SKF Black Belt Listings

All the names listed are the recognised black belts within the SKF

All names listed in bold are main instructors & senior squad members within the SKF

** Please click on Instructors and Squad members for their full profiles **

These Instructors are the only official instructors to teach the art of Kimura Shukokai

in the United Kingdom as recognised by

KIMURA SHUKOKAI INTERNATIONAL

Shihan Eddie Daniels

(KSI Joint World Chief Instructor)

(SKF Chief Instructor & SKF Chairman)

Sensei Clem Braithwaite

(SKF Assistant Chief Instructor, SKF National Squad Manager & KSI Referee)

(Former KSI World Individual Lightweight Kumite Champion)

(Former KSI World Team Kumite Champions Member)

Sensei John Crankshaw

(SKF Vice-Chairman)

KSI & SKF Life Member

Sensei Keith Cockburn

(SKF General Committee Member)

Former SKF Senior Squad International

Sensei Solfrid Daniels

(SKF Licence Officer, KSI Referee, Squad Coach & Kata Coach)

Former 5x KSI World Individual Kumite Champion

Former 8x KSI European Individual Champion (Kata & Kumite) 

 Sensei Paul Richards

(SKF Squad Captain & Coach)

5x KSI Senior World Individual Kumite Champion (Current KSI World -80kg Kumite Champion)

Former Commonwealth Individual All-Styles Champion 

Sensei Audun Daniels

(SKF Squad Coach, Kata Coach & SKF Tournament Co-ordinator)

3x KSI Senior Individual World Champion (Current KSI World +90 kg Kumite Champion)

8x KSI Senior Individual European Champion (Current KSI European Kata Champion)

Former 4x English All Styles Individual Kumite Champion

Former 2x British All Styles Individual Kumite Champion 

Sensei Katrina Hemming

(Former SKF Senior Squad International)

Sensei David Maynard

(SKF Senior Squad International)

Current KSI World Individual Kumite Heavyweight +85kg Masters Champion

Sensei Colin Gillingham

Sensei Dave Powell

(KSI Referee)

(Former SKF Senior Squad International)

Sensei Chris Simpson

(SKF Publicity Officer)

(Current KSI European Masters Lightweight -85kg Individual Kumite Silver Medallist)

Sensei Katie Simpson

(SKF Senior Squad International)

Current KSI Ladies World Heavyweight +65kg Kumite Silver Medalist 

Former KSI World & European Junior Champion 

Ben Yates

(SKF Senior Squad International)

Former KSI Junior Kumite World Champion

Current KSI European Mens Individual Heavyweight +80kg Sr. Kumite Silver Medalist

Emily Powell

(SKF Senior Squad International)

Current Ladies KSI World Lightweight -55kg Kumite Silver Medalist

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(Other 3rd Dan's)

James Dean

Teresa Lye

Esme Letitia Gatzanis

Sensei Steve Farrow

Sensei Martin Visser

Josephone Farrow

(SKF Senior Squad International)

Jenny Loftus

(Former KSI European Ladies Sr. Kumite H/W Champion)

(Former KSI Junior Female World Kumite & Kata Champion)

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(Other 2nd Dan's)  

Robert Loftus

Sophie Powell

Peter Jelf

Ben Walster

Edward Mitchell

Spencer Morris

Daniel Wolstencroft

Charlie Mitchell

Iain Sinnett

Jack Cutler

Gary Sawyers

Corey Sawyers

Christine Bordean

Samantha Riddell

Yusuf Thompson

Umar Jawed

Chris Plant

Ian Lowe

John Hepburn

Aymen Elsmeikh

Elle Osborne

Padraig Cuffe

Thomas Manning

Michael Pereira