Late GM Chew Choo
Soot 

Founder and Grandmaster of KBI – Late

Richard Chew Lum Thean

KBI Grandmaster

KBI – World Chief Instructor

Wayne MacDonald

Mike Tan

KBI – Europe Chief Instructor

KBI – Wales: Black Belt Register (2025)

Name of Active Black Belts

Mike TAN (President/Chief instructor)

Paul WALLEN

Lee JAMES

Chai Lee TAN

Steve COURT

Akbar Ali

Barrie Avery

Joshua ISAAC

Mike AUBREY

Emily WALLEN

Charlotte PERRIOT

Lloyd Tan

Kirsty CAMERON

Lucy CAMERON

Joseph WALLEN

Lisa HARTLEY

Issac HARTLEY

Alex Becks

Sophia Perna

Dr. Avid Mughal

Gemma BLACKMORE (Non active)

Harvey PATERSON (Non active)

Manon CARPENTER (Non active)

Emma SMITH (Non active)

Dave CONNOLLY (Non active)

Amit CHATIM (Non active)

Grade

Hachi Dan (8th Dan)

Rokudan (6th Dan)

Godan (5th Dan)

Yondan

Godan (5th Dan)

Sandan-Ho

Yondan (4th Dan – Hon)

Nidan

Sabdan-Ho

Nidan-Ho

Yondan

Shodan

Shodan

Shodan

Shodan-Ho

Shodan-Ho

Sandan-Ho

Sandan-Ho

Shodan-Ho

Nidan (2nd Dan)

Nidan

Nidan

Nidan

Year of grading awarded

1968/2011/2024

2016/2024

1986/2011/2016/2024

1988/ 2011/ 2016

1981/2011/2016/2024

1994/2011/2016

1993/2003/ 2016/2024

1986/2002

2007/2011/2016/2024

1996/2003

2013/2016/2024

2002/ 2009

2015/ 2016

2015/ 2016

2015

2016

2016/2024

2024

2004/2011/2024

2002/2009

2006/ 2010

2004/ 2011

1995/ 2003

1997/2003