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<Shorinji Kempo Career>
- Martial Arts Rank (Bukai): 7th Degree Blackbelt (2017)
- Philosophical Rank (Houkai): Jun-Hanshi (2008)
- Buddhism Rank (Soukai): Gon-Chudoshi (1991)
- Graduated from Shorinji Budo Special Course (kenkyu-ka), Saitama District, Shorinji Budo Academy, Japan. (1998)
<Profession>
- Associate ProfessorJapanese Branch,
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA, U.S.A. (2004 - Present).
*Have practiced and taught Shorinji Kempo in Japan & U.S. for 40 years in total.
*Shorinji Kempo 1st-class Examiner & Judge
*Secretary General of United States Shorinji Kempo Federation
*Requirements of Shorinji Kempo Branch Masters:
1. The Branch Master must be approved and certified to teach Shorinji Kempo by World Shorinji Kempo Organization in Japan.
2. The Branch Master must NOT earn any money for living from teaching Shorinji Kempo.
3. The Branch Master must have a stable full-time job.
4. The Branch Master must contribute not only into Shorinji Kempo, but also into community, society, and the world.
5. The Branch Master must be able to teach not only techniques and philosophy of Shorinji Kempo, but also morals of society and life.