2020/21 Promotions
Although 2020 had it’s number of interruptions, Aikido Shinryukan congratulates the following members that have received their internationally recognised yudansha (black belt) promotions. Great work and well done everyone!
Godan
- Wayne Nahi – Waitakere Dojo, Auckland
- Sarah Baker – Ramarama Dojo, Auckland
- Mamat Kamarudin – Canterbury, South Island
Yondan
- Ashley Sharpe – Cambridge Dojo, Waikato
- Paul Congreave – Tauranga Dojo, Bay of Plenty
Sandan
- Neil Templeton – Canterbury, South Island
- Rumiko Gilbert – Canterbury, South Island
- Gary King – Canterbury, South Island
Nidan
- Ariel Roesli – Waitakere Dojo, Auckland
- Karl Dorreen – Hombu Dojo, Auckland
- David Connor – Otago Dojo, Dunedin
- Ben Gadsby – Tauranga Dojo, Bay of Plenty
Shodan
- Izumi Kincaid – Hombu Dojo, Auckland
- Ella Davidson – Hombu Dojo, Auckland
- Masami Toda – Waitakere Dojo, Auckland
- Jorge Haase – Otago Dojo, Dunedin
- Justin McCallum – Canterbury, South Island
- Jean Clauss – Canterbury, South Island
- Alan Perrett – Canterbury, South Island
- Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke – Canterbury, South Island
- Kaori Lindeman – Canterbury, South Island