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OUR INSTRUCTORS
SENSEI ROBERT UNDERHILL, 3rd dan, of Danbury CT, started training in 1981 under Hanshi Manny Matias. At the time, Hanshi's dojo was part of the Kyokushin Karate Organization, following the teachings of the great Master Shigeru Oyama - who was then Saiko Shihan of the organization. When Shigeru Oyama separated from Kyokushin to form World Oyama Karate, Hanshi Manny and Sensei Bob both loyally followed him until he stepped down as Director of the organization in 2004.
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As president of the World Kanreikai Organization, Sensei Robert Underhill worked with Hanshi Manny Matias, Chief instructor, and Sensei Denis Cordeiro of Montreal, Canada, to structure a new approach to operating a Karate organization.
Along with instructing daily classes at the Danbury Dojo, "Sensei Bob" has founded and served as president and CEO of several successful corporations. His passion for karate, combined with his business expertise provided him with the vision to create an organization that could better serve its schools and help establish and maintain high karate teaching standards.
Sensei Bob along with Hanshi Manny, Sensei Denis and many others have developed an organization that promotes high quality teaching as well as tournaments and numerous events focusing on Traditional Japanese Contact Karate.
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SENSEI GARY LONDON, 3rd dan, has been training in the martial arts for thirty years. He attained his first black belt in Tae-kwon-do.
After joining the Oyama organization, he receive his 1st degree black belt under Hanshi Manny Matias in 1977 and has since progressed to 3rd dan with the Kanreikai organization.
Sensei Gary participated in numerous Knockdown, Semi-knockdown, Point Karate, Form Competitions, and Kata tournaments where he placed first on many occasions.
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SENPAI MATTHEW DICKIE, 1st dan, entered the martial arts in 1999 under Shihan Kenji Fujiwara where he earned his first black belt in Kyokushin in 2005.
He joined the Kanreikai organization in the spring of 2006 under Hanshi Manny Matias and attained his second black belt in 2009.
Senpai Matt is a trained Instructor and tournament Judge.
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SENPAI DANIEL KUZMICH, 1st dan
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SENPAI MORI ICHIKAWA, 1st dan, joined the martial arts in 1967 in Kawasaki Japan. After leaving Japan as a brown belt he joined the Oyama organization in the United States and received his black belt in May, 2004.
As part of the Kanreikai organization, Senpai Mori has participated in several Kata and Weapons tournaments where he has placed in the top three.
Since 2004, Senpai Mori has been either a judge or administrator of no less than 30 tournaments and/or championships in the U.S.A and Canada.
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SENSEI DANIEL LACHANCE, 3rd dan, has been training with Hanshi Manny Matias at the Danbury dojo since 1986.
As a former business partner with Hanshi Manny in the World Oyama Karate Organization, Sensei Dan has played an active role as a manager and instructor at the Danbury dojo since the early 90's.
Sensei Lachance has served on our Knockdown team both as a fighter and a trainer for several years. He is very present at the dojo, teaching and training champion fighters.
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SENSEI MARIUSZ JANICKI, 2nd dan
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