Karate Personal & Group Training

95% of Sensei's students take 1st, 2nd or 3rd places in National and International competitions.

• Coached champions of Europe, Canada, USA, Russia and Asia
• Teaches since 1980
• Diploma in Physical Education and Sport. Moscow. Russia
• Certified Karate Instructor. Japan
• Certified Hand-to-hand Combat Instructor. Russia
• Certified Personal Trainer. ExpertRating
• Certified Standard First Aid (Enhanced), Level C CPR, B.C. Canada
• Certified International Judge, Japan.
• Judged World Knockdown Tournaments in Japan, World Cups, national and international championships.

• 1976 - 1979, Judo and Sambo (Russian self-defense without weapons) at the School of Militia (Police Academy) in Russia, where Alexei was also introduced to Karate and Aikido.

• 1979, began training in Kyokushin Karate.

• 1994, fought 30 kumite (2 min every fight) and received Shodan (1st degree black belt).

It was mandatory for black belt applicants to pass 30 kumite to obtain the 1st Dan, 40 kumite - 2nd Dan and 50 kumite - 3rd Dan in the European Kyokushin Organization in that time.

• 1995, coached a champion of Europe, Cardiff, UK

Having a successful career of coaching karate champions, Sensei Alexei have trained police and military officers, and assisted doctors in rehabilitation of patients.

Sensei Alexei has been trained with top Kyokushin instructors, such as Hanshi Steve Arneil, Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima, Hanshi Roman Szyrajew, Hanshi John Taylor, Shihan Nick DaCosta, Shihan David Pickthall, Hanshi Istvan Adamy, Shihan Alexander Taniushin, Shihan Daniel Gauthier, Shihan Alex Kerrigan, and Shihan Jeff Whybrow.

Sensei Alexei's students have been graded to black belts by Hanshi Steve Arneil, Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima, Hanshi Roman Szyrajew and Shihan Alexander Taniushkin.

Black Belt Grading History:

1st Dan - 1994 Shihan Alexander Taniuszkin 8th Dan
2nd Dan - 1996 Hanshi Stive Arneil 10th Dan
3rd Dan - 2002 Hanshi Roman Szyrajew 8th Dan
4th Dan - 2006 Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima 9th Dan

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