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.