Instructors
Meet Our Qualified Sensei
At JKA Castle Hill, our instructors are committed to preserving and teaching the traditional Shotokan Karate developed by the Japan Karate Association (JKA). As an official JKA Australia branch, our dojo operates within the technical standards and teaching framework established by JKA Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Our instructors are JKA-qualified and continue their development through regular training, seminars, examinations and interaction with senior JKA instructors.
"Sensei" isn't simply equivalent to "black belt."
It is a Japanese term used for a teacher/instructor, and within a Karate dojo it reflects someone's role as a teacher as well as their experience.
MEET OUR QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS
Sebastian Pille
JKA Instructor
Rene Valle
JKA Instructor
OUR BLACK BELTS
4th Degree Black Belt
Yondan
Castle Hill:
Robin Nicholson Sensei
3rd Degree Black Belt
Sandan
Castle Hill:
Sebastian Pille Sensei
David Yeomans Sensei
Campsie:
Ramon Lim
Marcus Sherwood
2nd Degree Black Belt
Nidan
Castle Hill:
Vittoria Anderson
Rene Valle Sensei
Campsie:
Joeceph Narvaez Sensei
1st Degree Black Belt
Shodan
Castle Hill:
Greg Rowe
David Jones
Valentina Anderson
Mark Babara
Jareth Lim
Campsie:
Ken Kawamoto
Juan Miguel Salayon
Nika Mikhin