Shihan Andrew Rekunow
The Founder & President
World Shin Karate Organization SOSHINKAIKAN
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CAREER
1983 – had began training in Judo.
1987 – had began training in Kyokushn Karate.
From 1987 practice Kyokushin, Simmey-do, Full Contact Karate
1994-1996 – Head instructor of Odessa city – Odessa Regional Full Contact Karate & Kung Fu Federation.
1996-2001 – Branch chief of Eastern-Ukrainian region – ISKF.
2001-2014 – Chief instructor of Daihido Organization.
2006-2014 – ISKF Vice President.
2010-2014 – Vice President of All-Ukrainian Kyokushin Karate Federation.
2014 – Official representative in Poland of International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan World Sokyokushin.
2014 – President of World Shin Karate(Sokarate) Organization SOSHINKAIKAN.
2015 – President of World Full Contact Karate Union.
1st Dan – Black Belt Degree – 1994
2nd Dan – Black Belt Degree – 1998
3rd Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2000
4th Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2002
5th Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2005
6th Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2010
7th Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2015
8th Dan – Black Belt Degree – 2022
Shihan Andrew Rekunov organized and was held seminars under the direction of the following masters:
Shihan Salam Kahil – 9th dan, Ukraine/Lebanon;
Shihan Andre Drewniak – 9th dan, Poland;
Shihan Noriyuki Tanaka – 7th dan, Japan;
Shihan Thomas Flynn – 7th dan, USA;
Shihan Boris Belov – 7th dan, Russia;
Shihan Valeriy Gerasimov – 5th dan, Russia;
Shihan Robert Pepels – 5th dan, Holland;
Shihan Kapchowsky – 5th dan, Poland;
Sensei Igor Sosnovsky – 3rd dan, Ukraine;
Sensei Vyacheslav Slanina – 3rd dan, Moldova.
And more Shihans and Senseis.
