Shihan Des Paroz, Renshi, holds a 4th Dan Black Belt degree in Australian Shorinjiryu Karatedo, and is the dojo instructor for the Kengokai Dojo located in Sydney, Australia.  Shihan Paroz also hold a 4th Dan Black Belt issued by the Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai.  Shihan Paroz serves as president of the Australian Shorinjiryu Karatedo Association, and is a Technical Advisor to the International Budo Institute.

Shihan Paroz commenced training in Shorinjiryu Karatedo in 1983, and has been a student of Shihan Phil Hooper, Shihan Jim Griffin and Shihan Max Estens.  Shihan Paroz spent 2 years in Japan in the early 1990's, where he trained daily at the Combined World Headquaters and International Hombu dojo of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo under Hanshi Masayuki Hisataka, 9th Dan.  In that time, Hanshi Hisataka and Shihan Paroz co-wrote the manuscript that formed the basis of the book published as Essential Shorinjiryu Karatedo.  Shihan Paroz also assisted Hanshi Hisataka during a seminar tour to Europe in 1993.

Academically Shihan Paroz holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland, and a Master of Commerce from the University of NSW.  Shihan Paroz is currently undertaking further post graduate studies in the Japanese language.  Shihan Paroz works in Information Technology where he is the Director of eBusiness for a global technology company.  He is also a Master Instructor in scuba diving, and an avid underwater photographer.