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HISTORY & EXPERIENCE :
1960
- born September 26.
1978 - Started training in Judo.
1980 - Started training in Karate - with Philip Moustache
and others in Kime Ryu, a
mixed system.
1983 - Met and trained with Henry Naiken who currently
heads his own school
called Aikendo.
1985 - Restarted with Philip Moustache. Became a founder
member when the
school joined the Ryobukai Karate do.
1986 - Philip Moustache, myself and two others converted
to Kyokushin Karate. In that same year, I was
promoted to Shodan by Shihan A.K. Ismail
1987-1993 - Left for studies to California, USA. During
that period trained with Sensei Kiyoshi Yamazaki
(7th Dan) at hisAnaheim dojo. Also did Moo Yea Do with
Tiger Yang, a 9th Dan Actor at his Fullerton
Headquarters. I also spent time training with the Shotokan
and Full Contact clubs at the California State
University of Fullerton.
1993 - Returned to Seychelles as a Nidan in Ryobukai Karate-Do.
Opened my own dojo under the
Ryobukai banner and joined the Seychelles Karate Federation.
1995 - Competed in the First All Africa Knock Down Karate
Championships in Cape Town, South
Africa. Whilst in South Africa, met with Hoosain Narker
and after discussion was impressed and decided
to join Ashihara Karate. Later that same year, returned
to South Africa with a group of students for a two
weeks intensive training course at the Honbu dojo.
1996 - Invited Shihan Narker to Seychelles to conduct a gasshuku and grading.
1997 - Elected Chairman of the Seychelles Karate Federation.
1998 - Manager of the Seychelles All Styles team that placed Second in Germany.
Present
Currently working as Finance Controller of the Seychelles Housing Development Corporation, the largest Mortgage lending institution in the Seychelles. He also operates an accounting firm (Moustache Associates) and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Surrey (UK). Recently, he obtained his Doctor of Business Administration from the Southern California University for Professional Studies and is a Public Accountant.
He is currently the President of the Seychelles Karate Federation(2002)
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