Hanshi R.Wayne Taylor Dip SM

    • President of the Yodokan Budo Association

    • &

    • Tenshin Ryu Budo Kai / Tenshin Yodokan

    • Chief Instructor of the above

    • R.Wayne Taylor DipSM - Ku(9th)Dan Budo

    • Awarded by: Professor Akihiro Omi

    • ( Japanese Budo Association )

        • Hachi (8th) Dan Hanshi

    • Awarded by: Alfred C Bates Kancho

    • 10 Dan Grand Master Kyushindo

    • Founder of: Tokushima Budo Council and Council of Europe

    • and former Reprentitive of Dai Nippon Butoku Kai UK

    • Hachidan awarded by Leighton Jenkins

    • 9th Dan Hanshi

    • Chairman Tokushima Budo Council and Council of Europe

    • Shichi(7th)Dan Kyoshi

    • Awarded By: Hanshi Tudor Box: Tenshin Ryu and Tokushima Budo Council of Europe

Roku(6th)Dan Renshi

Awarded by: Dr Hiroyuki Tessin Hamada Hanshi

Chair: Dai Nippon Butoku Kai

The Greater Japan Martial Art's Association.

Other Black Belt Awards

Shotokai karate-Do

British all styles Karate Association

Wado Ryu


SeniorTeacher's at the Dojo

Sensei Sharna Penny

Rokudan Kyoshi

Awarded by

Hanshi R. Wayne Taylor

on behalf of

Alfred C Bates Kancho

10th Dan Grand Master Kyushindo, Tokushima Budo Council

Hanshi Leighton Jenkins Kudan Hanshi

Hanshi Tudor Box Kudan

Hanshi Toni Blake Hachidan


James Richards, Rokudan Kyoshi was awarded by:

Hanshi R Wayne Taylor

on bahalf of

Kancho Bates

Hanshi Tudor box Kudan Hanshi

Hanshi Tony Blake Schidan Hanshi


Awarded by Hanshi Taylor KuDan Budo

other Dan Grades Awarded by;

Hanshi Leighton Jenkins Kudan

Hanshi Tony Blake Hachidan

INSTRUCTOR'S AT THE TENSHIN RYU BUDOKAN DOJO

Chris Long

Owen Potter

Alex Catley

Adam Greenslade

Wayne Bowen

Lewis Hayes

Rhys Bryant

Tomos Moyle

Greg Hayes

Byron Meek

Keith Chung

I would like to thank all these above Instructors for their Loyalty and Dedication to me and to the Association for their support and their excellent teaching at the Budokan Dojo Abercarn, the Headquarter's of: Tenshin Ryu Budo Kai and Yodokan Budo Association.

A special thank you to the Late

Sensei Tony Blake: Hachidan Hanshi

Chief Instructor of Yamabushi Yodokan, and senior teacher London Dojo's and Yodokan Budo Association Representitive England; awarded Hachidan Hanshi, By Hanshi Taylor and Hanshi Tudor Box.

and to all his Yudansha's and Student's at the London Dojo, for their loyalty and dedication.

Sensei Imelda Mc Donnell, 4th Dan Renshi

for her tireless dedication to the Yodokan Budo Association And Tenshin Ryu Budo Kai

A special mention to Michael Box a good friend and Son of Hanshi Tudor Box

A special thank you to Keith Chung, for his work in setting up the Website

A tribute will be made to Kancho Bate's, Hanshi Jenkin,s and Hanshi Tudor Box, later, and to the wishes of Hanshi Box, as to whome he wished to be graded by Hanshi Taylor.

Restricted to Tenshin Ryu Budo Kai

to be continued