George Karvounis

Joined the Greek Police Force in 1990
Started KARATE 1991
Shodan 1996
Godan SKIF
Godan IJKA
Godan WKF
Studied for 30 years under Sensei Toshio Yamada -Sensei Masaru Miura – Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa – Sensei Nobuaki Kanazawa – Sensei Manabu Murakami – Sensei Keyvan Gazi – Sensei Marko Georgiadis and others

13 times decorated in medals in National KARATE Championships : ELOK(WKF of Greece) - ASAED-(CISM of Greece) & SKIF
in both KATA & KUMITE
Participated 2 times in Balkan Police KARATE Championships
Member of SKIF National Team (1995-2005)
Participated in SKIF world championship

Co-founder of Greek Police KARATE Team (CISM National Champion since 1996 & Balkan Police champion from since 2000)
Coach of the Greek Police National KARATE Team since 1996
Head coach for KARATE at ASAED (CISM Greek branch) since 1998
Member of the Technical committee at ASAED (CISM Greek branch) for KARATE_JUDO-TKD since 1998
Self defense instructor at the Greek Police Officers Academy 1997-2015

Official coaching lisence by the Greek Ministry of Sports 1998
National Kyu & Dan examiner IJKA
National Kyu & Dan examiner WKF
National referee for KATA & KUMITE
Official world recognition of coaching license by WKF for KATA & KUMITE 2012
Head instructor in TAKUSHOKU – School of KARATE

Member of the board at ELOK (WKF branch) 2014-2016
Vice President of ELOK (WKF branch) 2016

Founder of the Deaf KARATE Team & JUDO Team
Coach of the National Deaf KARATE Team 2009-2021
Participated in 2 Olympic games for the Deaf as National coach getting 2 times 5th place
Participated in 2 World KARATE Championships for the Deaf as National coach getting 10 medals