Dan Grades – International Association of Shotokan Karate

GDPR Policy

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS POLICY

It is necessary for the IASK Chief Instructor and all IASK club instructors to collect certain information about its members in order to carry out day-to-day operations and to comply with legal obligations. The IASK Chief Instructor and all IASK club instructors are committed to ensuring that any personal data collected will only be used for karate related matters and will be stored safely and not be disclosed to any third party. The aim of this policy is to ensure that everyone handling personal data is fully aware of these requirements and acts in accordance with these data protection procedures.

In line with these Data Protection principles, we will ensure that personal data will:

Be obtained fairly and lawfully and for a specific and lawful purpose on individual Annual License Registration Forms, Annual or Life Club Membership Forms, and 6 Week Beginner Course Forms.
Be adequate, and relevant but not excessive
Be accurate and kept up to date
Not be held longer than necessary
Be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects
Be reviewed annually and verify how personal information is collated, stored and used

The IASK processes the following personal information:

Names, addresses, Gender, Date of Birth, Nationality, Medical Conditions, Any Convictions of a Crime of Violence and contact details from: 6 Week Beginners, registered Licensed Members, registered Club Members and Registered Instructors.

The IASK Chief Instructor and all IASK Club Instructors will ensure that your data will:

Be processed for the purposes stated only.
In the case of contact details, these may be stored for the purpose of informing licensed members, students and instructors about karate-related matters such as courses, gradings, championships and karate social events or to inform the above of any cancellations that may occur to the normal training days and times.
Be accurate and be kept up to date.
Be erased as soon as out of date or when not necessary.
Be kept in a safe place and, where relevant, on a computer which is password protected.

An individual has the right to request a copy of personal information that we hold about them.

To request a copy of the personal information held or to review the details email: nicholas.adamou@ntlworld.com

Rules of Etiquette

RULES OF ETIQUETTE

On entering or leaving the Dojo every student must bow and say ‘OSS’.
All instructors must be addressed as ‘Sensei’ in the Dojo.
Late members must take up a kneeling position at the Dojo entrance and will wait to be given permission to enter.
‘OSS’ is a word that signifies respect amongst fellow Karate-ka and is generally used in the following circumstances:
- When a student is given a command, advice or is questioned by the instructor.
- When bowing at the start and end of the session.
- When bowing to your partner before sparring.
- When your name is called out at grading or in any other situation in which respect should be shown.

10th Dan (Judan)

Nicholas B. Adamou Chief Instructor Chairman and Senior Grading Examiner

8th Dan (Hachidan)

Riza Yehiya Instructor and Grading Examiner

Iain Tyrie Instructor and Grading Examiner

Zenos Christo Instructor

7th Dan (Sichidan)

Milan Kotouc Instructor and Grading Examiner

6th Dan (Rokudan)

Patrick Prendergast Instructor

Steve McManus Instructor

5th Dan (Godan)

Lubos Prager Instructor

Lawrie Truner

Rajan Patel

Iva Sinfeltova

Vladimir Charvát Instructor

Roman Mozr

Siris Karadia

Norman Hull

4th Dan (Yondan)

Monika Tabarrok Instructor

Petr Soukup

Jon Hugo

Denise Zitkova

Vaishnav Kumar

David Hooper

3th Dan (Sandan)

Sally Prendergast

Richard Bromberg

Virgilio Gennaro Instructor

Saeed Riazi

Stevie Mitchell

Martin Ausbuher

Darina Winklerová Jordanovová

Roopa Pandya

Alison Bird

Paul Fullstone

Lal Amarasuriya

Rahul Raghavan

Richard Hull

Aditya Baral

Darren Turner

Abenash Baskaran

Rosario Torrisi

2nd Dan (Nidan)

Zakariya Umeh

Jakub Malir

Kveta Klementova

Jude Umeh

Thomas Varhanik

Shenan V. Ranasinghe

Sudhish Natha

Basem Hakim

Amit Karwal

Daniel Agache

Jan Pisařík

Ramin Tawab

Dhilan Kerai

Avanti Weerasinghe

Lukas Knotte

Emily Turner

Zak Kupfer

Paul Foster

Daleep Rupra

Biranavi Kirupakaran

Max Kupfer

Vahesan Ramanan

Sania Kotecha

Michael Amory

1st Dan (Shodan)

Jan Travnicek

Nadia Granat

Sasha Rabinowitz

Don Julian De Silva

Paloma Anastasia De Silva

Calista Tatiana De Silva

Dhiya Karwal

Denis Dudas

Gabriel Agache

10^th Dan (Judan)

Nicholas B. Adamou
Chief Instructor Chairman and Senior Grading Examiner

8^th Dan (Hachidan)

Riza Yehiya
Instructor and Grading Examiner

Iain Tyrie
Instructor and Grading Examiner

Zenos Christo
Instructor

7^th Dan (Sichidan)

Milan Kotouc
Instructor and Grading Examiner

6^th Dan (Rokudan)

Patrick Prendergast
Instructor

Steve McManus
Instructor

5^th Dan (Godan)

Lubos Prager
Instructor

Vladimir Charvát
Instructor

4^th Dan (Yondan)

Monika Tabarrok
Instructor

3^th Dan (Sandan)

Virgilio Gennaro
Instructor

2^nd Dan (Nidan)

1^st Dan (Shodan)