Yudansha

The Japanese word 'yudansha' is the term given to a group of people that have attained a certain level i.e. 1st DAN Black Belt and above. The English translation of Yudansha is derived as follows:

Yu - meaning "have"
Dan - meaning "grade"
Sha - meaning a group of people
The following people have either attained this status as a result of training with C.E.K. or at other clubs.

COACHING TEAM

Below are the fully licenced and vetted coaching team at CEK 

David Ewing

6th Dan

1st Dan:  November 1993
2nd Dan: March 1996
3rd Dan: June 1999
4th Dan: June 2003
5th Dan: June 2008
6th Dan: 3rd June 2017

CHRIS EWING

6th Dan

1st Dan:  1994
2nd Dan: 2001
3rd Dan: 2005
4th Dan: December 2012
5th Dan: 3rd June 2017
6th Dan: 13th May 2023

ALAN purdie

6th Dan

1st Dan:  November 1993
2nd Dan: June 1996
3rd Dan: June 1999
4th Dan: June 2003
5th Dan: October 2009
6th Dan: 6th Nov 2021

adriano rossi

5th Dan

1st Dan:  March 2000
2nd Dan: June 2002
3rd Dan: June 2005
4th Dan: 3rd June 2017
5th Dan: 13th May 2023

William Leslie

3rd Dan

1st Dan:  23rd Mar 2013
2nd Dan: 2nd Dec 2017
3rd Dan: 28th Nov 2021

Greg Anderson

3rd Dan

1st Dan:  November 2010
2nd Dan: May 2015
3rd Dan: 28th Nov 2021