Our Sensei
Sensei N Dhawan
Rank: 6th Dan Black belt with the Japan Karate Association (www.jka.or.jp)
Instructor Qualification: 'A' Class
Judge Qualification: 'A' Class
Examiner Qualification: 'B' Class
Certified National Karate Coach: USANKF, (www.usankf.org), Member of USOC.
Certified National Karate Referee: USANKF, (www.usankf.org), Member of USOC.
1992: Achieved JKA Shodan under Okamoto Sensei, in Cairo, Egypt.
1993: Achieved JKA Nidan Okamoto Sensei, in Cairo, Egypt.
1993: Passed JKA Arab & Africa Instructor, Referee & Kyu Examiner Exam.
1995: Joined JKA-India Delhi Team.
1996: Achieved JKA Sandan under Sasaki Sensei, JKA India, Mumbai, India.
1996: Competed in JKA India National Championships, Mumbai, India.
1997: Competed in JKA India National Championships, Mumbai, India.
1997: Selected for AUKO (AKF) Asian Karatedo Championships, (Men's -65kg Indiv Kimute), Macao.
1997: Central India Men's Individual Kata Champion ( Unsu); Men's Below 60 Kg Individual Kumite Champion; Men's Open Kumite 2nd Place; Men's Team Kumite Champion.
1998: Member of Indian National Team at JKA World Shoto Cup Championships in Paris, France.
1998: Competed in JKA India National Championships.
1999: Competed in JKA India National Championships.
1999: 3rd Place Men's Team Kumite AIKF National Championships, Bangalore; 4th place Men's Individual Kata.
1999: Member of AIKF All Styles Indian National team at the AKF Asian Championships in Singapore.
2000: JKA India National Championships Men's Individual Kumite Top 8; Men's Individual Kata Top 8.
2000: Member of Indian National Team at JKA World Shoto Cup Championships in Japan.
2000: 3rd place in Men's Individual Kumite & 3rd place in Team Kumite at Akita ken Championships, Akita, Japan.
2000: Achieved JKA Yondan under Ogura, Hanzaki & Sasaki Sensei in Japan.
2001: Did not compete, but produced 27 medals from his team of 22 students at the JKA India National Championships.
2002: JKA India Men's Individual Kata 4th Place; Men's Individual Kumite 4th place.
2003: All India Karatedo Federation (AIKF) -65 Men's Individual Kumite Champion; Men's Individual Kata 3rd place.
2003: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2004: JKA India Men's Individual Kata 2nd place; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2004: Member of Indian National Team at JKA World Shoto Cup Championships in Japan.
2005: AIKF -65 Men's Individual Kumite 2nd place; Men's Open Kumite 3rd place.
2005: JKA India Men's Individual Kata 2nd place; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2006: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2006: Member of Indian National Team at JKA World Shoto Cup Championships in Sydney, Australia.
2006: Achieved JKA Godan under Suguira Sensei in Sydney, Australia.
2007: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2008: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Top 8.
2009: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Champion.
2010: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Champion.
2011: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite 2nd place.
2011: Member of Indian National Team at JKA World Shoto Cup Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
2012: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Champion.
2013: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Champion.
2014: JKA India Men's Individual Kata Champion; Men's Individual Kumite Champion.
2014: Coach to Indian National Juniors Team at the 13th JKA World Cup, Tokyo: 2 boys reached Top 8.
2014: Judged the 13th JKA World Funakoshi Gichin Cup Seniors Championship in Tokyo.
2015: Achieved JKA Rokudan under Ueki Sensei during Autumn Camp at the JKA Headquarters, Tokyo.
2016: Achieved 'A' Class Instructor qualification with the JKA, at the Headquarters in Tokyo.
2017: Qualified as Karate Coach under USANKF, recognized by the USOC in SC, Nationals.
2017: Achieved 'A' Class Judge qualification with the JKA, at the World Cup Gasshuku in Ireland.
2017: Judge for the 14th JKA World Championships, Limerick, Ireland, Aug 18 - 20, 2017.