Dr. Ivica Zdravkovic, MARTIAL ARTS CV

  • Begun training 1979 in local judo club. Studied judo and karate from local teachers

  • Started training weapon martial arts, in 1980', because ninjutsu was popular.

  • Received black belt in 1991 in budo (system of mixed judo and karate with weapons added - in local club).

  • Studied aikido, judo, karate and weapon arts in Belgrade clubs since 1989 till 2005.

  • Begun teaching in his Budo club founded in 1992

  • Founded with several yudansha the Serbian Budo Council in 1994.

  • Promoted in Jujutsu, Kenjutsu, Karate and Judo by local sensei in Serbia in mid-1990's

  • In 1999 recognized as Jujutsu 4th DAN from American Judo & Jujutsu Federation and American Ju-Jitsu Association.

  • Same year registered as 4th DAN Jujutsu in Serbian Ju-Jutsu Federation.

  • Learned martial arts on seminars in Serbia, America, England, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine and Japan.

  • Promoted to 5th DAN Jujutsu and 5th DAN Aiki Jujutsu in 2001 by Ian Stewart sensei, Aiki Jujutsu hanshi from England, who is certified by Arnold Davies hanshi, student of Kenshiro Abbe sensei (graduate of Dai Nippon Butoku Kai)

  • Promoted to 5th DAN Kenjutsu by George Anderson (who has received his Hanshi title from Masafumi Suzuki of Nippon Seibukan) and by Bruce R. Bethers of Martial Arts International Federation on March 10, 2004.

  • Promoted to 6th DAN Jujutsu by George Anderson and Bruce Bethers of Martial Arts International Federation on February 19, 2006.

  • Promoted to 3rd DAN Judo by Martial Arts International Federation in 2005 and by Don Cunningham sensei of USA Judo in 2009.

  • Promoted to Menkyo Chuden in Karate-Do (equal to Karate Sandan) by European Budo Council in 2008.

  • Promoted to 2nd Aikido by Blazo Ivanovski sensei, head of one of several Serbian Aikido associations  

  • Promoted to 5th DAN in Sports Chanbara by Tanabe Tetsundo kaicho and Kenichi Hosokawa hanshi in 2007.

  • Promoted to Kyoshi in kenjutsu (with rank 7th Dan) by Phil Scudieri, kenjutsu sensei from America, president of Kenjutsu International Association of Instructors and inductee of USA MA Hall of Fame founded by Robert Trias Soke.

  • Promoted to 1st DAN Yoshinkan Aikido by USA branch (2009)

  • Promoted to 7th Dan Jujutsu by MAIF (2009)

  • Received title of SHIHAN in Shinbudo, system of modern Sport Jujutsu and Sport Kenjutsu - diploma from MAIF, 2009

  • Received Menkyo Chuden in Sekiguchi Ryu Batto-jutsu from soke Toshiyasu Yamada from Japan, 2011

  • Promoted to 6th DAN and Menkyo Okuden in Nihon Goshin Jutsu by Dr Jose Miguel Barrera, hanshi of Kokusai Budo Kiosujo and Nippon Seibukan, 2011

  • Promoted to 4th DAN Judo by Stephan leifeld sensei from Word Judo Federation, 2013

  • Promoted to 3rd DAN Kempo Karate Jutsu from International Kempo Federation, 2013

Competitive results:

  • World Martial Arts Games, Germany 2007, Gold - iaido kata.

  • World Martial Arts Games, Germany 2007, Silver - Sport jujutsu fights.

  • European Sports Chanbara Championship, Italy 2006, Silver - Tanto

  • European Sports Chanbara Championship, Russia 2005, Bronze - Iai

  • European Budo Games, Germany 2008, Bronze -Sport jujutsu fights.

  • Jujutsu Open, Bosnia & Herzegovina 2007, Gold - Jujutsu kata

  • World Sports Chanbara Championship, Japan 2008, 5th Place - Kihon Dosa

  • Best Sport Jujutsu and Sport kenjustu/Chanbara coach in Serbia in past several years.

Positions previously held in martial arts organizations:

  • Former Technical Director in Serbian Ju-Jutsu Federation, which is member of Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF).

  • One of founders of Kokusai Gendai Budo Renmei (HQ in USA)

  • Founder and former president of Kenjutsu International Association of Instructors (KIAI), which is now with HQ in USA

  • Founder and chief instructor of Serbian Sport Chanbara Association, registered in ISCA, Japan

  • One of founders of European Budo Council, organization which held several European Budo Games in Croatia and Germany.

CURRENT HIGHEST OFFICIAL POSITIONS AND GRADES:

  • Head instructor of SHINBUKAN school in Serbia, where he teaches JUJUTSU, KENJUTSU and SHINBUDO (a combined system of modern sport-oriented Jujutsu and Japanese sword arts - Kenjutsu, based on Sport Chanbara, Iaido and Kendo)

  • President of Sebian Budo Council

  • Founder and Secretary general of of International Shinbudo Association

  • Supreme referee in Serbian Ju-jitsu Union

  • Shidoin (national head instructor) on behalf of Nippon Seibukan academy from Kyoto, Japan

  • Shibu-cho (national branch leader) for Sekiguchi Ryu Batto Jutsu, on behalf of soke Toshiyasu Yamada from Gifu, Japan

  • East European representatiove (Machi Bugyo) for Edo Machi-kata Taiho JutsuJujutsu shihan, 7. DAN in Martial Arts International Federation (USA HQ, Washington)

  • International Sport Jujutsu referee, won special award for "Referee of the year" in USA 2008

  • International Sport Chanbara and Spot Kenjutsu referee.

  • Jujutsu shihan, 7th DAN, recognized in MAIF, ISA, WJJC etc.

  • Kenjutsu renshi, 5th Dan in Zen Nippon Budo Renmei - Nippon Seibukan (JAPAN HQ, Kyoto)

  • Yudansha in judo, karate/kempo, aikido/aikijujutsu, batto-jutsu/iaido and chanbara

 

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