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The Empty Hand#18 Minoru SaekiMinoru Saeki is a 7th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is a karate pioneer in North America and has received the Prime Minister’s Award for his contributions to community development.2021-03-261h 18The Empty Hand#17 Jorge TorresJorge Torres is a Physical Therapist and has extensive karate experience as a member of the USA JKA Team. He is currently an Assistant Instructor at JKA Karate Shiroma in New York.2021-03-051h 27The Empty Hand#16 Jan Martin HuusJan Martin Huus is an up-and-coming JKA karateka and competitor on the Norwegian National Team. He qualified for the JKA All Japan Championships in his first year in Japan as a representative of Ibaraki Prefecture.2021-02-191h 35The Empty Hand#15 Martin Buchstaller & Nadja KörnerMartin Buchstaller and Nadja Körner are the founders and producers of Karate@Home. With over 110 countries and 25 thousand members, this online dojo has been a major contributor to keeping the karate flame alive for people around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.2021-02-051h 28The Empty Hand#14 Dr. Simon PhaneufDr. Simon Phaneuf is currently CSO of Dymedso, a Canadian medical technology company. He is specialized in Emergency Medicine and in Sports and Exercise Medicine. A long-time karateka and the first physician in the Province of Québec to be certified by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.2021-01-211h 44The Empty Hand#13 D.J. LortieD.J. Lortie has trained 18 years at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo and is a 5th dan in Aikido under 8th dan Yokota Yoshiaki. During his time in Japan, he also obtained his 1st dan from the JKA as a regular member of the JKA HQ.2021-01-071h 39The Empty Hand#12 Richard AmosRichard Amos is a 7th dan and Chief Instructor of the World Traditional Karate Organization (WTKO). His book “Chasing Bushido: How I Learned to Just Say Osu” explores his karate journey and the life as a non-Japanese kenshusei and graduate of the JKA instructors training program.2020-12-241h 14The Empty Hand#11 Ippei KamaeIppei Kamae is a 4th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He recently completed his PhD at Meiji University in Political Science and has worked for the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is a full time member of the JKA HQ and can be followed at: https://www.instagram.com/karateluv77/
2020-12-101h 25The Empty Hand#10 Minoru SaekiMinoru Saeki is a 7th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is a karate pioneer in North America and has received the Prime Minister’s Award for his contributions to community development.2020-11-261h 14The Empty Hand#9 Brad JonesBrad Jones is a 6th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA) and author of “Detour on the Path”. In 2017, he received the Consumer Choice Award for Business Excellence. Check out his website at: http://www.bradjoneskarate.com/index.html2020-11-191h 21The Empty Hand#8 Wilfred SeerattanWilfred Seerattan is a 5th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA) and the Head Instructor of the Toronto JKA. An accomplished competitor and very successful in adaptive teaching. Check out his website at: https://tsk2.com2020-11-121h 29The Empty Hand#7 Marc JacobsonMarc Jacobson moved to Japan from the United States and is one of the few non-Japanese regular members of the JKA HQ in Tokyo. For more than five years he can be seen every morning training at the HQ learning from the top instructors in the world.2020-11-0559 minThe Empty Hand#6 Ryu GotoRyu Goto is an internationally renowned violinist and highly skilled karateka. As early as the age of seven, he played Paganini’s Violin Concerto No.1 at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Check out his website at:https://www.ryugoto.com/eng/2020-10-291h 57The Empty Hand#5 Don SharpDon Sharp is the most decorated JKA Kumite Champion in the Americas having successfully competed in all levels of competition. He is the first North American to have won the JKA World Championships in 1996 in kumite.2020-10-221h 32The Empty Hand#4 Thomas ChinThomas Chin is a dedicated healthcare professional & multi time national kata champion. Having taken his talents to Japan, he has qualified for the JKA All Japan Championships in both Kata & Kumite representing Tokyo Prefecture.2020-10-151h 33The Empty Hand#3 Ray TioRay Tio is the most decorated JKA Kata Champion in the Americas. His team was the first to reach the podium representing Canada at the 8th Shoto World Cup held at the Nippon Budokan. He is currently the Owner and Head Instructor at World Class Karate in Canada.2020-10-081h 29The Empty Hand#2 Roisin AkimotoRoisin Akimoto is the only woman outside of Japan to have completed instructors training at the JKA Headquarters. She is a highly decorated karateka and the only non-Japanese to reach the podium in Kata at the JKA All Japan Championships.2020-10-021h 00The Empty Hand#1 Minoru SaekiMinoru Saeki is a 7th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is a karate pioneer in North America and has received the Prime Minister’s Award for his contributions to community development.2020-09-241h 36
Manga MavericksManga Mavericks EP. 55: Seiji Tanaka + Alice and TaiyoOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, we dedicate an entire episode to the latest round of Jump Starts recently featured in Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump! Including the action packed, time travelling adventures of Seiji Tanaka: Secretary to the Managing President, General Time Industries from Keiji Amatsuka, as well as the musical, coming of age story of Alice & Taiyo from Takahide Totsuno. We also discuss Tite Kubo’s latest one-shot, Burn The Witch, and Food Wars creators Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s take on One Piece with Shokugeki no Sanji!! Topics of discussion from Colton and Sid include which...2018-08-031h 21