Kaiso Johan Roux - founder Karate-Zen International
- Born in Cape Town.
- Joined Karate-Do in Cape Town and practised Shotokan karate for approximately one year and was graded to seventh kyu.
- Commenced training in Okinawan Goju-Ryu karate.
- 04.10.1969 Graded Shodan (1ST Dan) by Shihan Hugh St John Thomson
- Graded Nidan (2nd Dan) by Shihan Hugh St John Thomson
- 15.10 1973 Graded Sandan (3rd Dan) by Shihan Hugh St John Thomson
- Graded Yondan (4th Dan) by Shihan Hugh St John Thomson
- Graded Godan (5th Dan) by Shihan Hugh St John Thomson
- Graded Nanadan (7th Dan) by the Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK) organisation.
- Promoted to Hachidan (8th Dan) by the Karate Zen Organisation.
NATIONAL TRAINING PARTNERS AND PEERS.
- Sensei Bakkies Laubscher Chief Instructor of Goju-Ryu
- Sensei Pikas Windell Instructor of Goju-Kai
- Sensei Arnold De Beer Instructor of Goju-Ryu
- Sensei Hennie De Vries Instructor of Goju-Ryu Namibia
- Sensei Harry Pieterkosky Chief Instructor of S.A. Gorei
- Sensei Chris Thompson Chief Instructor of Samurai
- Sensei Nigel Jackson Chief Instructor of WSKF
- Sensei Trevor Tockar Instructor of Kyokushinkai
- Sensei Denis St John Thomson Instructor Karate-Do (Shihan)
Johan's training Sempai for many years).
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PARTNERS
- Sensei Leon Pantanowitz Chief Instructor of Goju-Ryu in Israel
- Sensei Len Resnekov Instructor of Goju Ryu in Australia
- Sensei Dennis Martin Contributing Editor of the Fighting Arts Magazine and Personal Protection Consultant in Britain.
INTERNATIONAL MASTERS TRAINING
- June /July 1969 Visited Japan and trained under the guidance of Sensei Morio Higaonna at the Yoyogi and Kanemetchu dojos in Tokyo.
- May August 1972 Trained under Sensei Morio Higaonna in Cape Town
- During 1973 Trained under Sensei Teruo Chinen in Cape Town.