International Okinawan Shorin - Ryu
Seibukan Karate Do, UAE

Sensei V.A. Mohamed Iqbal
 

Cheif Instructor UAE  & Technical Director  for Middle East. 6th Dan Karate,  4th Dan Kobudo & 2nd Dan Aikido

"To be a complete Karateka, one should have patience,  perseverance &  respect for others."

From the time he was introduced to Karate by his older brother (Sensei Najeem), there has been no looking back for Sensei V. A. M. Iqbal. As a youth, his energy and enthusiasm combined with his hard work in the dojo led him to becoming an able assistant to his teacher back home in Kerala.

Having enjoyed a large student following and a successful tournament career, in 1979 he decided to move to the UAE in search of better prospects. His relentless effort and complete dedication have ensured nothing but steady progress and paved the way to success in his life and in his art.

As an instructor, he has always given his students anything less than his best. Nor did he ever compromise on his own training. Apart from his regular training schedule, Sensei Iqbal makes sure he spends at least a few days a year receiving instruction and corrections from his Senseis, wherever in the world that may be. Consequently, he has been around the world, having trained in:

• India (where it all began)
• Malaysia
• Germany
• USA
• Okinawa, Japan

He has won the love and respect of not only his students, but of the entire Seibukan world.

Ranked 6th Dan in Karate, 4th Dan in Kobudo and 2nd Dan in Aikido, Sensei Iqbal is Chief Instructor of the style for the UAE, and Technical Director for the Middle East region. In 2008, he was elected to the Executive Board of the International Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-do Association.