Kyoshi Dennis May VIII Dan Black Belt

Kyoshi Dennis May began training in Martial Arts in 1969, first studying Judo then later joined the newly opened Kyokushinkai style that was established in Auckland under the leadership of Sensei Graham Wallace and Shihan Ken McLellan. Kyoshi Dennis May received 8th Degree Black Belt and Awarded the Kyoshi Degree directly by Grand Master Eiichi Miyazato, 10th Dan at the Jundokan Okinawa.

He comes from a strong boxing family, his grandfather Harry May was an Australasian and New Zealand Champion and World Ranked fighter in the early 1920's and his father Ron May was a leading boxing figure and former President of the Auckland Boxing Association and New Zealand Boxing Council Delegate.

At the age of 17 Kyoshi Dennis May decided to study Karate full time and became a Uchi-Deshi (live in student) of Kancho Mas Oyama's then representative and Kyokushinkai chief instructor in New Zealand, Shihan John Jarvis, 5th Dan.For the next 18 months he lived in the Dojo studying full time Kyokushinkai Karate, Kendo and Judo. In 1977 he made his first of many trips to study Okinawa Goju Ryu in Japan living at the famous Yoyogi Dojo. Returning to New Zealand he opened his first Dojo at the Auckland University.

He is now responsible for the technical standards of NZOGKA Goju Ryu Karate and regularly travels through out New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the World conducting training seminars and gradings. He is currently the New Zealand Senior Mens National Kumite Coach for the WKF World Championships and has trained many New Zealand and Oceania Champions.

In 2002 Sensei May was inducted into the New Zealand, Australasian and World Karate Union Hall of Fame. Every year he travels to Okinawa to train at the Jundokan Dojo.

He has classes in many countries including India and South Africa. He visited India in December 2006 and chief Judged and gave way prizes for the winners of the National Level karate tournament conducted by Shihan.M.Babu and Shihan.S.Ravi. For Further details please visit www.karatenz.com