Recent Dan Gradings
 

2013 Kagami Biraki promotions

Go Dan:
Margaret Dinan (ACT)
Michael Nagle (Vic)

Roku Dan:
Machiko Hirata (NSW)
Brian Johns (Vic)
John Karas (Tas)
Leon Metzeling (Vic)
Wayne Sheils (NSW)

Overseas promotions of AKA friends
6th Dan
Robert Hill (now lives in UK, commenced with Sugano Shihan in 1967)
Paul de Beer – South Africa
Ruth Peyser – USA (NY Aikikai and just
attended our 2013 Summer School)

5th Dan
Michael Amaye – Belgium (friend of Sugano Sensei and organiser of the
Belgium Inner School)

2013 Summer School

1st Dan:
Charles Addison (Vic)
Duncan Lyall (Qld)
Michael McHugh (Qld)
Kei Murakami (Vic)
Clifford Rowe (Vic)
Norman Shum (SA)
Ian Spence (Vic)
Michael Thornhill (Vic)
Wilson Wilson (Vic)

2nd Dan:
Paul Borda (SA)
Peter Collins (Vic)
Joe Costa (Vic)
Lachlan Fleming (Vic)
Dirk Kemper (Vic)
Alex Raytsin (Vic)
Alex Rojas (Vic)
Jose Sicurella (Vic)
Ferenc Szabo (NT)

3rd Dan:
Elliot Beniada (Vic)
Luke Derham (WA)
Brendon Pascoe (Vic)

4th Dan:
Jacques Sayers (Qld)

2012 Winter School

Shodan:
Gerry D'Agostino (Vic)
Michael Henderson (NSW)
Frank Kimble (Tas)
Irena Krol (Vic)

Nidan:
George Osvald (NSW)
Greg Tonowicz (NSW)

Sandan:
Marion Artis (Tas)
Felicity Peters (NSW)

Yondan:
Matthew Lo (NSW)
 

CONGRATULATIONS! from Smibert Shihan

Among the many fine people around the world admitted to the highest levels of dan rankings this time were a number of Australians. To 6th dan we warmly welcomed:
Machiko Hirata (NSW)
Brian Johns (Vic)
John Karas (Tas)
Leon Metzling(Vic)
Wayne Sheils (NSW)
and to 5th dan: Margaret Dinan (ACT) and Michael Nagle (Vic).

All of these people were recommended to Doshu by our own national dan grading committee and success announced during the Kagami Biraki ceremony at Hombu in January. more...