I was also the Chief Instructor for junior classes. In 1993 started teaching at a new Branch of Burbank YMCA at Reseda YMCA.Continued as assistant instructor at Burbank & Reseda YMCA Dojo till 1997. In 1988 Joined Burbank YMCA Dojo and started training and assisting Sensei John Walsh, Sensei Mark Crescitelli - Yondan, Shihan Brian Bastien. Practised with Sensei John Walsh in Sunvalley, Ca, USA between 1986-1988. Practised with Shihan Dadi Bulsara from 1990 till present whenever I am in India as Ashihara Karateka. Started learning Kyokushin Karate under Shihan Dadi Bulsara from 1975. He also operates an accounting firm (Moustache Associates). He holds a Phd degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant. Later that same year, returned to South Africa with a group of students for a two weeks intensive training course at the Honbu dojo.ġ996 - Invited Shihan Narker to Seychelles to conduct a gasshuku and grading.ġ997 - Elected Chairman of the Seychelles Karate Federation.ġ998 - Manager of the Seychelles All Styles team that placed Second in Germany.Ĭurrently working as Finance Controller of the Seychelles Housing Development Corporation, the largest Mortgage lending institution in the Seychelles. Whilst in South Africa, met with Hoosain Narker and after discussion was impressed and decided to join Ashihara Karate.
Opened my own dojo under the Ryobukai banner and joined the Seychelles Karate Federation.ġ995 - Competed in the First All Africa Knock Down Karate Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.
I also spent time training with the Shotokan and Full Contact clubs at the California State University of Fullerton.ġ993 - Returned to Seychelles as a Nidan in Ryobukai Karate-Do. Also did Moo Yea Do with Tiger Yang, a 9th Dan Actor at his Fullerton Headquarters. During that period trained with Sensei Kiyoshi Yamazaki (7th Dan) at his Anaheim dojo. Ismailġ987-1993 - Left for studies to California, USA. In that same year, I was promoted to Shodan by Shihan A.K. Became a founder member when the school joined the Ryobukai Karate do.ġ986 - Philip Moustache, myself and two others converted to Kyokushin Karate.
Apart from all this, there are also special classes especially geared for the physically handicapped and the blind.ġ980 - Started training in Karate - with Philip Moustache and others in Kime Ryu, a mixed system.ġ983 - Met and trained with Henry Naiken who currently heads his own school called Aikendo.ġ985 - Restarted with Philip Moustache.
Classes are also conducted in many states for members of the Police, Army and other active uniformed services. He visited Japan on a regular basis and was the highest graded foreigner under Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara.Īfter many years of hard work and dedication, Ashihara Karate has spread all over India with more than 100 dojo in most states with an estimated membership of 30 000. He, together with Sensei Weilgama of Sri Lanka, was the first foreign dojo to become members of the NIKO. Being impressed by his performance, and with Kancho knowing of his determined attitude, he was invited to the Ashihara Honbu dojo whereafter he switched to Ashihara Kaikan. Shihan officiated at the 10th All Japan Championships where Ninomiya Shihan became the champion. After a long training stint in Japan, Shihan was appointed the Country Representative and for many years developed the Kyokushin style of Karate in India. He is Shihan Dadi Bulsara, who trained personally under Sosai Mas Oyama, Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara and by other Japanese Masters like Shihandai Yuzo Goda, Hatsuo Royama and also Shihan Peter Chong of Singapore. On this page, we will be featuring our Senior Instructors and Branch Representatives around the World.įull Contact Karate in India owes its existence to one man's efforts.