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- 15th Dan
- Shihan ~ Master Instructor
- Owner and Instructor of full-time Dojo
- One of the highest ranked representatives of the Grand Master
in the world
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- 2002 Induction into the Blitz Hall of Fame - Ninjutsu
Instructor of the Year
- 2003 Special Article in Hidden Magazine - Leading
Japanese Martial Arts Magazine, produced monthly. The magazine
featured a special article based on the fact that Darren is the
highest ranked Instructor in Australia. The main questions centred
on the quality and future of Bujinkan in Australia. The 2 hour
interview was at the Budokan Training Facility in Japan which
was built by the Japanese Government to be the focal point for
Martial Arts in Japan.
- 2004 Darren was interviewed on FM radio in the
Canary Islands and was also radio interviewed in Barcelona by
Miguel Fernandez Vazquez, one of the Barcelona's top Karate Instructors.
and Fernando Aixa Torres one of Spain's best Bujinkan practitioners.
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- Training in Martial Arts since age 11
- Travels to Japan 4-6 times per year to train with
the Grand Master and other Shihan.
Has been in Japan for part of every month in 2004
- Trains and Instructs 4 to 6 times per week
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- Attends at least one
Tai Kai per year
- Invited to teach seminars
in USA, UK and Europe on a yearly basis.
- Organises 3 major
seminars each year
- Organises special
training camps
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- 2003 August - Arizona - Gunsite Academy - 5 day seminar for
sub machine gun and 3 days for tactical pistol.
- 2004 October - Arizona - Gunsite Academy - 5 day seminar for
sub machine gun and 3 days for tactical pistol.
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- For over a decade Darren has helped develop Bujinkan in Australia
by organising seminars by Master Instructors. He was one of the
key personel that organized the Grand Master's first Australian
visit in 1992.
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