Branch Master Bio: Kazuki Arita
Rank: 6th Degree Blackbelt (2002)
Philosophical Rank: Jun-Hanshi (2008)
Graduated from Shorinji Budo Special Course (Kenkyu ka), Saitama District, Shorinji Budo Academy, Japan. (1998)
<Profession>
Assistant Professor, Japanese Branch, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center,
Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, CA
Former ESL / Japanese Instructor at Hawaii Community College
Former Full-time English teacher at high schools in Japan for 18 years
<History>
1981 Joined in Adachi-Doin (Kuroda Motohisa Sensei, 7th Dan) in Tokyo, Japan.
1985 Transferred to Kawagoe-Doin (Yajima Takao Sensei, 8th Dan) in Saitama, Japan.
1991 Earned "Gon-Chu-Doshi" (Kongo Zen Buddhism Rank).
1993 Assigned the Dojocho (Chief Instructor) of Kawagoe-Doin, Japan.
1998 Graduated from Shorinji Budo Specialist Course (Kenkyu ka), Saitama District, Shorinji
Budo Academy, Japan.
2002 Earned 6th Degree Blackbelt.
2005 Established "Defense Language Institute Branch," Monterey, CA, USA.
2007 Changed the name to "Monterey Branch."
Moved to Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple.
2008 Earned "Jun-Hanshi" (Philosophical Rank).
Have taught Shorinji Kempo:
at district branch in Japan for 24 years
at club of high schools in Japan for 18 years
at club of college in Japan for 15 years
Have many experiences as a judge of competitions / rank advancement in Japan for 15 years
Have experiences as a committee member of Taikai in Saitama Shorinji Kempo Federation.