Hennie Bosman

Henry (Hennie) Bosman is a South African karate instructor,^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} ex–world karate champion,^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} stunt man and actor. His is sometimes known as Henie Bosman. He owns a karate school in Bellville, Western Cape.^[18][19]

Roots

Bosman was born on 24 May 1956^[20] in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. He matriculated on Bellville High School.^[21]

Karate career

He started training karate in 1965 at the age of 9. He was the national champion in Kata and Kumite.^[22] He was the world senior Karate champion in 2001. That was held in Osaka, Japan. For a long period he was a 7th Dan; called Shihan (七段) He now holds the rank of 8th Dan; called Hachidan (八段 ).^[23] He is the chairman of Kyokushin Africa.^[24][25]

Movie career

Personal life

Bosman’s father was a cyclist and his mother a discus field athlete. Before making karate and the instruction thereof a career he was a Detective Sergeant in the South African Police Force.^[21] He is married to Hayley Ruth Williams and has two children. He was involved in scheduling a diplomatic parliamentarian meeting between Russia and Japan.^[41] He is also a motorcar race driver.^{[42][43][44][45]}

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