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Instructors

Sei Shihan Michael McIvor

Sei Shihan Michael McIvor

6th Dan, Branch Chief

Sei Shihan Michael McIvor is the founder & branch chief of Seido Karate Te Awamutu & has been training for over 40 years...

Senpai Stephen Haylett-Petty

Senpai Stephen Haylett-Petty

1st Dan

Senpai Steve started training in 2007 at Te Awamutu Dojo under Sei Shihan Michael...

Senpai Alex McIvor

Senpai Alex McIvor

3rd Dan

Senpai Alex grew up training in Te Awamutu, grading to Shodan in 2009. He trained under Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura at Honbu, New York in 2010...

Senpai Matt McIvor

Senpai Matt McIvor

2nd Dan

Senpai Matt grew up training in Te Awamutu but has also been a member of both Dunedin...

Kyoshi Gerard McCarthy

Kyoshi Gerard McCarthy

5th Dan

Kyoshi Gerard has a wealth of knowledge in martial arts, training abroad in various different countries ...

Jun Shihan Donald Kemp

Jun Shihan Donald Kemp

6th Dan

Jun Shihan Donald Kemp started training under Sei Shihan Michael in 1983 and has an extensive knowledge of Seido Karate...

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