2026 South African Renshusei: PART ONE (Overview and Images)

Wesley Dyssel Sensei (5th Dan) and his students from his dojo in Pretoria (www.kimekarate.co.za) came for IKS RENSHUSEI TRAINING here with me in Oita City.

Students from his dojo were:

Lesego Mabe (2nd Dan)

Sherilee Knox (3rd Dan)

John Kuhn (4th Dan)

Also, it was absolutely fantastic to have Jody Young Sensei (6th Dan) again, who is presently based in Canada. Needless to say, it was Jody Sensei and Wesley Sensei's second time here as Renshusei.

Overall, it was a wonderful time of high-level technical training and fabulous camaraderie.

The focus was on IKS Budo Karate in Kihon and Kamite; furthermore, the kata 舞鶴大 (Maizuru Dai) was trained in-depth. However, I will leave it there!

 

Accordingly, a brief video—subtlety reviewing the key points of the trainings—will be released on YouTube soon.

Lastly, I'd again like to thank and congratulate Wesley Sensei, Jody Sensei, John, Sherilee and Lesego for their studiousness, and wonderful spirit. Also, my deepest thanks to Jody Sensei. I deeply value all of your friendships and your Karate-Do.

OSU! – AB

© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2026).