Honour Board (Nafudakake)
A nafuda is a name board that is hung up in traditional dojos to indicate the names and current ranks of yudansha members (black belt holders) of the dojo. The area in the dojo where the nafuda are hung is called the nafudakake.
Since the Kengokan dojo has no permanent facility, we have chosen to create the Kengokan Nafudakake as an online place.
Those listed here are either students of the Kengokan Dojo (or its predecessor dojos in Brisbane) or are senior instructors who have contributed or influenced the development of Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo, the Kengokan dojo and/or myself. Where the individual is from another dojo within Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo or from another organisation, their dojo or organisation name is listed beside their name, and their name is italicised.
10th Dan
- Kaiso Kori Hisataka (Founder, Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate)
9th Dan
- Hanshi Masayuki Hisataka (Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo)
- Hanshi Shunji Watanabe (Shorinjiryu Kenyukai Watanabe Ha Karate)
- Hanshi Myron Lubitsch (Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai)
- Hanshi Patrick McCarthy (International Ryukyu Karate Research Society)
8th Dan
- Shihan Laurence Vanniekirk (Australian Shorinjiryu)
7th Dan
- Shihan Phil Hooper (Australian Shorinjiryu - Kenkukan Dojo)
- Kyoshi Jim Griffin (Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo - Seiryukan Dojo)
- Shihan Max Estens (Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo - Kensuukan Dojo)
6th Dan
- Des Paroz
5th Dan
4th Dan
3rd Dan
- Mark Zaglas
2nd Dan
- Adrian Cepak
1st Dan
- Andrew Birchley
- Joanna Choe
Please visit our FAQ for more information on Shorinjiryu Koshinkai Karatedo grading system
