Profile

• Started Kendo at the age of 7 at Shubukan in Itami City, Hyogo, Japan.

• Shubukan has more than 200 years of history and counted as one of the three greatest dojos in Japan.

• Shihan (the head master of the dojo) at that time was Late Juichi Tsurumaru sensei.

• Trained in a traditional way of Budo Senmon Gakko (a national school for training young men to teach Kendo and other martial arts).

• 5th dan in Kendo
  

Kendo Instructing Experiences

• Kendo Instructor at Mudokwan kendojo in Indianapolis, IN

• Volunteer instructor of kendo, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

• Represented Japan on the international Ship for World Youth program. * Created a kendo club on board

• Foreign Relations Full-time Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency, commonly known as "Japan's Peace Corps," Guatemala City, Guatemala

  * Performed various outreach projects in Guatemala to promote cultural understanding between Japan and Guatemala

  * Taught kendo and Japanese culture to students and adults

  * Lead in establishing the first legitimate Kendo Association of Guatemala

  * Traveled to Panama, Mexico, and Dominican Republic to train local leaders of kendo

• Acting Director, Sei Tou Ken Yu Kai kendo dojo, Christchurch, New Zealand * Taught kendo; coached members of the New Zealand National Team

Shiai Experiences

• 1st place, All New Zealand Kendo Championship (team and individual)

• 1st place (team), All Hyogo Prepectual Junior High Shchool Championship hosted by Dojo Federation

• 2nd Place (individual), All Hyogo Prepectual Junior High Shchool Championship hosted by Dojo Federation

• 2nd place (indivudual), All Hyogo Prefecutual Junior High School Championsip hosted by Junior High School Kendo Federation