- Commenced Shotokan karate in January 1978 in the South African JKA Karate Association (SAJKA)
- Stan Schmidt and Keith Geyer’s protégé, 1978–1995
- Member of Stan Schmidt’s instructors’ class, 1980–1995
- Hitoshi Kasuya’s protégé, World Shotokan Karate-do Federation (WSKF), 1997–2018
- Head instructor, WSKF USA (1997–2008) and France (2009–2018)
- 7th Dan—WSKF, 23 June 2012 (Sofia, Bulgaria)
- Represented SAJKA at 4th Shoto Cup (Tokyo, 1992) and 5th Shoto Cup (Philadelphia, 1994)
- Trained in Tokyo six times between 1983 and 2009, including the JKA instructors’ class (1992) and WSKF instructors’ class (2000)
- Member of karate cast for theatrical presentation of The Anatomy of Poise and Skill: Karate and Ballet Compared (Johannesburg, 1982)
Publications
- PULLING NO PUNCHES – Karate Myths and Other Stories (self-published April 2019, Amazon.com, third edition April 2024)
- “Karate and Bragging”, Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue #126, January 2016
- “The Value of Kata for the Older Practitioner”, Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue 113, October 2012
- “Karate and Character”, theshotokanway.com, April 2012
- “The Japanese Connection”, Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue #103, April 2010
- A Few Good Moves (karate training DVD), August 2009
- “Karate Training the South African Way”, Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue #94, January 2008
Tournament career highlights
- Medalist 63 times (30 gold)
- Springbok colours, 1985
- Triple gold medal—men’s individual kata, South Africa versus USA, 1985
- Gold medal—men’s unison kata, South African All Styles championships, 1983
- U/70 kg SAJKA Grand Champion (kumite and kata), 1990
- South African Defence Force Grand Champion (kumite and kata), 1986–1987
- Silver medal—SAJKA men’s individual kata, 1984
- Bronze medal—men’s individual kumite, 5th Shoto Cup (JKA world championships), Philadelphia, 1994
- Bronze medal—men’s unison kata, All Japan Championships, Tokyo, 1992
- Bronze medal—men’s individual kumite veterans’ division, WSKF world championships, Tokyo, 2000 and 2004
- Best Competitor award—WSKF world championships, Tokyo, 2000
- Best Fighter award—South African Universities championships, 1982
- South African Universities colours, 1982–1983
- Karate Full Blue (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg), 1983