Paul Belle Isle, 5th Dan
Sensei Belle Isle began martial arts training in 1985 at Cornell University, where he earned 1st dan ranking in Shito-Ryu karate, and was a successful tournament competitor. He has also trained extensively in Shotokan karate with Sensei David Ernst under the direction of Sensei Teruyuki Okazaki in Washington, DC, and Sensei Masataka Mori in New York City.
Sensei Belle Isle joined Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai in 1999, training under Sensei Howard High. He taught in Kansas City for 6 years, and has been ranking instructor at the Saint Lois dojo since 2005.
our instructors
Amir Kundalic, 2nd Dan
Sensei Kundalic has been training in karate since 1988, beginning in his native Bosnia. He holds 2nd dan rank in Shotokan karate from the Bosnian Karate Federation, as well as in Shindo Jinen-Ryu from Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai. An instructor since 1990, he has taught widely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, providing training for the Bosnian Special Forces of Police.
Sensei Kundalic was a member of the Bosnian National Karate Team, and that country's national champion for three years straight, beginning in 1993. He joined JKR in 1997, training under Sensei Howard High in Kansas City, before founding the Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai dojo in Saint Louis.
Dzemal Begovic, 1st Dan
A native of Bosnia, Sensei Begovic began martial arts training in his homeland in the early 1980s, and he studied extensively in both Croatia and Germany as well. He holds 1st dan ranking in both Shotokan karate and Shindo Jinen Ryu, and founded the Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai Saint Louis dojo in 2004.
