1957- Born in Brussels on 16 September 1957

1973- Begins karate at the age of 16 at the Yamaharashi dojo (Wado Ryu)

1973-1977- Practices style Wado Ryu

1977-1981- Practices the style Shotokan

From 1977 to 1979 at the Budo Club Berchem

1979 - Meeting and friendship with Guy Buyens (6th Dan Shito Ryu, 6th Dan Hontai Yoshin Ryu), who will introduce him to Shito Ryu (1980) and Hontai Yoshin Ryu (1990) during a trip to Japan .

From 1979 - 1983 to the "Okinawa Vilvoorde"

1980 - Meeting of Sensei Nakahashi (9th Dan Sito Ryu)

1981 - 1st Dan VKA (Shotokan)

1982 - 1984 - Part of the national team Kumite (national coach Kozakevich)

1984 - Teaches karate at "Budo Club Berchem" in Berchem Ste Agathe

1985 - 2nd DAN VKA (Shito Ryu)0

1988 - Became the president of the "Budo Club Berchem"

1989 - 3rd DAN VKA (Shito Ryu)

1990 - First trip to Japan with his friend Guy Buyens (6th Dan Shito Ryu) during 1 month in the dojo of Soke Mabuni (Shito Ryu)

1978 dojo du Budo Club Berchem

Avec Soke Mabuni et Nakahashi Sensei (Paris 2007)

1990 - His friend Guy introduces him to the school of Ju Jutsu "Hontai Yoshin Ryu"

1991- 3 rd place in the Belgian Championship KATA

1992 - 3rd place in team with Guy at the first world championship of Ju Jutsu (Hontai Yoshin Ryu) in Nishinomya (Japan)

1995 - Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Budo Club Berchem in the presence of Nakahashi Sensei

1996 - 1st Dan Toyama Ryu (Iaido)

1996 - 2nd place in team with Guy at the world championship of jujutsu (Hontai Yoshin Ryu) in Aquiterme (Italy)

1996 - Visit of Soke Mabuni to the dojo of Berchem Ste Agathe

Becomes Ushi deishi Shito Ryu - 4th DAN Shito Ryu

1999 - Visit of Sensei Fumio Demura to the dojo of Berchem Ste Agathe

2002 - First trip to Okinawa, becomes a student of Masahiro Nakamoto 10th Dan (Ryukyu Kobudo)

2002 -1er Dan Ryukyu Kobudo

Avec Sensei Masahiro Nakamoto & Sensei Mamoru Nakamoto 8ème Dan

Avec Sensei Mamoru (8ème Dan)Nakamoto et Kyan Morikazu (7ème Dan)

2003 - Second trip to Okinawa: 2nd Dan Ryukyu Kobudo

2005 - Demonstration Itsukushima (JP)

2007 - Participation in the 30th demonstration Kobudo Enbu Taikai - Nippon Budokan - Nihon Kobudo Kyokai - Kumamoto (JP)

2007- Third trip to Okinawa: 3rd Dan Ryukyu Kobudo

2008 - 6th Dan Shito Ryu (Shihan)

2008 - Demonstration Itsukushima (JP)

2009 - Participation in the 32nd demonstration Kobudo Enbu Taikai - Nippon Budokan - Nihon Kobudo Kyokai - Tokyo (JP)

2010 - the Karate section of the Berchem Ste Agathe dojo is officially named "BUNBUKAN Brussels" with the agreement of Sensei Mashairo Nakamoto 10th Dan, who authorizes us to use the name of his own Dojo de Naha (Okinawa).

2011 - 6th Dan Hontai Yoshin Ryu

2011 - Instructor (Shidoin) in Ryukyu Kobudo

2012 - 4th Dan Ryukyu Kobudo

2013 - Jokyu Shidoin (Senior Instructor)

2015 - 5th Dan Ryukyu Kobudo

2016 - Okuden Hontai Yoshin Ryu

2016 - Shihan Ryukyu Kobudo: Alain obtains Ryukyu Kobudo's teaching license

2016 - Shihan Ryukyu Kobudo: Alain receives Ryukyu Kobudo's teaching license