Sensei Roy Woodard

1967 Enrolled as a Beginner/White Belt in Kyokushin Kai Karate
1969 Enrolled in Shoto-Kan Karate
1971 Enrolled as White Belt student at Birmingham Branch of JIKC (Japan International Karate Center)
1972 Earned Shodan (1st degree Black Belt) under Sensei Ronald Woodard/JIKC
1974 Earned Nidan (2nd degree Black Belt) under Sensei Ronald Woodard/JIKC
1977 Earned Sandan (3rd degree Black Belt) under Sensei Ronald Woodard/JIKC
1983 Earned Yondan (4th degree Black Belt) under Shihan Hirano/JIKC
Earned Godan (5th degree Black Belt) under Shihan Hirano/JIKC
1999 Earned Rokudan (6th degree Black Belt) under Souke Hirano/JIKC
7th degree Black Belt in Japan International Karate Center (JIKC)
8th degree Black Belt, Japan International Karate Center (JIKC)