JAPAN KARATE-DO DHAMMIKA-HA SHITO-RYU KAI

日本空手道ダミカ派糸東流会

Founder / President

Shihan Athula Minithanthri
8th Dan in Japan & Germany
  • He holds the 8th Dan in Japan and Germany
  • Exam license and Dan examiner within the DKV (German Karate Association) for all styles
  • Member of the technical committee of Shito-Ryu in Germany
  • Shito-Ryu advisor within the KVBW of the state of Baden-Württemberg
  • “Chief Instructor” of Japan Karate-Do Sato-Ha Shitoryu
    International in Europe
  • Technical Advisor of Japan Karate-Do Sato-Ha Shitoryu International

Technical advisors

Soke Akira Sato
9. Dan in Kanada & Japan
  • He holds the 9th Dan in Japan & Canda
  • Founder of Sato-Ha Shito-Ryu Kokusai Rengo (International Federation) and Shitoryu Satokai Canada
  • Chair and Chief Instructor von Sato-Ha Shito-Ryu Kokusai Rengo (International Federation)
  • Board of Technical Committee in Canadian Karate Federation
Hanshi Tokio Funasako
9th Dan in Japan & Germany
  • He holds the 9th Dan in Japan & Germany
  • Co-founder of the Goju-Ryu in Germany
  • Founder of International Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei – IGKR and the Japanese-German cultural association Yamato-Kai e.V.
Shihan Atsuko Wakai
6th Dan in Japan
  • She holds the 6th Dan of Japan Karate Federation (JKF)
  • Undefeated WKF World Champion in the discipline Kata
  • Listed in the Guiness Book of Records as undefeated champion

Board of Directors

Shihan António Gomes Rebelo
5th Dan in Portugal
  • He holds the 5th Dan
    Coach instructor of the Portuguese Karate Federation FNK-P (Federação Nacional de Karate – Portugal)
  • Head coach of Associação Karate Porto
  • JKDS chief representative in Portugal
Shihan Anura Kathriarachchi
8th Dan in Sri Lanka
  • He holds the 8th Dan in Sri Lanka & Japan
  • First Non-Japanese in the Japanese karate history who received the 5th Dan from the Japan Karatedō Federation (JKF)
  • First AKF and WKF referee in South Asia
  • Author and lecturer in philosophy at a university

International Administration

Sensei Jutta Fojkar
6th Dan in Germany

  • She holds the 6th Dan

  • Exam license and Dan examiner within the DKV (German Karate Association) for all styles

  • JKDS assistant coach

Affiliated and recognized by

Dhammika Karate-Do is represented in the following countries

Japan Karate-Do Dhammika-Ha Shito-Ryu Kai has branches in numerous countries.
We are represented in the following countries.