Instructor Abu Sufian Haider

Sensei

Abu Sufian Haider

Chief instructor - Shotokan Karate & Oiknawa Kobudo

Sensei Abu Sufian Haider is a founding member of the Rising Sun Dojo and serves as the Chief Instructor for Shotokan Karate and Okinawa Kobudo. With over 30 years of dedicated study in Shotokan Karate, Haider Sensei currently holds the ranks of 6th Dan/Shihan in Shotokan Karate-do and 4th Dan in Okinawa Kobudo.

Throughout his extensive martial arts career, Haider Sensei has trained with numerous senior instructors and broadened his expertise by studying additional martial arts disciplines, including Judo and Aikido. Notably, he has also contributed to the Bangladesh Army by serving as a Judo instructor for their team.

Sensei Haider is a certified instructor affiliated with the Okinawa Budo Kenkyukai (OkiBuKai), an active member of the International Martial Arts Federation of Japan (Kokusai Budoin), and associated with the Gima-ha Shotokan Ryu Association.

Deeply committed to martial arts, Haider Sensei places significant emphasis on mastering the fundamentals of each discipline he practices. He is particularly passionate about exploring the rich histories, philosophies, and development of martial arts traditions, as well as the inspiring lives of past masters.

In addition to his martial arts instruction, Haider Sensei is the founder and developer of dojos.info, an online Dojo Finder service established in 2004. The directory features over 35,000 Martial arts schools and helps martial arts enthusiasts in locating dojos worldwide.