Below is a list of all current, paid-up DAN GRADE members. If you are not on this list and believe you are a current member, please contact us with your details: name, full postal address, dojo, contact telephone number and your IBA registration number (if known). Member details will be updated on a Quarterly basis. Membership is awarded based on trust and integrity – we do not question the grades that applicants profess to have at the time of application. However, we will make enquiries as to the validity of claims and any member found to be dishonest in their claims will have their membership revoked without question and with no recourse against the IBA – all applications made to the IBA are so made with the agreement of this condition.
Note: any name that is shown in italics is due for renewal – please renew promptly for continued membership.
United Kingdom
Absent friends…
O-Sensei Phil Milner 10th Dan – Dinnington
O-Sensei Arnie Bestwick 10th Dan – Worksop
Sensei Tom Hall 7th Dan – Edinburgh
Sensei Bob Surgey 8th Dan – Doncaster
Sensei Eric Lewis 6th Dan – Castleford
Sensei Frank Hayes 6th Dan – Hull
Sensei Stuart Bagshaw 5th Dan – Chesterfield
Associated UK Dojo…
Anglo Traditional Karate Association (see below)
- Edgar Aukland – 8th Dan
- Joan Aukland – Black belt
4-Dragons
- Trevor Bailey – 3rd Dan
- Teresa Bailey – 3rd Dan
- Georgia Fox – 2nd Dan (Junior)
- Trevor Bailey Jnr – 1st Dan
- Claire O’Neill – 1st Dan
- James Turner – 1st Dan (Junior)
- Jordan Wrightson – 1st Dan
British Chuan Fa
- Phil Barnes – 9th Dan
- Michael Henshaw – 7th Dan
- Gary Henshaw – 5th Dan
- Paul Duffy – 2nd Dan
- Anthony Duffy – 2nd Dan
Cresswell Dragons
- Andrew Mosley – 5th Dan
Doncaster Wado Ryu
- James Moorhouse – 6th Dan
- Graham Morley – 4th Dan
Hi-Ryu-Kan (Worksop)
- David Slaney – 7th Dan
- David Fletcher – 5th Dan
- Shaun Wagstaff – 5th Dan
Honto Shin (Chesterfield)
- John Bestwick - 5th Dan
- Martin Mulvey – 4th Dan
- Phil Dobson – 3rd Dan
- Paul Pearson – 2nd Dan
- Clive Pace – 1st Dan
Kiveton Park
- Ken Witham – 7th Dan
Mirfield Wado Ryu
- Garrie Hutchinson – 4th Dan
Mushin Karate
- Mark McConville – 3rd Dan
- Francine McConville – 1st Dan
Northern Bunkai (Nottingham)
- Antony Baker – 9th Dan
- Julie Baker – 3rd Dan
- Christopher Needham – 2nd Dan
- Darron Hamilton – 2nd Dan
Ripon Martial Arts
- Charles Clatworthy – 5th Dan
- Ben Cordrey – 4th Dan
- Lisa Walker – 1st Dan
Ryu Kyu Wado Ryu Kempo (Bolton)
- Steve Costello – 8th Dan
- Jean Costello – 4th Dan
- Anthony Smith – 3rd Dan
- Paul Bryan – 2nd Dan
- James Warbrick – 1st Dan
Sheffield Goju Ryu
- Simon Golland- 4th Dan
Tiger Ninja (Askern)
- Eddie Lane – 1st Dan
Trevelyan College Shotokan (Durham)
- Matthew Middleton – 1st Dan
Wyresdale Karate (Bolton)
- Gemma Walmsley - 1st Dan
Yamabushi Dojo (Harrogate)
- David Morgan-Brown – 9th Dan
- Gary Bridge – 7th Dan
- Craig Church – 5th Dan
- Christopher Dawson – 4th Dan
Yid-Ga-Ling (Wakefield)
Zanshin Martial Arts Association (see below)
