Dan Certification
It is the goal of USA Karate to afford all eligible members the opportunity to participate in the Dan Certification process. Applicants whose current rank was not awarded by an approved USA Karate member school/organization or other USA Karate recognized affiliate, whose rank cannot be verified by a reference, or whose documentation cannot be produced for review, etc., may be required to provide additional karate rank related background information at the request of the USA Karate Technical Committee.
You can review the USA Karate Dan Certification Requirements here.
You can submit your application online here.
Please complete the survey here if you are not listed.
8th Dan - Hachidan #
July 12, 2018 - John DiPasquale
July 12, 2018 - Katsutaka Tanaka
July 11, 2014 - Jesse Canedo
July 18, 2002 - Kunio Miyake
July 18, 2002 - Kiyoshi Yamazaki
7th Dan - Nanadan #
July 16, 2023 - Cleveland Baxter
September 5, 2021 - Jose Fraguas
July 22, 2020 - Ed Kuras
July 22, 2020 - Doug Jepperson
July 22, 2020 - Ramon Veras
July 12, 2018 - Alex Miladi
July 13, 2016 - Terrance Hill
July 18, 2012 - Jeff Kohn
July 12, 2007 - Alex Sternberg
July 12, 2007 - Bob Nash
July 12, 2007 - Miguel Serrano
6th Dan - Rokudan
December 10, 2023 - Suresh Raman
July 21, 2023 - Brody Burns
July 12, 2018 - Jorge Caro
November 30, 2017 - Christopher Hodgin
July 11, 2013 - Akira Fukuda
July 11, 2013 - Mark Cramer
July 11, 2012 - Luis Briceno
July 11, 2012 - Raul Shelton
April 23, 2011 - Ray Hughes
July 15, 2009 - Senthil Thiyagarajan
October 31, 2002 - Eugene Tibon
October 31, 2002 - Cyrus Madani
July 15, 2001 - Shoji Nishimura
November 11, 1999 - Cedric Barksdale
July 30, 1998 - Roger Jarrett
July 30, 1998 - Carl Hultin
July 30, 1998 - Gary Tsutui
5th Dan - Godan #
July 11, 2013 - Johnpaul Williams
July 15, 2005 - John Limcaco
4th Dan - Yondan #
July 1, 2024 – Miguel Zamora
July 20, 2000 – Jay Farrel
July 30, 2000 - Candice Tsutsui
3rd Dan - Sandan #
March 16, 2025 - Raafat Mohsen
June 28, 2024 - Oswald Carrillo
June 12, 2024 - Bryan Nixon
February 24, 2024 - Luis Sanchez
November 26, 2023 – Diana Shrewsbury
September 16, 2023 - Ralph Palomino
August 20, 2023 - Gino Alfonso
August 20, 2023 - Kamran Madani
August 20, 2023 - Barbara Chinen
June 7, 2023 - Dejan Umicevic
June 7, 2023 - Christina Muccini
June 5, 2023 - Tony Mendonca
April 19, 2023 - Sergey Kushnir
March 23, 2023 - Laura Carmichael
March 1, 2023 - Jordan Fox
March 1, 2023 - Adam Brozer
September 18, 2022 - Jarrett Leiker
December 16, 2021 - Raymond Toy
September 5, 2021 - Parkhi Rai
April 30, 2020 - Michael McKenzie
March 23, 2020 - David Hale
March 2, 2020 - Joe Raymond
December 30, 2019 - Thomas Westernoff
August 24, 2019 - Purna Tamang
August 24, 2019 - Tila Dhimal
July 12, 2019 - Cassie Pham-Korman
July 12, 2019 - Yadu Kuikel
May 4, 2019 - Glenn Fowler
