Note: All registered Dan Grades have been verified with their respective Organisations and Sensei. Any Dan Grade wishing to register will need to prove that they have been awarded their grade by a club using Shihan Dominick “Mac” McCarthys Zen Judo syllabus.
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(Updated 16th April, 2024)
Shihan Dominick Mac McCarthy 8th Dan (1918 – 1995) Founded Zen Judo in 1974 at The Love Lane Dojo in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
Val Churchill 7th Dan ZJF (Shihan Custodian Zen Judo Family – Retired)
Main Club: Meadowlands Zen Judo Club
Andrew M. Millard BEM 7th Dan BZJFA – Retired ( 2nd Dan Shotokan; 1stDan Kyu Tomiki Aikido). Founder of (BZJFA) British Zen Judo Family Association.
Shihan Gordon Lawson 10th Dan BZJFA President and Shihan of British Zen Judo Family Association (FIMAS Kyoshi 7th Dan (Molum Combat Arts Association); 7th Dan Judo (Kodo Butoku Renmei); 7th Dan World Street Combat Systems Organisation; 7th Dan German-Sen KI Do-Association; 1st Dan Aiki-Jujutsu.) Main Club: Radcliffe on Trent Zen Judo Club
Brian N. Bagot 6th Dan ZJF (1st Dan Aikido; 1st Dan Aiki Weapons) (Custodian Zen Judo Family – Retired)
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Family 3rd. Dan USJA
H.B. (Keo) Cavalcanti 6th Dan ZJF (4th Dan USJA) (Custodian Zen Judo Family and Head of American Zen Judo – Retired)
Main Club: Richmond Zen Judo Club – USA
Phill Watts 6th Dan ZJF (Shihan Custodian Zen Judo Family – Retired)
Main Club: Chief Instructor Petersfield Zen Judo Club (CLOSED)
Bartolome Canellas Cardona 6th Dan BZJFA (Retired) (Head of Zen Judo Spain)
Jim Dart 6th Dan Judo / Jujitsu 4th Dan BZJFA; 5th Dan Ju Jitsu Kempo; 4th Dan Zen Judo; 5th Dan Wadoryu; 3rd Dan Nihonryu Jujitsu; 1st Dan Battojutsu. (Founder of Kenshindoryu)
Main Club: Chief Instructor Kenshindoryu Nippon Budo Kyokai
George Launders 6th Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Chief Instructor Shiro-no Zen Judokwai Judo Club (Manchester)
John Robertson 6th Dan ZJF and BZJFA (Head of The Zen Judo Family).
Main Club: Chief Instructor Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
Richard McCarthy 5th Dan ZJF; 4th Dan BKJA and KJS (Custodian Zen Judo Family 1996)
Main Club: Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
Martin Robertson 5th Dan ZJF and 5th Dan BZJFA; 1st Dan ZNKR Iaido. (Custodian Zen Judo Family)
Main Club: Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
Assistant Instructor Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
Tracy Collins 5th Dan ZJF (Custodian Zen Judo Family – Retired)
Main Club: Chief Instructor Horndean Zen Judo Club
Richard Wells 4th Dan ZJF (Custodian Zen Judo Family – Retired)
Main Club: Horndean Zen Judo Club
Steve Russell 5th Dan ZJF
Main Club: Fernhurst Zen Judo Club
Jerome Masters 5th Dan
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
Mike Healy 4th Dan ZJF & 5th Dan BZJFA (Retired) (Custodian Zen Judo Family)
Main Club: Chief Instructor Trowbridge Zen Judo Club
Anne Parker 5th Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Radcliffe Zen Judo Club
Yvonne Robertson 5th Dan ZJF and 3rd Dan BZJFA (Custodian Zen Judo Family)
Main Club: Assistant Instructor Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
David Bennington 4th Dan ZJF and 1st Dan BZJFA (Custodian Zen Judo Family)
Main Club: Assistant Instructor Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club (Formally Chief Instructor at Portsmouth Zen Judo Club)
David Ross 4th Dan ZJF
John Groombridge 4th Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
Dean Lewis 5th Dan BZJFA
Graham Padgett 4th Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Radcliffe Zen Judo Club
Mark Hore 4th Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Basford Zen Judo Club, Nottingham.
Patrick Bevan 3rd Dan ZJF
Caroline Gourlay 3rd Dan ZJF & 4th Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Thatcham Zen Judo Club
Raymond Pulman 4th Dan BZJFA
Thomas Williams 4th Dan KDR Traditional Judo 2nd Dan Jujitsu
Main Club: St. Dominic Judo Club
Michael Dickinson 3rd Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Radcliffe Zen Judo Club
Diane Beaumont 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
William Beaumont 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
Ed Stockwell 3rd Dan AZJ 1st Dan Niharate Karate
Main Club: Innerstairway Zen Judo club USA
Fiona Cramb 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
Ian Cramb 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
Nigel Moore 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Wareham Zen Judo Club
John Tomlinson 3rd Dan ZJF
Main Club: Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club
Chris Lambourn 3rd Dan BZJFA 1st Dan Jujitsu; 1st Dan Wadoryu
Main Club: St. Dominic Judo Club
Andy Lambourn 3rd Dan BZJFA 1st Dan Jujitsu
Main Club: St. Dominic Judo Club
Sharna Robertson 3rd Dan ZJF and 3rd Dan BZJFA
Main Club: Assistant Instructor Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club