Anglo Traditional Karate Association…
Steve Cattle Academy (Shotokan)
- Syd Fletcher – 4th Dan
- Ian Parker – 1st Dan
Shinboku Bradford (Shotokan)
- Ken Lawn – 5th Dan
- Lisa Womersley – 2nd Dan
- Gary Routh – 1st Dan
Mirfield Wado Ryu (Wado Ryu)
- Garrie Hutchinson – 4th Dan
Yid-Ga-Ling Wakefield (Wado Ryu)
- Josh Johnson – 8th Dan
- Christine Moody – 4th Dan
- Al Friedle – 3rd Dan
- Steve Goldthorpe – 2nd Dan
- Ian Windle – 2nd Dan
- Graham Herbert – 2nd Dan
- Andy Briggs – 1st Dan
- Aaron Chalcraft – 1st Dan
Shinto Goju Ryu Southampton (Goju Ryu)
- Ian Knight – 4th Dan
- Karl Smith – 2nd Dan
Thackley Tigers Bradford (Shotokan)
- Anthony Cheetham-Hudson – 2nd Dan
Uechi Ryu Wakefield (Uechi Ryu)
- Duncan Harper – 3rd Dan
- Alan Holmes – 3rd Dan
Shotokan Tigers (Shotokan)
- Mick Gilchrist – 3rd Dan
- Phillip Healey – 3rd Dan
- Craig Wilson – 2nd Dan
- Gary Wilson – 2nd Dan
Zanshin Martial Arts Association International…
Hi Ryu Kan Martial Arts Academy (Ju-Jitsu)
- Dave Allen – 9th Dan
- Richard Dickinson – 7th Dan
- Andrew Watson – 3rd Dan
- Andrzej Owczarek – 1st Dan
Grange Ju-Jitsu (Ju-Jitsu)
- Val Gilpin – 3rd Dan
- Martin Gilpin – 1st Dan
Kane Academy (Kickboxing)
- Rebecca Kane – 4th Dan
Moss Farm Ju-Jitsu (Ju-Jitsu)
- Gordon Hulse – 7th Dan
- Steven Lockett – 5th Dan
- Dave Marsden – 3rd Dan
Hunsworth Academy of Kempo Ju-Jitsu (Ju-Jitsu)
- Roy McNulty (visitor) – 4th Dan
- Andrew Farrar – 2nd Dan
Panju Ju-Jitsu (Ju-Jitsu)
- Gor Cleather – 2nd Dan
Yuu Shou Martial Arts (Ju-Jitsu)
- Neil Forster – 2nd Dan
West Yorkshire All Styles (Freestyle)
- Tony Manton – 6th Dan
Shima Arashi Dojo (Aiki Jutsu)
- Jason Bird – 2nd Dan
Kimi Kai Martial Arts (Karate)
- Colin Welsby – 4th Dan
- Phil Holworth – 3rd Dan
Bashir Academy (Karate)
- Khald Bashir – 1st Dan
Holmfirth Tenshin Shinto Ryu (Ju-Jitsu)
- Paul Makin – 6th Dan
Associate Members of Zanshin Martial Arts Association International…
Maximum Response Academy
- Mark Rotherham – 4th Dan
Buseisha
Northern TaeKwonDo Association
Independent Martial Arts Association
Northern TaeKwonDo
England Muay-Thai Association (Thai Boxing)
European Membership
IBA Belgium…
(Registered through Jacquy Binda)
Karate Club Musson
- Jacquy Binda – 7th Dan
- Didier Colas – 5th Dan
- Rachid Souiba - 5th Dan
- Emilie Cabias - 4th Dan
- David Caillat – 4th Dan
- Patrick Vanduren – 4th Dan
- Mariano Rickal – 3rd Dan
- Alain Hoffman – 3rd Dan
- Didier Paquet – 3rd Dan
- Vincianne Vanhengel – 3rd Dan
- Nothomb Benoit – 2nd Dan
- Mickael Laime – 2nd Dan
- Stephan Saint Mard – 2nd Dan
- Christian Le Blanc – 2nd Dan
- Adamo Cerrone – 2nd Dan
- Vincenzo Montirosso – 2nd Dan
- Yannick Yung – 2nd Dan
- Serge Schmit – 2nd Dan
- Anthony Schmit – 1st Dan
- Ronald Schmit – 1st Dan
- Mohamed Banane – 1st Dan
- Engueran Gualtery – 1st Dan
IBA France…
(Registered through Jean Pierre Vignau)
- Claire Benoliel – 1st Dan
- Alix Cattin – 1st Dan
- Romain Gobinet – 1st Dan
- Jean Milhe – 1st Dan
A.C.S.A.C.
