Manjoro for India

practices the karate style of bino-ryu and his club is an affiliate of the Bino-ryu Karate International whose headquarters is in Hyderabad. And Manjoro, who is currently a Shihan (fourth-dan blackbelt holder), is set to leave the country in March for Hyderabad for his fifth dan grading.
The grading will be done by the style’s Grandmaster, S. Srinivasan, of India.
Manjoro said yesterday that the Bino-ryu Karate International have also invited two other top Zimbabwean bino-ryu fighters – Floyd Manjoro and Tinotenda Magaso – for the same advanced training and grading camp which is set to run from March 30 to April 10 in Hyderabad.
“Floyd, who is my son, and Tinotenda Magaso are going for their confirmation for Nidan, which is second dan. At the moment they are both provisional holders of the second dan blackbelt but will be confirmed as full holders of these belts during our two-week stay in Hyderabad. In fact, this is an intensive training and grading course and it will be conducted by our Grandmaster, S. Srinivasan, and hundreds of other instructors and students from all over the world are expected to attend this grading and training camp in India,” Manjoro said.
Manjoro, his son Floyd and Magaso are scheduled to leave the country for Hyderabad on March 28 but they will first have to raise US$3 500 for their airfares.
Manjoro last visited Hyderabad in August 2009 where he returned armed with a fourth dan blackbelt after he successfully completed an intensive two-week instructors training and grading programme under S. Srinivasan. This saw him adding another page to his portfolio of achievements, as he was elevated from an ordinary bino-ryu instructor to a Shihan.
A Shihan (Master) is a karate title, which is conferred to instructors who are above third dan blackbelt holders. After becoming a Shihan, more was to come for Manjoro who, in April 2010, was appointed as the Chief Instructor of the bino-ryu style in Africa.
The style’s Grandmaster S. Srinivasan flew all the way from Hyderabad to Harare for the official installation ceremony that was held in April 2010.
S. Srinivasan said at that time that Manjoro was the first bino-ryu instructor to be conferred with the title of Shihan outside India hence their decision to appoint him as the Chief Instructor for Africa.
Manjoro currently runs his main dojo (karate club) at Queen Elizabeth Girls High School in Harare where he trains more than 200 students who practice the karate style of bino-ryu. The style is ably supported in this country by its patron, Rose Peters. Peters is one of few women who are involved in the running or organisation of karate in Zimbabwe and she has been the key figure behind the recent growth and success of bino-ryu in this country.