JKA Kodansha Around the World The JKA has a growing number of registered kodansha outside Japan. Here is the most recent list.

	Dan		Name		Location
	9th Dan		Okazaki Teruyuki		(United States)
	8th Dan		Nishiyama Hidetaka Mikami Takayuki Mori Masataka Yaguchi Yutaka Ochi Hideo Okamoto Hideki Takashina Shigeru		(United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Germany) (Egypt) (United States)
	7th Dan		Kisaka Katsuya Koyama Shojiro Stan Schmidt Kondo Minako Ken Wittstock Jorgen Bura Johan Roets Omura Fujikiyo Sugimura Koichi Derrick Geyer Keith Anthony Geyer Louis Robert Ferriere Sawada Kazuhiro Aoki Osamu Takahashi Shu Sergio Gneo Ted Hedlund Jose Pacheco		(United States) (United States) (South Africa) (United Arab Emirates) (South Africa) (Denmark) (South Africa) (Thailand) (Switzerland) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (Belgium) (Spain) (United States) (Belgium) (Sweden) (Portugal)
	Recommended		Shibazaki Osamu		(United States)
	6th Dan		Sasaki Kunio Naito Takeshi E. Dorey Robin Rielly Takahashi Masanori Takada Yoshinori Inoue Mitsuo Frank Woon-A-Tai Leon Sill Jr Sabeth Muksin James Field Maynard Miner Tsukada Shuhei Amin Najib Dave Friend K. Haramoto Phillip Dingman Golden Greer Trevor Gordon Edmond Bouzaglo Gary Turnbull Cathy Cline Allen L. Fourie Saeki Minoru Wesley Shim Sato Yuichi Inoki Hiroyasu Sasaki Yasuyuki Machida Yoshizo Pieter Le Roux Willy Jose Ortiz Buddy Gibson Daniel Lautier Edward Mtshali Raymond Honore Hiroyoshi Okazaki Kathleen Shaw Rene Vildosola Isami Shiroma Douglas Luft Atef Mohamed F. Abaza Den Berg Kattawar Jr. Peter Warren Isidor Peled Mohammad Al Bandakji Abdel Rahman Haddad Tiras Odisho Ahmed Khasem Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Shahrm Masumi Al Agha Jamsheed Jamsheed Mehrdad Tabatabai Irani Vahid Khajeh Hosseni Mohammad Ebrahim Hareb Khalifa Afshin Amiralaei Ghassam Ota Yoshinobu Tony Tam Danny Tam Jim Wood Geir Aeild Larsen Amr El-Kadi		(Philippines) (Italy) (South Africa) (United States) (Philippines) (Argentina) (Argentina) (United States) (United States) (Indonesia) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (South Africa) (United States) (Canada) (United States) (South Africa) (Israel) (Jamaica) (United States) (South Africa) (Canada) (Trinidad & Tobago) (Monaco) (Brazil) (Brazil) (Brazil) (South Africa) (Finland) (South Africa) (France) (South Africa) (Belgium) (United States) (South Africa) (Chile) (United States) (United States) (Egypt) (Australia) (United States) (Barbados) (Israel) (Syria) (Syria) (Iraq) (Egypt) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Iran) (Great Britain) (Canada) (Canada) (Scotland) (Norway) (Egypt)
	Recommended		Giel Van Tonder		(South Africa)
	5th Dan		Coppie Terseddy Tanaka Yasutaka Leslie B. Safar James F. Smith Franz Bork Hors Thandel Ronald A. Ohnson James Field Jr. Cyril Cummins Brian Chin Leung Jerry George Marr Najib Bahaamin Tirasodi Shoen Wiyae Daniel T. Mueller Eugene McKnight Richardson Maureen Woon-A-Tai C.W Nicol Olive William Nicole Rob Peleman Maurizio Contipelli Jean Coulon Jacques N. Lerberghe Jozef Benoy Bruno Peleman Dirk De Mits Frank D. Garber Norman A. Axe Pedro Marc Cordice Derrek Aragon Alan Charles George Anselm Bradshaw Terrange Robert Takenobu Shibasaki Judson Sumbler Gary Swain Bruce Green Mark Tailford Wond Sarono Joseph Castillo Hiro Yamashiro Charles Edward Dorey Marino Gudjonsson Pall Gudjonsson Robin L. Rielly Jose Ramos Taki Theodoracopulos Yiannis Veronis George Saniotis Ikeda Naruki