Souke Meitatsu Yagi
Honorary Chairman
Rank: 10th Dan
Hanshi Akihito Yagi
Chairman, IMGKA
Rank: 9th Dan
Hanshi Akihiro Yagi
Vice Chairman, IMGKA
Rank: 9th Dan
IMGKA Member since 2021 (2026)
Canada
IMGKA Member since 2024 (2026)
Sensei Tak Fung Luk "Tony"
Chief Instructor
Rank: 4th Dan
189 Queen's Road West,
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
IMGKA Member since 2023 (2026)
Chile
IMGKA Member Since 2009 (2026)
Sensei Cody Hawkes
Chief Instructor
Rank: 4th Dan
New Westminister, B.C V3L 3X5
V3L 3X5
IMGKA Member Since 2007 (2026)
Sensei Mark Matthews
Chief Instructor
Rank: 7th Dan
Title: Kyoshi
Blackbelts:
Jamie McDonald, Godan
Jeff Hopping, Godan
Dan Watson, Yondan
Lisa Haworth, Sandan
Wes Karn, Sandan
Dave OBrien, Nidan
Kara Swartz, Nidan
Marco Gagliostro, Nidan
Chris Dixon, Nidan
Nadun Appuhennadi, Nidan
Leanne Goldrin, Shodan
Jacob Goldrin, Shodan
Brianne Goldrin, Shodan
Unit #103
Guelph, ON
N1K 1S5
IMGKA Member Since 2012 (2026)
Sensei Bill Stimpson
Chief Instructor
Rank: 6th Dan
Blackbelts:
Jim Kurtz, 5th Dan
Phil McCullough, San Dan
Jerry Van Esch, San Dan
Jake Chalkley, San Dan
Astrid Van Esch, San Dan
Dennis Reed, San Dan
Christopher Schiek, Shodan
Celine Schiek, Shodan
Cynthia Philippe, Shodan
Joel Schiek, Shodan
Kim Clark, Shodan
Aiden Schiek, Shodan
Jeff Dillon, Shodan
Elora, ON
N0B 1S0
IMGKA Member Since 2009 (2026)
Sensei Ho Chuen Lee
Chief Instructor
Rank: 7th Dan
Title: Kyoshi
Blackbelts:
So King Wai, Sandan
Chan Hun Nga, Nidan
16/F
Lung Wu House
8 Lung Poon Street
Lung Poon Court
Diamond Hill
Kowloon
IMGKA Member since: 2022 (2026) Sensei James Faletufuga Chief Instructor Rank: 3rd Dan Blackbelts: Kevin Joseph Lawrence, Sandan Kirsten Esselman, Nidan Rachelle Lawrence, Nidan
LEHI, UT 84043
84043
IMGKA Member Since 2011 (2026)
Sensei Michael Darigo
Chief Instructor
Rank: 4th Dan
Blackbelts:
Connor Darigo, Shodan
Michael Levy, Shodan
Agustin Cortes, Shodan
Luis Goudet, Shodan
Vivian Monsanto, Shodan
Otakhon Matchanov, Shodan
Lucie Bernard, Shodan
Matthew Dunnam, Shodan
Yordi Smit, Shodan
Robert Poveda Brito, Shodan
Nicholas Feffer, Shodan
Nicholas Darigo, Shodan
Cecilia Anicama, Shodan
Alejandro Gordano, Shodan
Brad Bergan, Shodan
Sydney Majak, Shonen Shodan
New York, NY 10022
10022
IMGKA Member Since 2012 (2026)
Sensei James Yau Chang CHU
Chief Instructor
Rank: 6th Dan
Title: Renshi
Blackbelts:
Ann Yu, Sandan
Patrick Leung, Nidan
IMGKA Member Since 2017 (2026)
Sensei Adrián Sepúlveda Moraga
Chief Instructor
Rank: 4th Dan
Blackbelts:
Andrés Rivera Ahumada, Shodan
Gaspar Rivera, Shodan
Gaspar Pizarro, Shodan
IMGKA Member since 2023 (2026)
Kingston, CanadaIMGKA Member since 2023 (2026)
IMGKA Member Since 2023 (2026)
Sensei Carolina Francisca Soldan Solís
Chief Instructor
Rank: 3rd Dan
IMGKA Member Since 2011 (2026)
Sensei Vyacheslav Rogozin
Chief Instuctor
Rank: 6th Dan
Black Belts:
Vershinina Miloslava, Shodan
Golovanova Vanda, Shodan
IMGKA Member since 2012 (2026)
Ontario, Canada
IMGKA Member since 2023 (2026)
Kingston, Canada
IMGKA Member since 2026
Sensei: Lucas M. Sosa
Chief Instructor
IMGKA Member Since 2016 (2026)
Sensei John Manuel Patiño Torres
Rank: 3rd Dan
Chief Instructor
Blackbelts:
Jairo Montes, Nidan
Wilbur German Patiño Torres, Nidan
Gustavo Andres Restrepo, Shodan
Guillermo Leon Dueñas, Shodan
Xiomara Díaz, Shodan
Mariana Bonilla, Shodan
Leon Darío Escobar, Shodan
Juan Luis Martínez, Shodan
760044
IMGKA Member since 2025 (2026)
London, Ontario, Canada
IMGKA Member since 1994 (2026)
Kaiserslautern, Germany
IMGKA Member Since 2006 (2026)
Sensei Jiri Matous
Chief Instructor
Rank: 7th Dan
Title: Kyoshi
Drahomír Bilka, Yondan
Robert Šustr, Sandan
Jan Kerula, Nidan
Pavel Sládek, Nidan
Marie Zíchová, Shodan
Simona Stojanová, Shodan
Petr Hahn, Shodan
Lenka Lehmannová, Shodan
Street, no. 1935
356 01
IMGKA Member since 2024 (2026)
Santiago Chile
IMGKA Member Since 2001 (2026)
Sensei Brian Thomas
Chief Instructor
Rank: 7th Dan
Title: Renshi
Blackbelts:
Steve Fox, Rokudan
Stephanie Shortt, Rokudan
Karen Geoffrey, Rokudan
Cherie Denison, Rokudan
Rory Shortt, Yondan
Robert Groves, Yondan
Michael Geraci, Sandan
Leah Stanleigh, Sandan
Justin Hopkins, Sandan
Chuck Asmussen, Sandan
Kyle Moser, Sandan
Steve Dat, Nidan
Aaron Dewitt, Nidan
Claire Dewitt, Nidan
Ty Chen, Nidan
Ayesha Siddique, Nidan
Irina Fenton, Nidan
Nicole Andrade, Nidan
Greg Young, Nidan
Quin Martin, Shodan
Adam Figueroa, Shodan
Jayden Weber, Shodan
Ian Wheeler, Shodan
Gracie Clarke, Shodan Ho
Emmah Hopkins, Shodan Ho
Lauren Fenton, Shodan Ho
Lily-Anne Shortt, Shodan Ho
North Cambridge, ON
N1R 3J8
IMGKA Member Since 2022 (2026)
Sensei Carlos Mendoza
Chief Instructor
Rank: 3rd Dan