- Dider Dupont – 2nd Dan
- Christian Delion – 2nd Dan
- Jean Yves Corvaisier – 1st Dan
- Gregory Coubert – 1st Dan
- Kevin Dupont – 1st Dan
- Rodolphe Melot – 1st Dan
- Xavier Papin – 1st Dan
- Joel Blin
- Franck Darani
- Didier David
- Sonia Dupont
- Patrick Lafontan
- Didier Maubert
A.F.J.K.D.
- Joe Saade – 7th Dan
- Christophe Duchatel - 3rd Dan
- Guillaume Gille - 3rd Dan
- Jacky Taillefond – 2nd Dan
- David De Sousa – 2nd Dan
- Yannick Fress – 2nd Dan
- Jean Baptiste Leroy – 2nd Dan
- Pierre Marchand – 2nd Dan
- Arnaud Pesty – 2nd Dan
- Charles Cayron – 2nd Dan
- Thomas Le Godec – 2nd Dan
- Lucio Tomescu – 2nd Dan
- Cyrille Gilbert – 1st Dan
- Ritchie Benhamma – 1st Dan
- Raphael Bragaglia – 1st Dan
- Rémy Freess – 1st Dan
- Lambert Girard – 1st Dan
- Loic Lebotte – 1st Dan
- Alexis Reoutsky – 1st Dan
- Marc Sabater – 1st Dan
- Mikael Zekri – 1st Dan
- Mathieu Zuani – 1st Dan
- David Rodrigues – 1st Dan
- Florent Oudet – 1st Dan
- Jean Claude Gonzales – 1st Dan
- Damien Ferre – 1st Dan
- Anne Claire Sachot – 1st Dan
- Léo Vazeux – 1st Dan
- Sebastien Blanc - 1st Dan
- Raphael Blareau - 1st Dan
- Mohamed Dahmani - 1st Dan
- Andreas Hartmann - 1st Dan
- Renaud Hoffman - 1st Dan
- Eric Sanceau - 1st Dan
Am Ville St Jacques
- Farid Merouk – 3rd Dan
Arts et Combats
- Antoine Torres - 7th Dan
- Sandra Torres - 4th Dan
- Marc Racenet – 3rd Dan
- Emmanuel Tomasella – 3rd Dan
- Francis Balliana – 2nd Dan
- Patrick Grosperrin – 2nd Dan
- Olivier Faivre – 1st Dan
- Gilles Moltoni – 1st Dan
- Dorian Carcaillon - 1st Dan
As Marolles Taiki
- Jocelyn Butter - 4th Dan
- Dominique Guerard - 3rd Dan
Ascemma
- Elodie Thourault
Budo Jitsu Club
- Jean Claude Piatti – 4th Dan
- Febienne Dagnet – 2nd Dan
- Alain Derewondo – 1st Dan
- Jean Michel Bigot – 1st Dan
- Thierry Lemenn – 1st Dan
- Vincent Piperaud – 1st Dan
- Jean Jacques Carpio – 1st Dan
- Dominique Gomez - 1st Dan
- Philippe Maurin - 1st Dan
- Arnaud Riou - 1st Dan
- Martial Roty - 1st Dan
- Francois Wimbee - 1st Dan
Budo Puiseaux
- Nicolas Archenault - 1st Dan
- Romain Archenault - 1st Dan
Bushido Karate Club
- Thierry Lesquerre – 3rd Dan
Cam Montereau
- Adeline Galvani - 2nd Dan
Cama – Taikibudo
- Frederic Norret – 5th Dan
- Patrick Rapinier – 4th Dan
- Gilles Ardoin - 4th Dan
- Frederic Masson – 4th Dan
- Pierre Yves Campagnac – 3rd Dan
- Sebastien Stefanni – 3rd Dan
- Claude Gaudon – 2nd Dan
- Hervé Vasnier – 2nd Dan
- Yahya Yachaoui – 2nd Dan
- Guillaume Hoareau – 2nd Dan
- Jose Fernandes - 2nd Dan
- Claudette Carteron – 2nd Dan
- Philippe Hubert – 1st Dan
- Marco Milano – 1st Dan
- Laurent Hennebique – 1st Dan
Cercle Arts Martiaux Montereau
- Denis Gauchard – 6th Dan
- Sylvain Brihaye – 2nd Dan
- Adrien Steffani – 2nd Dan
C.O.E.G.F.
