~~~~Accomplishments~~~~
Qualified and competed at the 9th International Kendo tournament in Paris as a member of the USA TEAM.
Coached the Venezuelan Kendo team at the 10th International Kendo tournament in Kiyoto, Japan
Kendo Dojo established in Long Island in 1992
Kendo Go-Dan (5th degree)
At 19 years old started
training in Japanese sword Polishing, Scabbard making and other related sword
art work in Japan under professional instructors.
Such as: Kentaro Yoshikawa (Polisher for the imperial household)
T. Okazaki (Sayashi)
Ichinose sensei (Tsukamaki)
Kato Yamada/ T. Ando/ A. Mizuno
Trained in Kendo in Japan and the US.
Featured in a documentary about the Samurai and the Japanese sword. On the History Channel ("The Samurai Tradition") 1999.
Article written by Kentaro Yoshikawa in the Nihon To Ken Rekishi.
Article written in a Japanese magazine published and distributed in Japan 2000.("Japanese Sword polisher in the US trained in Japan")
Featured on news 12 in Long Island news. ("Japanese Kendo Teacher and Art Sword Polisher") 2001.
~~~~Affiliated With ~~~~
Member of the NTHK under the leadership of the Yoshikawa family.
Member Of the NBTHK in Japan
Member of the Japanese Sword Club of the United States.
Member of the Metropolitan New York Sword Club.
Member of the All US Kendo Federation.