Mohideen appointed Regional Director

Kandy Sports Corr.

KARATE: Old Kingswoodian J.M. Mohideen was appointed as the South Asian Regional Director of the Kudo International Federation Recently. He is presently the President and Chief Instructor of the Kudo Daido Juku Sri Lanka Branch.

This position has been conferred on Shihan J.M. Mohideen by the Founder of the International Kudo Federation Grand Master - Jukucho Asuma Takeshi for his commitment and yeoman service that he has rendered to promote this noble art in Sri Lanka and this is the first time a Sri Lankan has been honoured with such a posting in the field of martial arts.

Shihan Mohideen is a well-known and respected figure in the field of martial arts in Sri Lanka who began his career in 1975 under the guidance of Sensei Sunil Amerasinghe of the Kandy Karate Association an affiliate of the then Ceylon Karate Association (National body for Karate during that period) under the leadership of stalwart and father of Shotokan Karate in Sri Lanka Sensei Bonnnie Roberts. Sensei Mohideen was promoted as the Chief Instructor of the Central Province Karate Association.

With his present appointment as the South Asian Regional Director, he shoulders the additional responsibility of introducing Kudo practices and Kudo International Federation to countries within the South Asia Region - Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Bhutan and becoming the communication portal for those martial arts organisations interested in joining the Kudo International Federation.

Apart from his exploits in the field of Karate, Mohideen played rugby for Kingswood College as a fearless forward. He also represented the school in athletics at the circuit, Sonal and district levels. He was a member of the Police Cadets Platoon and was also a Lance Corporal in the Junior Cadets corps. He was also a member of the Kingswood Judo Club and the President of the College Islamic Society.