. Accompanied the Karate Zen SA Team to New Zealand as Chief Referee. During this time, attended seminars conducted by Dennis May in Auckland New Zealand, Vice President of Karate Zen SA. Graded : Confirmed Shodan, Nidan, Sandan. Awarded KASA 2000 Honorary Sandan
2004 – 2006 : International Kenshi-Kai : Karate Kobudo Organisation : Shihan Imtiaz Abdulla (International Chief Tetsuhiro Hokama)
2007 : Goju Ryu Karate-Do Kuyu Kai International : Saiko Shihan Osamu Hirano
With and under the leadership of Shihan SA, launched Nihon Goju Ryu Karate-Do Ku Yu Kai International in SA at Witbank Took part in 4 day training camp with Osamu Hirano Confirmed Yondan Osamu Hirano visit Cape Town Dojos (October 2007)
March 2008
Attended Nihon Goju Ryu Karate-Do Ku Yu Kai International Champs in Belgium as Chief Referee, SA delegation. One of my students crowned as Ku Yu Kai International Kata Champs Took part in seminars/workshops with
Aziz Ali Goju Ryu Ku Yu Kai - Belgium
Richard de Haas- Netherlands
Seigi Teramura – Japan Conducted classes for the disabled Member of the International Grading Panel.
ADMINISTRATION
Provincial:
Former Boland President – 2001 to 2007 Honorary Life President Karate Boland Played a major role in achieving unity in Boland Karate Honorary Life Member of the Boland Sports Council
National:
Former Vice President KASA Former Executive Member of KSA interim structures Played a major role in attempts to get unity in SA Karate (negotiated with SASCOC in this regard)
Refereeing:
Provincial,National, Africa WKF Kata/Kumite Judge and Referee Africa Goju Ryu Karate Federation – Director of Referees (WKF).
OTHER SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH SENSEIS/SHIHANS
Hirokazu Kanazawa SKI Manabu Murakami SKI Akira Shiomi - JKF Goju Kai Goshi Yamaguchi - Goju Kai (IKGA) Takeshi Masuyama - Ryushinkan Shuko Kai World Karate Union Dennis May - Goju Ryu New Zealand Leo Lipinski - Goju Technical Director Europe Neil van Zyl - Seiki Kan Japanese Goju Ryu Tsakatanis Dimitris – International Karate-Do Goju Kai Athens Greece Andrea Guarelli – Okinawan Goju Ryu Italy Pieter Harmse – Okinawan Goju Ryu Belgium Noorahmed Dulloo - Goju Kai Mauritius
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