Mike Dukas Sensei

Born: 11 November 1949

Residence: Vanderbijlpark

Marital status: Married to Marion. Three sons, Dylan, Bryan and Warran.

Occupation: Process control Engineer with Dow Plastics.

Karate career:

1973 - South African All Styles Kumite champion Under 70 kg - 1st place.
1976 - Attended a special training seminar in England with Japanese Instructor Sensei Enoeda
1976 - South African All Styles Kumite championships under 70kg - 3rd place.
1976 - Graded to 2nd Dan by Sensei Stan Schmidt.
1978 - South African JKA championships kata - 4th place.
1978 - Graded to 3rd Dan by Sensei Stan Schmidt.
1979 - South African All Styles Kumite championships - 4th place
1981 - Member of the Vaal Province Kumite team that took part in the South African Games held in Cape Town.
1983 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Okinawa and Tokyo)
1983 - Participated in Kumite at the All Japan Karate Championships held in Tokyo
1983 - South African All Styles championships - Kumite 3rd place
1987 - South African SKI Championships - Team Unison Kata - 1st place
1988 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Tokyo)
1988 - Graded to 4th Dan in Japan by Sensei H Kanazawa.
1989 - South African Shotokan Championships - Team Unison Kata - 2nd place
1991 - South African Shotokan Championships - Team Unison Kata - 1st place
1991 - Coach for the SA National Shotokan team to World Shotokan Karate Championships held in Turkey.
1992 - Graded to 5th Dan in Japan by Sensei H Kasuya.
1992- Coach for the SA National Shotokan team to World Shotokan Karate Championships held in Japan
1993 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Japan.
1995 - Attended special Instructors training in France with Japanese Instructors.
1995 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Greece.
1998 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Switzerland.
1999 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Tokyo)
1999 - Graded to 6th Dan in Japan by Sensei Asai.
2000- Coach for National KWF Team to World KWF Championships held in Wales
2000- National Selector for South African All Styles Karate Body (KASA).

Other interests:
Sensei Mike also plays golf (he has a handicap of 9!). He does hiking and game watching whenever possible.

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Born:	11 November 1949
Residence:	Vanderbijlpark
Marital status:	Married to Marion. Three sons, Dylan, Bryan and Warran.
Occupation:	Process control Engineer with Dow Plastics.
Karate career:
1973 - South African All Styles Kumite champion Under 70 kg - 1st place. 1976 - Attended a special training seminar in England with Japanese Instructor Sensei Enoeda 1976 - South African All Styles Kumite championships under 70kg - 3rd place. 1976 - Graded to 2nd Dan by Sensei Stan Schmidt. 1978 - South African JKA championships kata - 4th place. 1978 - Graded to 3rd Dan by Sensei Stan Schmidt. 1979 - South African All Styles Kumite championships - 4th place 1981 - Member of the Vaal Province Kumite team that took part in the South African Games held in Cape Town. 1983 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Okinawa and Tokyo) 1983 - Participated in Kumite at the All Japan Karate Championships held in Tokyo 1983 - South African All Styles championships - Kumite 3rd place 1987 - South African SKI Championships - Team Unison Kata - 1st place 1988 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Tokyo) 1988 - Graded to 4th Dan in Japan by Sensei H Kanazawa. 1989 - South African Shotokan Championships - Team Unison Kata - 2nd place 1991 - South African Shotokan Championships - Team Unison Kata - 1st place 1991 - Coach for the SA National Shotokan team to World Shotokan Karate Championships held in Turkey. 1992 - Graded to 5th Dan in Japan by Sensei H Kasuya. 1992- Coach for the SA National Shotokan team to World Shotokan Karate Championships held in Japan 1993 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Japan. 1995 - Attended special Instructors training in France with Japanese Instructors. 1995 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Greece. 1998 - Coach for the JKA National Team to the World JKA Championships held in Switzerland. 1999 - Attended special Instructors training in Japan (Tokyo) 1999 - Graded to 6th Dan in Japan by Sensei Asai. 2000- Coach for National KWF Team to World KWF Championships held in Wales 2000- National Selector for South African All Styles Karate Body (KASA).
Other interests:
Sensei Mike also plays golf (he has a handicap of 9!). He does hiking and game watching whenever possible.