1981 Prasanna Fernando started his life of martial art.

1983 He joined to the I.K.O KyokushinKaiKan – Sri Lanka under guidance of sensei T.N.Siriwardana

1988 On the 3rd National Kyokushin championship he was become 7th .

1990 participated in 4th National Kyokushin Championship.

1991 Achieved  Sho-Dan Black Belt.

1992 Founder of KyokushinKaiKan Sosai Oyama handed over the Sho-Dan certificate to him during of his visit to Sri Lanka.

In 1992 , SOSAI OYAMA, The founder of kyokushin  karate , presented shodan certificate to  PRASANNA  FERNANDO.

1994 - Prasanna Fernando went   to Japan for further training on the personal invitation of Sosai Oyama and during that period he also achieved his Nidan Black Belt ( 2nd Dan) at the Tokyo Honbu and he is the last Sri Lankan  who was trained under Sosai Oyama .

1995 - Participated summer training camp at Chiba Tatyama, Japan. And continued his training at Tokyo Josai Shibu , Kokubunji Dojo up to 1997.

1997 - He has been Trained under Shihan Hatsuo Royama for a period of 5 months at Saitama Ken Honbu.

1998 - After 4 Year training  in Japan he returned back to Sri Lanka and participated in the 9th National Kyokushin Championship and become the 2nd runner-up.

1999 - First OYAMA MEMORIAL OPEN CHANPIONSHIP Was organized by
sensei Prasanna Fernando in colombo ,sri lanka with 7 full contact karate organization in 1999.
 
2000 -  sensei Prasanna Fernando invited by the Indian Kyokushin Karate Organization to conduct a seminar  and grading test.

Participated 6th World  Open Karate Tournament held at issesaki city, Japan as a competitor and as the Branch chief of Sri Lanka. After that he trained for three month at the IKO-3 Honbu in Gunma Per. And achieved the Sandan Black Belt completing  the 50 men kumite. (Goju nin kumite) He was the first and only Sri Lankan who did the 50 men kumite in Japan.

2001 - Participated 32nd All Japan Tournament as one of the head referee which was held at Ibaragi Pre, Japan.During that period he went through training program  under Kancho Matsushima, Masuda shihan and John Taylor shihan.

2002 -Sensei Prasanna Fernando organized 4th Oyama Memorial Open karate tournament which was held with the participation of five countries, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
At the first IRAN INTERNATIONAL OPEN TOURNAMENT , sensei Prasanna Fernando was a referee and was a guest instructor in a seminar held subserviently. 
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Sensei Prasanna Fernando with Royama Kancho 1995 - Japan

I.K.O Honbu -Tokyo,Japan1994

2003
- He met with the chairman of Kyokushin Shogakukai Foundation ,Kyokushin International , Kancho Hatsuo Royamain in Japan  and after discussing with him , He was appointed as official branch chief of Kyokushin Kan International Sri Lanka branch.He also trained at  Kyokushin-Kan Honbu at saitma pre. For a period of two weeks. During his stay he also attended  to the Japanese branch Chief seminar which was conducted by Kancho Royama and Shihan Hiroshige

2004
Sensei Prasanna Fernando participated in the 2nd All Japan weight category Tournament which was held in Saitama Ken , Japan.

2005 Sensei Prasanna Fernando participated as a fighter at the 3rd all Japan weight category tournament held at Saitama , Toda gymnasium .
Sensei Prasanna Fernando also participated as a fighter at the "SWISS CUP OPEN- 2005" is Switzerland .

Sensei Prasanna Fernando was at the First KYOKUSHIN-KAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP held in Moscow, Rusia on 19th,20th September 2005 as a Branch chief ad competitor.
Sensei PRASANNA FERNANDO 
breaking a baseball bat using Gedan Mawashigeri   
- Year 2000  Colombo,Sri Lanka
Sensei PRASANNA FERNANDO 
Breaking ice salbs - Year 2004 South India

 

 


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