Chief Instructor
Selwyn Rhoda, currently serves as the Chief Instructor of the Karate Zen
organisation. He was born on 1 June 1961 and is ranked at the Nanadan (7th Dan)
Black Belt level.
He started his training as a 13 year old in February of 1974 starting at the original
dojo of which he now serves as the Chief Instructor.
- 1 June 1961 - Was born in Parow, Cape Town
- 8 February 1974 - Joined Karate-Do
- 7 April 1980 - Married Lizelle and has two children
- 18 October 1982 - Converted membership to Karate-Zen
- 2 July 1983 - Graded to Shodan by Kaiso Johan Roux
- 4 August 1997 - Qualified as WKF Continental Referee and Kata Judge in Senegal.
- September 1997 - Appointed Chief Executive Instructor of Karate-Zen
- 1997 to present - Appointed as Chief Referee of South Africa
- 27 April 1998 - Graded to Godan by Kaiso Johan Roux
- October 1998 - Qualified as WKF judge in Brazil
- 14 September 1999 - Appointed as Secretary of UFAK Referees Commission
- 3 April 2004 Graded to Rokudan (6th Dan) By Kaiso Johan Roux
- October 2010 – Qualified as WKF World A Class Judge in Serbia
- 20 April 2011 – Graded to Nanadan (9th Dan) by Kaiso Johan Roux
World(WKF) Championships Referees Seminars Attended
- 1992 - Granada, Spain
- 1996 - Sun City, South Africa
- 1997 - Senegal
- 1998 - Rio De Janerio, Brazil
- 1999 - Japan
- 2000 - Munich, Germany
- 2001 - WKF Shitei Kata Seminar, Tokyo Japan
- 2001 - WKF Juniors Athens, Greece
- 2003 - WKF Junior & Cadet France
- 2006 – WKF Seniors Finland
- 2008 – WKF Seniors Tokyo
- 2009 – WKF Junior & Cadet Morroco
- 2010 – WKF Seniors Serbia
International Referees Experince
- 1994 African Cup – Johannesburg
- 1997 African Championship, Senegal
- 1998 UFAK Junior & Cadet, Cameroun
- 1999 All African Games, Johannesburg
- 2000 World Students Championships, Kyoto Japan
- 2001 4th Ladies Cup, Tokyo Japan
- 2001 World Games, Akita Japan
- 2001 WKF Juniors Athens, Greece
- 2003 All African Games – Abuja, Nigeria
- 2003 WKF Junior & Cadet Marseilles, France
- 2006 – WKF Seniors Finland
- 2008 – WKF Seniors Tokyo / Commonwealth Championships Scotland
- 2008 – African Championships - Benini
- 2009 – WKF Junior & Cadet Morroco
- 2010 – WKF Seniors Serbia