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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)

Godan

1. Tony Martinez - Florida, USA

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

Yondan

1. Tanweer Alam - India

2. Nobutoshi Aoyama - (Hon) - Japan

3. Zenón Cortéz Becker - Cristobal, Panama

5. Mark Crescitelli - California, USA

7. Harry Gorter - Diepenveen, Holland

8. Harihar Mohanty - Surat, India

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

9. Sermet Ulufer - Bursa, Turkey

Sandan

1.   Mohamed Akran - India

2.   Hilmi Asal - Istanbul, Turkey

4.   Lance Barnes - Arizona, USA

5.   Thomas Batsis - Ioannina, Greece

6.   Bertha Constance-Schwarz - Munich, Germany

7.   Zenón Cortéz Nelson - Panama

8.   Mark Cousins - Geelong, Australia

9.   Sunit Kumar Gupta - California, USA

10. Abdul Gakiem Hayzer - Rocklands, WC

11.   Anil Hudasinghe - Polgahawela, Sri Lanka

12.  Michael Jibiliza - Uitenhage, EC

13.  Sattar Khan - Honbu, WC

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

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

17.  Donnie Marx - Sandton, Gaut

18.  Simon Matjiane - Mabopane, NW

19.  Joe Ngcobo - Vosloorus, Gaut

20.  Erik Petermann - Honbu, WC

22.  Santana Cruz Rivera - Bayamon, Puerto Rico

23.  Tom Ross - Pennsylvania, USA

24.  Sudhir Roy -India

25.  Paul William Seddon -India

26.  M.Saroj - India

27. Carlo Slamat - Strandfontein, WC

Nidan

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

2.   Uri Bustan - Israel

3.   Ali Calimli - Istanbul, Turkey

5.   Edgar Cupido - Honbu, WC

6.   Rohina Diedericks - Honbu, WC

7.   Sanjay Dev - Calcutta, India

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

9.   Maximo Drayton  - Panama

10. Aysha Harnekar - Honbu, WC

11.  Achmat Hassiem - Strandfontein, WC

12.  Thoraiya Hassiem - Strandontein, WC

14.  Xavier Inglis - Honbu, WC

15.  Alex Karten - Israel

16.  André Kelinski - Berlin, Germany

18.  Scott Maczuga - Michigan, USA

19.  Ahmed Murchie - Honbu, WC

20.  Stanley Ngcobo - Vosloorus, Gaut

21.  Jayati Patel - Gujarat, India

22.  Andrew Philander - Strandfontein, WC

23.  Saaida Samuels - Honbu, WC

25. Siphiwe Shongwe - Soweto, Gaut

26.  Kalpesh P. Vanawala - Surat, India

28.  Cetin Yilmaz -Istanbul, Turkey

Shodan

1.  Seddick Fanny Al-Abdulla - Mahe, Seychelles

2.  Yazeed Abrahams - Honbu, WC

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

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. Kris Carlson - Geelong, Australia

13. Zubeida Carstens - Honbu, WC

14. Ali Cetin - Istanbul, Turkey

15. Mevlut Demir - Istanbul,Turkey

16. Tyren Dodgen - Sandton, Gaut

17. Keng Ee - (Hon) - Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

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

19. Sivuyile Fumbata - Uitenhage,EC

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

22. Charles Hammond - (P) - USA

23. Dursun Hancer - Bursa, Turkey

24. Serhan Hancer - Bursa, Turkey

25. Kashief Harkhu - Honbu, WC

27. Brian Hoareau - La Digue, Seychelles

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

29. Sulaiman Jacobs - Honbu, WC

30. Toughedah Jacobs - Honbu, WC

32. Clarence Johannes - Hout Bay, WC

33. Mehmet Karlik - Istanbul, Turkey

34. Arik Karten - Israel

35. Christine Kay - Illinois, USA

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

37. Mehmet Kortmas - Istanbul, Turkey

38. Godfrey Kume - Uitenhage, EC

40. Cashief Lee - Honbu, WC

42. Ramji Makwana - Gujarat, India

43. Tim Malloch - Geelong, Australia

44. Sibusiso Maruping - Vosloorus, Gaut

45. Jonathan Marx - Sandton, Gaut

46. Xolani Matikinca - Hankie, EC

47. Luyulo Mgwanza - Humansdorp, EC

48. Vusisizwe Miya - Soweto, Gaut

49. Byron Michaels - Rocklands, WC

50. Leanne Mitchell - Geelong, Australia

51. Jacob Mnguni - Vosloorus, Gaut

53. Philimon Mtembu - Soweto, Gaut

54. Haashim Mullins - Honbu, WC

55. Picha Ncube - Choma, Zambia

56. Erick Cortéz Nelson - Colon, Panama

57. Bhekithemba Ntombela - Hammanskraal, NW

58. Roger October - Rocklands, WC

60. Yaaseen Osman - Honbu, WC

61. Zulfu Ozguven - Istanbul, Turkey

62. Jorge Padilla - Puerto Rico

63. Khalil Parker - Honbu, WC

65. Muneeb Pearce - Honbu, WC

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

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

70. Marie-Antoine Radegonde - La Digue, Seychelles

71. John Richards - Derbyshire, England

72. Thaaqieb Samodien - Honbu, WC

73. Yaseen Samuels - Honbu, WC

75. Everisto Simayo - Kadoma, Zimbabwe

76. Serafittin Somuncu - Istanbul, Turkey

78. Dilek Hancer Ulufer - Bursa, Turkey

79. Rene Visagie - Honbu, WC

80. 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.

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