Black Belt Honour Roll

Black Belt Honour Roll

Celebrating those who have achieved the level of Black Belt with Funakoshi Karate International.

“…the day after you got your black belt…you can finally stop focusing on “that belt”, and start focusing on yourself. A black belt is not the end… It is the very beginning. That’s why it’s called sho-dan in Japanese (lit. “first-level”).

 – Jesse Enkamp

Senior Black Belts

Kodansha (Spiritual Masters)

Yudansha (Technical Masters)

“The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.”

– Gichin Funakoshi

Junior Black Belts

*** In 2018 Funakoshi Karate Australia & South Africa decided to remove the rank of Junior Black Belt (AA), instead being promoted directly to 1st Degree (A). Likewise 1st Degree grading to 2nd Degree became 3rd Degree, etc.

Refer also to Funakoshi Grading Syllabus.

Search

Archives

Categories