Some of the successful candidates graded by
Kancho Soeno in March 2002 at Nice Honbu dojo.



From left to right back row;
Carlo Leito 2dan Portugal, Robert Hatmullin 3dan Latvia, JJ Burnel 5dan England,
Romas Navickas 5dan Lithuania, Marius Radlinsky 2dan Poland.

From left to right front row;
Gilles Richard 6dan France (European president Shidokan), Kancho Soeno 9 dan Japan, Evgeny Golovickin 4dan Russia.