- Chantel Chotard
- Philipe Cadoret
Dojo Universal
- Jean Michel France
- Alexandre Tan
Ecloe Hakko Ryu
- Joseph Ruiz - 7th Dan
Fair Play Sport 12
- Ludovic Bertrand – 4th Dan
- Nelly Farrenq – 1st Dan
- Anthony Rey – 1st Dan
- Bernard Farrenq – 1st Dan
IMAF France
- Bertrand Weiss - 6th Dan
- Christian Ramon - 6th Dan
- Daniel Cabanne – 5th Dan
- Antonio Castro – 5th Dan
- Alain Michaud – 5th Dan
- Jacky Schreiber - 5th Dan
- Jean Paul Goguet – 4th Dan
- Pascal Becu – 4th Dan
- Jean Paul Ferrette – 3rd Dan
- Sébastien Gueton Estrade – 3rd Dan
- Jean Francois Raynaud - 3rd Dan
- Gérard Houel – 2nd Dan
- Jean Louis Larcebeau – 2nd Dan
- Francois Martinez - 2nd Dan
- Chantal Cuzon – 1st Dan
- Patricia Berric – 1st Dan
- Evelyne Hanrigou – 1st Dan
Karate Club Creutzwald
- Pierre Badera - 4th Dan
- Patrick Boulanger – 3rd Dan
- Jean Badera - 3rd Dan
- Hubert Goettman - 3rd Dan
- Mickael Schreiner - 3rd Dan
- René Haffner – 3rd Dan
- Serge Lagarde – 3rd Dan
- Christophe Hasli – 2nd Dan
- Romain Zaccomer – 2nd Dan
- Christian Barsznica – 2nd Dan
- Odette Badera - 2nd Dan
- Eric Blaising - 2nd Dan
- Sandra Bastien – 1st Dan
- François Sehmann – 1st Dan
- Charles Bauer – 1st Dan
- Joel Massnot – 1st Dan
- Nadia Zaccomer – 1st Dan
- Jean Marc Sogne – 1st Dan
- Laeticia Ciesielski – 1st Dan
NR Gym
- Jean Patrick Parrot - 3rd Dan
Option Fair Play
- Jean Pierre Vignau – 8th Dan
- Pierre Portocarrero – 8th Dan
- Simone Cairaschi – 1st Dan
- Waleed El Habshy – 1st Dan
- Christophe Carrozza – 1st Dan
- Alain Ussel – 1st Dan
- Jean David Devaux – 1st Dan
- Maya Jabert – 1st Dan
- Marcel Nisenbaum – 1st Dan
- Richard Atteleyn
- Jerome Bathier
- Patrice Belforte
- Olivier Plu Cantave
- Philippe Chapnik
- Olivier Dezutter
- Frederic Hazan
- Monique Esclamadou
- Jim Messager
- Robert Nardone
- Eric Natali
- Alain Vaquin
- Zsofia Voros
- Jacques Brunee
- Loic Bussieres
- Abdelkader Hamma
- Gregoire Maillet
- Laurent Hequet
- Catherine Rios Garrote
- Eliane Roger
- Celine Collon
- Jean Charles Sankare
- Olivier Relier
- Malik Ben Younes
- Romauld Dary
- Nitish Monebhurrun
- Aurelien Sonneville
- Tarik Soulimane
- Jess Arei Soulton
- Nigere Taxi Fulati
- Tharsi Vilmalakaran
- Issam Boukanchour
- Tontou Dionbana