Alain Faucher Carl Shaw Bruno Lorefice Thomas H. Yder Chuck Coburn Said Rusli Adb Latief Idrus Gangsa Yahya Larry Loreth Albert John Gibson Basil Grevler Perilleux Peter Warren Peter Dudek Hansen John Nielsen Terence McClellend Sullivan Michael A. Miller Norman West Bernd Hinschberger Fritz Wendland Hans Korner Tomie Ochi Marty Callahan Elizabeth Dunford Mohajerani Ali Reza Mohajerani James Robert Oberschlake Phivos Mayrovouni Philippe Wattieaux David Wahbe Hasson Scott Dingman Misrahi Asher Rolf Hecking Stephen Pohle Stan Athel Bellamy N. Casey Charles Woon-A-Tai Stephen Robichaux Elena Festratiou Paul Hlobo Rodney Shadwell Peter Godfrey Bunkell Dries La Grange Michael Charles Lester Peter Foyn John Caluda Sara Grimes John Pohle Del Phillips Mark Waterhouse Horace Cotterel Paulo Silva Francois Gelinas James Blalock Athanasios Kokkinis Farid Amin Anthony Nakazawa Alice Bernstein Nigel Williams Bruce Smith Patrick Jennings Susie Joiner Oded Friedman Samuel Paul Bernstein Elaine Smith Margaret A. Thomas Aurelio Santoro Bellini Mark Blake Coert Steynberg Daniel O.T. Mosedi Lutie Cecil Vandenberg Pierre Brits Leon Du Randt Hamid Karami Keichi Kasajima J. Lemos Dennis Bower Robert Hoffman Michael Hubbard Khalili Kambiz Gordon Callaway McDaniel Erwin Querl Remington King Aiden Gerard Neil Skeete Keith Raymond Dacosta Laurie Jones Marijan Glad Ronald Repp Denis Houde Oscar Gonzalez Joe Nelson Edward Leung A. Pula Albert Salvador Francois Van De Woestyne Howard Beebe Jeffry L. Trammell B. Grunstein L. Jensen Dennis R. Morrison Dirk Duyck Francis Halsberghe Albert Heirman Rob Kaluzny Jean Pierre Meert Patrick Van De Vaerd Manuel Lorenzo Nieves Shadi Barazi Alan Yip Choy Jean Pierre Cusson David Ernst Elizabeth Hess Wille Walker Guy Bourgon David Richards Salmon Lennox Chutunant Bhirom Bhakdi Marisi Ucok Klaus Wiegand Norbert Foerster Toribio Osterkahr Hazald Bendig Bernhard Keller Karel Atrnad R.S. Tomlin B. O'Regan Rogelio Flores Aguilera Roberto Martinez Rodriguez Paul Smith Martin Vaughan P. Mavrovouniotes Michael Coetzee Jeffrey San Krug Carlos Alberto Rocha Mark Strydom Leon Van Niekerk Piet Van Rensberg Coenraad Oosthuizen Otto Roelf Johann Schonveldt George Viviers George Vance Carol Faracchio David Pyke Gorodia Anil Ratna Anand Roberto Edgardo Larrosa Seigo Nakano Daylami Kayarash Louis Dessaint John Selinger Sauer Fausto Sabatino Di Girolamo Walter Stark Janos Krepsz Gary Johnson Bryan Mattias Josef Woon-A-Tai Arturo Worrell Ian Harris John Russo Alex Fedotow Michael Connolly Steve Andrews Mark Willis Maurice Pecheur Jeremiah Mbawa Lorna M. Malcolm Michael Reginald Williams Shahrokh Hoghoochi Ahmad A. Mazhari Hidresse Houssain Arne Karsberg Preben Nielsen Henrk Pind Oesten Jose Ferrand Mark Tarrant Frank Corbett Jean Pierre Hoedt Siegfried Tschcakert Angelo Ga Sanna Le Cong Roberto Chaves San'Anna Johannes La Grange Wayne Smith Karin Prinsloo Keith Bromilow Glyn Morgan Jorge Noceda More William Boons Kenneth D. Hansen Maric Zvonko Pedersen Peter Sommer Sorenknop Poulsen Steinbrecher Anwar Beck Schleis Ekkehare Tommaso Mini Emil Paviiu Claude Deschenes Merrill Cox Paul Goston J.A. Ernst Yasuaki Nagatomo James Butwin Fathi Jarushi Kristina Haight Mark Deschatelest Sedrati Noursdine Denis Dovarre Laszlo Schneider Joseph Dixon Walter Crocford Marcel Lussier Charles Holness Denise Orlando Leslie Stevens C. Beckenstrater Panico Protopapa Stayros Gougoulas Ehret Joachim E.R. Fourie Debbie Evans Timothy Christy Patrick Andrews Althea Young Jose Fernandez Shawn