Michael Spain |
| 1991 Started training in Nippon Kokusai Karate Center (JIKC) under Sensei Roy Woodard, Kona, Hawaii. |
| 1992 Assist Sensei Roy Woodard instructing at Nippon Kokusai Karate Center, Kona, Hawaii. |
| 1993 Earned Shodan in JIKC karate. |
| 1993 Instructor at Nippon Kokusai Karate Center, Kona, Hawaii |
| 1996 Earned Nidan in JIKC karate. |
| 1997 Chief Instructor, NKKC, Kailua-Kona when Sensei Roy Woodard moved to Alabama to takeover JIKC, Southeast. |
| 2000 Moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| 2002 Start teaching JIKC karate under Sensei Dale Coker’s Japan Karate Institute to students at Chiang Mai University (not affiliated with CMU) |
| 2003 Earned Sandan in JIKC/JKI karate. |
| 1992 – 1996 Nippon Kokusai Karate Center Academy of Instructors |
| 1994 & 1995 Coach for JIKC-Kona team to USA-AAU National Karate Championships. |
| 2007 One week training at Robbie Smith's New Zealand dojo and attend Toby Threadgill seminar. |
| 2007 Two week training with Takamasa Arakawa at his Shiramizu Dojo in Sugita, Saitama, Japan. |
| 2008 Trained with Takamasa Arakawa at Shiramizu Dojo in preparation for challenging the JKF Wadokai Shodan examination. Successfully passed and awarded JKF Wadokai Shodan certificate. |