KDA-UK instructors have attended a 3 day seminar and dan (level) examination starting from Friday until Sunday (17th - 19th of April 2009) held at Sobell Leisure Centre, Finsbury Park, London. The examiners for the exam were Tereyuki Okazaki-Sensei (10th dan) and Ahcene Moussaoui-Sensei (5th dan).
We would like to Congratulate sensei's Henry, Daryl, Harvey and Mary Tricia for passing the exam, showing to the examiners that KDA-UK is worthy of being a part of such a prestigious organisation recognised worldwide.
Also, we would like to extend our thanks to Okazaki-sensei for leading us and teaching us the true way of Karate just like how masters of the past have been doing it. Your words were very profound and enlightening. Ossu~
We like to thank our host, Moussaoui-sensei and the Sobell Karate Club, for being very welcoming, you have made us feel at home in your dojo. For that we would like to offer you our thanks as well.
Before I finish this article, I would like to share some words that Okazaki-sensei shared with us during the exam.
"Remember, getting your shodan (1st dan blackbelt) doesn't mean that you have completed all the courses required for a karateka... Shodan means first step, meaning this is only one of the many steps that you will have to go through... There is no graduation in Karate, Karate is lifelong and continuous, every day you have to improve yourself."
-Tereyuki Okazaki, ISKF Chief Instructor (10th dan)
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