Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai

琉球古武道保存振興会

Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Ancient Martial Arts of the Ryukyu Islands

 

 

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Members

The listing above are available Biographies of our members, we hope to add more in the future

Jannie le Grange
1969- Started Karate in Cape Town with Karate Do headed by Hugh St John Thompson.
1973- Graded to Shodan ( 1st Dan ) by Hugh St John Thompson.
1973 – Started Kobudo Training under Denis St John Thompson.
1973 - 1975 Member of the WP all style Karate squad.
1975 - Joined the South African Goju Ryu Karate Ass, headed by James Rossauw.
1975 – Attended two week Gashuku with Sensei Morio Higaonna, Terio Chinen and Japanese team members at the Walkerville farm of Sensei James Rousseau
1975- Opening of my First Goju Ryu dojo in the Rietvlei Centre, Milnerton, Cape Town.
1976- Member of the Western Province Goju Ryu team against Japan and England.
1978 – Graded to Nidan ( 2 nd Dan )
1978- Member of the Western Province Goju team against USA. Attend a one week Gashuku with Sensei Terio Chinin in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
1980- Moved to George in the Southern Cape area
1981-Took over the George Karate- Do club from Sensei Rob Wiese
1981-Member and Captain of the South Western Districts Karate team.
1982- Graded to Sandan ( 3 rd Dan ) by Hugh St John Thompson
1983-Member of a South African Karate Do Springbok team to tour Israel, Switzerland and England.
1986-Attend Kobudo Seminars in Urdorf, Switzerland
1986 – Graded to Yondan by Hugh St John Thompson
1987-Attend a Gashuku conducted by Sensei Morio Higaonna in Stellenbosch.
1988-Graded to Sandan by Sensei Bakkies Laubscher ( IOGKF system )
1990 -Attended the European Gashuku in Holland conducted by Sensei Morio Higaonna
1991 -Attended IOGKF World Tournament and Gashuku in Naha city Okinawa-Japan
1993 - Graded to Yondan ( 4 th Dan ) by Sensei Morio Higaonna
1996- Graded to Godan ( 5 th Dan ) by Sensei Morio Higaonna.
1998- Visit Sensei Hennie de Vries in Namibia and started Kobudo in the Ryu Kyu System.
2002 - Joined the Shorei Goju Ryu Martial Arts Academy headed by Shihan Arnold de Beer.
2003- Graded to Rokudan ( 6 th Dan ) endorsed by Kancho Ko Uehara
2003- Visited Okinawa to attend the International Karate Do and Kobudo Tournament in Naha City. Study Ryu Kyu Kobudo under Kancho Ko Uehara and Goju Ryu in the Jundokan with Kancho Tetsunosuke Yasuda.
2005 – Visit Sensei Hennie de Vries in Melbourne Australia to study Ryu Kobudo.
2006 – Head a South African team to attend the Sho Hombu-Jundokan Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do International Gashuku in Hungary.
2006- Receive personal training in Ryu Kyu Kobudo by Shihan Hennie de Vries in George .Assist Shihan Hennie de Vries with Kobudo at the Good Will Martial Arts Festival and Gashuku in Cape Town. Directed the first all style Kobudo Tournament. Was personally responsible in writing the Kobudo Tournament Rules and directive as well as criteria for Kata judging.
2006 – Visit to Israel : Kancho Rony Kluger at the Karate do international Renmei in Petach Tiqva.

At present I head a Goju Ryu Karate School in George, assisted by my wife Betsie ( Yondan 4 th Dan ) and eldest son , Rocher (Sandan 3 rd Dan). I am the Cape Chief Instructor for the Southern Cape Goju Ryu Association ( established in Sept 1986 ) with Dojo’s in Port Elizabeth and Southern Cape Area.

Other achievements: President of the Karate Association of the SWD from 1992 to 2002. Honorary life long President of the Karate Association SWD. ( Provincial All Style body recognized by the Department of sport )

Diploma in Exercise Science ( HFPA )

Other occupation: SA Telkom – 1967 to 2000
Position Held: Manager
Reason for leaving: Accepted early retirement package.
Other Qualifications:
Diploma in Telecommunications
Diploma in Personnel Management.
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