Hyderabad’s Shaswat Kumar named to Senkoukai Karate World Executive Committee

The committee, which includes GM Shaswat Kumar from India—Director and Chief Instructor based in the city—is tasked with overseeing global administration, maintaining technical standards, and coordinating activities among affiliated dojos.

Hyderabad: The international karate organization Senkoukai Karate has formally announced its World Executive Committee, comprising senior martial arts practitioners from multiple countries.
The committee, which has GM. Shaswat Kumar (India), Director & Chief Instructor, from the City, is responsible for overseeing global administration, technical standards, and coordination between affiliated dojos.

The members of the committee represent various regions and hold positions such as Chairman, President, Vice Presidents, and Advisors.

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The establishment of this committee is intended to support the global coordination of Senkoukai Karate’s activities and to maintain standardized practices across all regions.

The list includes:

• GM. Masaki Watanabe (Japan) – Chairman
• GM. Elias Cruz Rodriguez (Spain) – Director
• Kyoshi Vishwa Barchha (India) – President
• GM. Shaswat Kumar (India) – Director & Chief Instructor
• GM. Adinaldo Correa Negrao (Brazil) – Vice President
• GM. Miroslav Pavlovic (Serbia) – Vice President
• GM. Henri Hendarto (Indonesia) – Vice President
• GM. Jorge Antonio Acevedo (Cuba) – Vice President
• Kyoshi Ashraf Elmasry (Egypt) – Secretary
• GM. Minh Hang Nguyen (USA) – Technical Director
• Shihan Hirokazu Narumi (Japan) – Chief Advisor
• Shihan Takayuki Asami (Japan) – Advisor
• GM. Yoshio Tanibata (Japan) – Advisor
• Shihan Kauro Kamiya (Japan) – Advisor
• GM. Celal Akgul (England) – Advisor
• GM. Mohd Arif Syafiq (Malaysia) – Joint Secretary
• GM. Ahmad Al Hasani (Japan) – Joint Secretary
• Shihan Kennedy Kazwami (Zambia) – Joint Secretary
• Kyoshi Yurowslav Yurievich Lyshenko (Russia) – Joint Secretary
• Shihan Anibal Alejandro Gonzalez Veliz (Chile) – Joint Secretary