Shin Bu Kan Black Belt Pictures Index

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Founders
Accomplishments & Awards
     

Goki Uemura

 

 





  • Director, Admin, Head Instructor
  • Judo Hall of Fame
  • Shodan Aug 7th 1958
  • Nidan June 18th 1959
  • Sandan Sept 14th 1961
  • Yondan Jan 12th 1964
  • Godan Jan 12th 1969
  • Rokudan Feb 18th 1979
  • Shichidan Jan 19th 1991
  • Hachidan Dec 8th 2004
     

Tokio Koizumi

  • Director, Admin, Sensei
  • Sandan Dec 18th 1996
  • Nidan June 1st 1986
  • Shodan Feb 27th 1970
     

John Jakab

 





  • Director, Admin, Sensei
  • National Referee, Treasurer & Vice-President Judo Ontario.
  • Godan Dec. 8th 1996
  • Yondan June 1st 1986
  • Sandan June 9th 1974
  • Nidan 1965
  • Shodan 1963
     

Joao DeSouza

  • Rokudan
  • Honorary Visiting Sensei from Brazil


     
     
 

Directors
Credentials, Roles and Affiliations
     

Syd Near

  • Jun 2nd 1996 Shodan
  • Builder, Admin, Tournament Director, Sensei, Coach
  • National Referee
     

Minh Nguyen-Huu

  • Shodan Aug 1st 1973
  • Nidan (date TBA)
  • Sensei

     

Jan Kowalczyk

  • Shodan Feb 18th 1990
  • Builder, Sensei and Director


     

Rod Coward

  • Shodan Feb 9th 1997
  • Sensei, Admin, Tournament Director



     

Eric Lindsay

  • Nidan July 31st 2005
  • Shodan Dec 5th 1993
  • Sensei, Director and Admin
  • NCCP Level 1, Feb 01 2003

     

David Nakamura

  • Shodan Jun 1st, 1997
  • Sensei, Director, and Admin
  • Tournament Director

     
     
 

Fighters & Competitors
*presented in reverse-chronological order from
the date the rank of Shodan was attained
     

Mark Uemura

  • Sandan Jan 6th 1993
  • Nidan Dec 2nd 1985
  • Shodan Dec 2nd 1984
  • Competitor, Sensei
     

David Ueno

  • Shodan Jan 4th 1989
  • Sensei
  • World Masters (S)

     

Brent Uemura

  • Sandan June 4th 1995
  • Nidan July 11th 1992
  • Shodan Sept 24th 1989
  • Competitor, Sensei
     

Anthony Carelli

  • Shodan Feb 18th 1990
  • Competitor, Sensei
  • 4x Jr Canadian Champ (G & 3S)
  • USA Jr Champ (B)
     

Jason Near

 

 






  • Nidan Jan 8th 1995
  • Shodan July 11th 1992
  • Competitor, Sensei, Judo Ont Coach
  • Canadian National Team Member Carded
  • 4x Jr Canadian Champ (2G, 1S, 1B)
  • 3x USA Jr Champ (2G, 1B)
  • 2x Canadian Sr Champ (2B)
  • Jr Worlds in Cairo Egypt Ranked 7th
  • Irish and Bulgarian Champ (G & B)
  • Polish Sr International 5th
     

Chris Spalding

  • Shodan July 11th 1992
  • Sensei, Competitor
  • Sr Canadian Champ (B)

     

Corey Spalding

  • Shodan Dec 6th 1992
  • Sensei, Competitor
  • 6 x Canadian Jr Champ (1S & 5B)

     

Linda Kemp

 




  • Shodan Nov 24th 1993
  • Competitor, Sensei, Canadian National Team Member Carded
  • 2x Jr. Canadian Champ (G & S)
  • 5x Sr Canadian Champ (2S & 3B)
  • Francophone Games Madagascar International (B)
  • Commonwealth Championships Scotland 5th
     

Paul Finch

  • Nidan July 31st 2005
  • Shodan Dec 5th 1993
  • Sensei

     

Michael Walsh

  • Shodan Dec 5th 1993
  • Competitor, Sensei
  • 4x Jr. Canadian Champ (S & 3B)

     

Angelique Plata-Harris

  • Shodan June 12th 1994
  • Sensei


     

Alyson Scott-Nelson

  • Shodan July 1994
  • Competitor, Sensei
  • Canadian National Team Member
  • 2x Jr. Canadian Champ (2G)
  • Sr. Canadian Champ (2B)
  • Polish Champ (B)
     

John Paul Dorgan

  • Shodan Dec 3rd 1995
  • Competitor, Sensei


     

Colin Jones

  • Shodan June 2nd 1996
  • Sensei



     

Karolina Syrek

  • Shodan Feb 8th 1997
  • Competitor, Sensei
  • 3x Polish Jr Champ (2G, 1S)
  • 3x Polish Sr Champ (2S, 1B)
  • Canadian Jujitsu Champ (G)
     

Elizabeth Miklecic-Willems

  • Shodan Feb 9th 1997
  • Competitor, Sensei


     

Pasquale Gasparro

  • Shodan June 17th 2004
  • Sensei, Admin


     

Andy Shimabukaro

  • Shodan July 31st 2005
  • Sensei


     

Tony Wallace

  • Shodan July 31st 2005
  • Sensei



     

Robert Corda

(coming soon)
  • Shodan May 6th 2006
  • Sensei
     

Yacinta (YaYa)
Nguyen-Huu


  •  Shodan August 10th 2008
  • 2x Jr. Canadian Champ (2B)
  • 2x Hatashita Jr. International Champion (G&S)
  • Canada Winter Games Jr.
    Champion (B)
  • Quebec Open Jr. Champ (S)
     

Dainis Nguyen-Huu

  • Shodan August 10th 2008
  • Hatashita International Jr. Champ (B)