“Without Kokoro, Budo is an empty shell.”

Our Founder (Kaiso 開) – In Memoriam

Full Name	Photo	Country	Country Flag
Jon Bluming		The Netherlands

Our Honorary President (Meiyo Kaicho 名誉会長)

Full Name	Photo	Country	Country Flag
Chris Dolman		The Netherlands

Our Chairman (Kancho 館長) & Board Member

Full Name	Photo	Country	Country Flag
Eric Van Vaerenbergh		Belgium

Our Special Advisors (Tokubetsu Komon 特別顧問) & Board Members

Full Name	Photo	Country	Country Flag
Tom Madsen		Germany
Marc Howes		UK

Our Branch Chiefs (Shibucho ​支部長)

Full Name	Photo	Country	Country Flag
Paul Cale		Australia
Eric Van Vaerenbergh		Belgium
Marwan Abu Khadra		Canada
Luta Antoine Mwe-Katone		Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenneth Heising		Denmark
Marc Dubois		France
Frank Beels		France - Department of Réunion
Tom Madsen		Germany
Gábor Pomozi		Hungary
Seyed Hossein Moghadasi		Iran

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Our Dojo Chiefs (Dojocho 道場長)

Full Name	Photo	Country	Representing Dojo	Dojo Link	Dojo Badge
Paul Cale		Australia	Jissen Budo International	The Jissen Budo International website
Eric Van Vaerenbergh		Belgium	RONIN M.M.A.	The RONIN M.M.A. website
Ken Peleman		Belgium	Dragons Gym Lier	The Dragons Gym Lier website
Stephan Van Wichelen		Belgium	RONIN M.M.A.	The RONIN M.M.A. website
Koen Smets		Belgium	PHD - BJJ	The PHD - BJJ website
Chris De Witte		Belgium	CCS Martial Arts Academy	The CCS Martial Arts Academy website
Geert Lemmens		Belgium	Lemmens Martial Arts Academy	The Lemmens Martial Arts Academy website
Marwan Abu Khadra		Canada
Luta Antoine Mwe-Katone		Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenneth Heising		Denmark

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Yūdansha 有段者
(practitioners in possession of a Dan degree)

Our 10th Dan black or red belts (Jūdan 十段 – Hanshi 範士)

Our 9th Dan black or red belts (Kudan 九段 – Hanshi 範士)

Our 8th Dan black or red/white belts (Hachidan 八段 – Hanshi 範士)

Our 7th Dan black or red/white belts (Nanadan 七段 – Shihan 師範)

Our 6th Dan black or red/white belts (Rokudan 六段 – Shihan 師範)

Our 5th Dan black belts (Godan 五段 – Sensei 先生)

Our 4th Dan black belts (Yondan 四段 – Sensei 先生)

Our 3rd Dan black belts (Sandan 参段 – Sensei 先生)

Our 2nd Dan black belts (Nidan 弐段 – Senpai 先輩)

Our 1st Dan black belts (Shodan 初段 – Senpai 先輩)

Mudansha 無段者
(practitioners who are not in the possession of a Dan degree)

Our 1st Kyū brown belts (Ikkyū 一級 – Kōhai 後輩)

Our 2nd Kyū blue belts (Nikyū 弐級 – Kōhai 後輩)

Our 3rd Kyū green belts (Sankyū 参級 – Kōhai 後輩)

Our 4th Kyū orange belts (Yonkyū 四級 – Kōhai 後輩)

Our 5th Kyū yellow belts (Gokyū 五級 – Kōhai 後輩)

In Memoriam

Full Name	Country	Photo
Donald Frederick Draeger	USA - Wisconsin
Gene LeBell	USA - California
Jon Bluming	The Netherlands
Zamir Kanukov	Russia - Caucasus
Hadley Watson	Germany

Hall of Fame

Full Name	Country	Photo
Donald Frederick Draeger	USA - Wisconsin
Gene LeBell	USA - California
Gokor Chivichyan	USA - California
Chris Dolman	The Netherlands
Jon Bluming	The Netherlands
Semmy Schilt	The Netherlands
Bob Schreiber	The Netherlands