Shihan Hinschen is our head instructor, he started training in 1976 and spent a year training with Sosai Mas Oyama at honbu (kayoi Uchi-deshi)  in 1985.

Shihan Wayne Hinschen 

Karate History
  1976  Commenced training
  1977  Proserpine dojo opened
  1985  Training Tokyo honbu dojo (kayoi Uchi-deshi)
              for one year
  1987  Shodan (1st dan)
  1989  Nidan (2nd dan)
  1996  San dan (3rd dan)
  2000  Sent fighters to All Japan Tournament of Kyokushin Union
  2005  Yondan (4th dan)
  2007  Opened Cannonvale dojo
  2009  Godan (5th dan)
 
Awards
All Australian Championship
1979(3rd), 1980(disqualification), 1984(2nd), 1985(3rd),
1986(2nd), 1987(3rd), 1988(3rd)
1989 (1st)
Commonwealth Kyokushin Karate Championship
1988(3rd)

1985 Tokyo Honbu dojo

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