Shair Wah Kwan Shihan
- Kyoshi 7th Dan
- Chief Instructor of Karate-Do Goshin Kan
- Hong Kong Branch Director of International Karate-Do Goju-Kai Association
Mr. Shair Wah Kwan started training in Karate in 1968 under tutorship of Mr. Takashi Kai (oversea instructor appointed by Master Gogen Yamaguchi of Goju-Ryu). He achievement in Karate, outlined below, has been outstanding. Mr. Shair also served in various technical positions (Chief Referee, Coach, etc.) in the Hong Kong Amateur Karate-Do Association for many years. After working for many years as a full-time/part-time instructor of Karate, he is now a well-known figure in the Karate circle, with students exceeding 3,000 in Hong Kong as well as in other parts of the world.
| Personal Achievement | |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Represented Hong Kong in the First World Karate-Do Championship (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 1974 | Champion of Hong Kong Goju-Kai Association Karate-Do Championship. |
| 1974 | Represented Hong Kong in the First International Karate-Do Invitational Championship (Philippines) and obtained three trophies. |
| 1974 | Appointed by the Hong Kong Karate-Do Goju-Kai Association as full time instructor. |
| 1976 | Referee of the Second Asia Pacific Karate-Do Championship (Jakarta, Indonesia). |
| 1978 | Coach of the Hong Kong team in the 3rd Asia Pacific Karate-Do Championship ( Hong Kong obtained a 3rd place in the team kumite). |
| 1981 | 6th place in the Kata competition of the All Japan Goju-Kai Karate-Do Championship. |
| 1987 | Founded the Karate-Do Goshin Kan. |
| 1992 | Coach of Hong Kong team in the Karate-Do Invitational Championship hed in Bangkok, Thailand. (The Hong Kong team won one Gold medal, two Silver medals and two Bronze medals on that occasion) |
| 1993 | Team leader of Karate-Do Goshin Kan in the International Karate-Do Championship organized by the International Karate-Do Goju-Kai Association in Chiba, Japan and served as Referee. |
| 1994 | Appointed by Hanshi Goshi Yamaguchi of International Karate-Do Goju-Kai Association as Director of Hong Kong Branch. |
| 1999 ~ 2006 | Vice-chairman, General Committee and Referee Council Chairman of HKAKA. |