May 4, 2019 - Alex Martinez
July 12, 2018 - Mark Glochowsky
July 12, 2018 - Shiva Jogi
October 31, 2017 - Sean O'Leary
October 31, 2017 - P. Christopher Perry
July 13, 2016 - Diane Martin
July 13, 2016 - Ryu Goto
July 10, 2014 - Sabahudin Tricic
July 10, 2014 - Adrian Manaila
July 11, 2013 - Luis Sauceda
July 8, 2007 - Kathy Bailey
July 8, 2007 - Ramon Hiraldo
July 15, 2005 - Dustin Baldis
July 24, 2003 - Fariba Madani
July 24, 2003 - William Plapinger
November 23, 2001 - Chuck Sweigart
July 15, 2001 - Clay Morton
July 30, 2000 - Jo Pledge
July 11, 1999 - Mary Crawford
2nd Dan - Nidan #
July 1, 2024 - Kaitlyn Lansden
February 27, 2024 - Ashley Davis
August 20, 2023 - Chris Stratis
April 21, 2023 - Stephen Sanford
April 19, 2023 - James Prihoda
March 28, 2023 - Steve McDaniel
March 1, 2023 - Sasha Gerritson
March 1, 2023 - Kevin Kucbor
June 6, 2022 - Mathias Nees
December 16, 2021 - David Abraham
December 16, 2021 - Karla Flores
December 16, 2021 - Fabianna Herrera
September 5, 2021 - Sarah Eichner
August 1, 2021 - Scott Chiriboga
July 12, 2019 - Ashwin Venkatesan
July 12, 2018 - Joseph Faust
April 19, 2018 - Todd Richards
July 15, 2015 - Hector Dominguez
July 11, 2013 - Sofia Vizcarra
June 14, 2012 - William Gatch
July 8, 2007 - Robert Utsey
1st Dan - Shodan #
January 24, 2025 - David Dobler
August 1, 2024 - Alexandra Greenfield
July 1, 2024 - Emma Wilson
January 25, 2024 - Hailey Sundstrom
December 13, 2023 - Hari Siwakoti
December 13, 2023 - Naoko Anzai
December 6, 2023 - Ashley Sundstrom
August 20, 2023 - Brandie Robinson
August 20, 2023 - David Washington
May 17, 2023 - Vicki DeMar
May 17, 2023 - Ava Brenner
May 17, 2023 - Predrag Obradovic
May 17, 2023 - Fred Sivils
May 17, 2023 - Morgan Vangalis
May 17, 2023 - Julia Kerpel
May 17, 2023 - Valerie Yannias
May 8, 2023 - John Cucci
May 8, 2023 - Ashton Fedacsek
August 25, 2022 - Aidan Lok
September 10, 2021 - Jisel Sanchez
August 29, 2021 - Mateo Garduno
August 1, 2021 - Maria Lorenzo
August 1, 2021 - Miriam Trujillo
August 1, 2021 - Isabella Navarro
August 1, 2021 - Jorge Arria
August 24, 2019 - Upendra Kuikel
July 12, 2019 - Katherine Arevalo
May 4, 2019 - Robert Matthews
February 27, 2019 - Taybren Lee
February 27, 2019 - Hector Ramos
February 27, 2019 - Miguel Sanchez
February 20, 2019 - David Eguires
July 12, 2018 - Jose Lorenzo
July 12, 2018 - Daniel Iriza
July 12, 2018 - Rafael Oliver
July 12, 2018 - James Prihoda
July 10, 2014 - Kerim Tricic
July 11, 2013 - Jill McLaughlin
Junior Shodan (12-15 Years Old) #
November 1, 2023 - Yasuko Anzai
May 8, 2023 - Anna Brown
May 8, 2023 - Nicolas Barsamian
May 8, 2023 - Ashton Fedacsek
May 8, 2023 - Ethan Kay
March 1, 2023 - Nathan Jarvis
March 1, 2023 - Joshua Jarvis
March 1, 2023 - Carla Hill
June 6, 2022 - Lene Mosby
August 29, 2021 - Garrett Beebe
August 29, 2021 - Kaitlyn Lansden
August 29, 2021 - Xochitl Marquez