Sample Richard Clarke Adel Ismail Eric Pich Mark Tetsola Goran Nilsson George Taylor Toma Bruno Gall Ulf Lee Doohen Lance Astrella Catherine O. Margolin Gouliev Ilya Meyer Udo Schaeffer Klaus Kent Rantzow Bengt Sonesson Edo Stajerer		(Belgium) (Brazil) (United States) (United States) (Germany) (Germany) (United States) (United States) (Ireland) (Trinidad) (Canada) (United States) (Iraq) (United States) (United States) (South Africa) (Canada) (Tokyo) (Tokyo) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (United States) (United States) (St. Vincent) (United States) (South Africa) (Virgin Islands) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Bermuda) (Indonesia) (United States) (Canada) (South Africa) (Denmark) (Denmark) (United States) (Portugal) (Greece) (Greece) (Greece) (United States) (Canada) (United States) (Belgium) (United States) (United States) (Indonesia) (Indonesia) (Indonesia) (Canada) (Canada) (Canada) (France) (United States) (Denmark) (Denmark) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (Germany) (Germany) (Germany) (Germany) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Cyprus) (Belgium) (Israel) (United States) (Israel) (Germany) (United States) (Jamaica) (Ireland) (Guyana) (United States) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (Hyogo) (Jamaica) (Portugal) (Canada) (United States) (Belgium) (United States) (United States) (Barbados) (Bermuda) (South Africa) (United States) (United States) (Israel) (Barbados) (United States) (United States) (Venezuela) (United States) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (Iran) (Belgium) (Portugal) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Germany) (???) (Barbados) (Barbados) (Canada) (Canada) (Germany) (Germany) (Canada) (Argentina) (United States) (Canada) (Portugal) (Belgium) (Belgium) (United States) (United States) (Sweden) (Sweden) (Jamaica) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Belgium) (Argentina) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (Jamaica) (Jamaica) (Thailand) (Indonesia) (Germany) (Germany) (Germany) (Germany) (Germany) (Czechoslovakia) (Great Britain) (Ireland) (Mexico) (Venezuela) (United States) (United States) (Cyprus) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (India) (India) (Argentina) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (Canada) (Germany) (Italy) (Australia) (Hungary) (Canada) (Canada) (Canada) (Panama) (Australia) (Australia) (Australia) (Australia) (Australia) (New Zealand) (Belgium) (Zambia) (Jamaica) (Barbados) (Canada) (United States) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (Belgium) (Germany) (Italy) (Vietnam) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (Great Britain) (Mexico) (Belgium) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Denmark) (Indonesia) (Germany) (Switzerland) (Canada) (Canada) (Canada) (Canada) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Canada) (France) (France) (Hungary) (Canada) (Canada) (Canada) (United States) (United States) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (Germany) (South Africa) (South Africa) (South Africa) (United States) (Jamaica) (Mexico) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Great Britain) (Great Britain) (Sweden) (Zimbabwe) (Italy) (Germany) (United States) (United States) (United States) (Russia) (Germany) (Germany) (Sweden) (Sweden) (Sweden)
	Recommended		Ozawa Osamu Yamashiro Hiro		(United States) (Canada)

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