- Mohamed Gasmi
- Olivier Grim
- Somchit Vignau
Seiha
- Eric Findji – 4th Dan
Shima Karate Dojo
- Henry Fellon – 5th Dan
Todokai France
- Eric Lejeune – 5th Dan
- Christophe Monchicourt – 4th Dan
- Michel Desio – 3rd Dan
- Michel Broch – 2nd Dan
- Stéphane Le Teno – 2nd Dan
- Fabien Montina – 2nd Dan
- Emilie Lejeune – 2nd Dan
- Angelo Guiga – 2nd Dan
- Cécile Ostian – 1st Dan
- Emilie Lejeune – 1st Dan
- Slim Boukalfa – 1st Dan
- Jeremy Chauliaguet – 1st Dan
- Aline Lejeune – 1st Dan
- Remi Lejeune – 1st Dan
- Nicolas Olivier – 1st Dan
- Gabriel Salomon – 1st Dan
IBA Germany…
Nippon Yawara Ryu Aiki Ju Jitsu Remnei
- Siegfried Boedeker – 10th Dan
IBA Italy…
Taigishin Keiko Kai
- Angelo Bonanno – 6th Dan
IBA Portugal…
- Horacio Ferreira – 1st Dan
IBA Switzerland…
(Registered through Alain Thévoz)
- Alain Thévoz – 5th Dan
- Michel Maurer – 4th Dan
- Jean-Daniel Pfund – 4th Dan
- Gerard Grossetete - 4th Dan
- Yves Alain Thévoz - 3rd Dan
- Frederic Licciardello – 2nd Dan
- Stefano Dragone – 2nd Dan
- Massimiliano Gatto – 2nd Dan
- Cedric Thevoz – 2nd Dan
- Jan Grossetete - 2nd Dan
- Charles Dubuis - 2nd Dan
- Eric Caloz – 2nd Dan
- Vincent Bouvry – 1st Dan
- Daniel Deschenaux – 1st Dan
- Stephanie Fernandez – 1st Dan
- Sophie Genneret – 1st Dan
- Heinz Giesenfeld – 1st Dan
- Jean Paul Hass – 1st Dan
- Jean Pierre Agostinetti – 1st Dan
World Members
IBA U.S.A…
- John Bestwick – 7th Dan
- John Knox – 4th Dan
- Jack Etheridge – 4th Dan
- Charles Swartout – 3rd Dan
- Juanita Clark – 1st Dan
Vagabond Martial Arts Society
- James Eddings – 4th Dan
IBA Egypt…
- Karim Ishmawi – 6th Dan
- Yasser Abdel Gawad – 5th Dan
- Karim Assem - 5th Dan
- Ahmed Nagat – 4th Dan
- Hisham Eldib – 4th Dan
- Mohamed Garana – 4th Dan
- Ahmed Ibrahim – 4th Dan
- Ahmed Sharaf El Din – 3rd Dan
- Mohamed Mahmud Noamen – 2nd Dan
- Ashraf Wadoury – 1st Dan
IBA Morocco…
(Registered through Jacquy Binda)
Tiznit Morocco – Grand Atlas de Sport et Art Martiaux
- Rachid Souiba – 5th Dan
- Mohamed Banane – 1st Dan
Shaolin Karate Shotokan Dcheira
- Omar Aberbach – 4th Dan
Registered and Licenced Kyu Grades as at 31st July, 2010
IBA UK – 1184
IBA France – 479
IBA Italy – 12
IBA Slovenia – 2
IBA Switzerland – 10
Rest of World – 221
