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Yudansha - Black Belts

Calgary Gojukai is fortunate to have many experienced Yudansha members who help all members by providing a strong example, and helpful instruction whenever possible. All members of the Dojo benefit from having strong Sempai to inspire, and sometimes push them.

Current Yudansha Members:

• Rob Richardson - Rokudan
• Yukiko Hirayama - Godan
• David Filleul - Nidan
• Brent Gross - Nidan
• Austin Weleschuk - Shodan
• Noriko Kimura - Shodan
• Shotaro Richardson - Shodan
• Satoshi Takasaka - Shodan
• Ryota Hosokawa - Shodan
• Akito Takasaka - Shodan

Past Instructors/Yudansha Members:

• Brent Regan - Godan - Shihan-Renshi (Currently training at IKGA hombu, Tokyo, Japan)
• Carlos Tesler-Mabe - Yondan
• Thomas Llewellyn - Yondan
• Shinji Takase, Sandan, Shidoin (Currently training in Japan)
• Allan Turner - Nidan
• John Sherban - Nidan
• Rob Heisler - Nidan-Ho
• Lyndsay Blundell-Turner - Nidan-ho
• Kyle Heisler - Shodan
• Sean Heisler - Shodan
• Radim Vesely - Shodan
• Ethan Braum - Shodan
• Emily Hosokawa - Shodan
• Len Luetge - Shodan-ho
• Conrad Wilson - Shodan-ho
• Matt McLean - Shodan-Ho
• Nikhil Shah - Shodan-ho
• Stefanie Fylypchuk - Shodan-ho

We are thankful for all the assistance that our Black Belt members both past and present provide for the group.