Sensei Andy Denby

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Above: Sensei Andy Denby - 5th Dan
Above: A proud dad with Michael and Georgia

Sensei Andy's Grades
9th Kyu	3rd April 1972
8th Kyu	3rd April 1972
7th Kyu	20th May 1973
6th Kyu	7th January 1974
5th Kyu	30th May 1974
4th Kyu	13th August 1975
3rd Kyu	9th November 1975
2nd Kyu	12th February 1976
1st Kyu	12th February 1976
1st Dan	27th November 1976
2nd Dan	1st May 1981
3rd Dan	9th December 1984
4th Dan	1st June 1989
5th Dan	19th April 1997

Date of Birth: 1st August 1962

Home Town: Sherburn-in-Elmet

Date entered martial arts: 2nd July 1970

Date entered Selby Shotokan Karate Club: February 2007

Karate Highs: Many! Representing my Country, standing ovation from Sensei Kase & Shirai, but mainly the fact that two of my children have started training.

Karate Lows: Retirement, Injury, Politics in Karate

Favourite Kata: Unsu, Nijushiho, Sochin, Gojushiho-Sho

Karate Ambitions: To see everyone around me do well and hopefully pass on a little of what I know.

Other Interests: Family, my work, my dogs, TV and film work, music
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Sensei Andy started to train in Judo at the age of 8, then went onto Jiu Jitsu at the same hall on different nights.....during Sensei's martial arts career he has also trained in Wing Chung Kung fu, Shukokai Karate, Kendo, Iai do, Kick boxing, Muay Thai and of course Shotokan Karate.

Sensei grades stand for themself, his instructors included many of the greatest British and Japanese masters Watt & Waters Sensei and Kase & Shirai Shihan.

Above: Kase Shihan

Above: Shirai Shihan

Sensei achieved many regional and national titles and experienced success in both Kata and Kumite for many associations, SKU, SWKUE, ASKA, MAC, EKC, AKA, AMA, Zanshin kai, SKF, NKF and SEKAI ICHI to name a few!

Above: Sensei Andy (thin chap) next to Kase Shihan

Sensei also coached both his own teams and others to European success. He has been a national and regional rep/ technical committee member of many assoccations and has trained and been invited to teach around the world, in the UK, Russia, Norway, France, Belgium and Italy.

Above: Sensei Andy 3rd from left - yet more trophies

In 1989 Sensei founded the Sekai Ichi Shotokan Centres Assoccation and was a professional instructor/competitor/Coach and refree from 1992 to 1997. In 1990 Sensei was invited to join the WKSA by Sensei Ronnie Watt.

Sensei Yondan was verified by Kase Shihan and he had the privilege of being invited to sit on Dan grading panels with Kase Shihan.

Sensei Captained the England team in 1993, 1995 and 1996 to European success and were given two civic receptions to honour their victories. Sensei gained his Godan in through the NKF and WKC in late 1997 Sensei retired due to business commitments and karate politics.

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