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In part 2 of 3, Anotonsen Sensei shares some of his thoughts about what sits at the heart of his training, his thankfulness and quiet pride at being Canadian and how that, in some ways, strengthens his relationship to Okinawa and indeed Karate And Kobudo!

6th Dan Ryukyu Kobudo with Renshi and Shihan titles under Sensei Tamayose Hidemi, Hanshi since 1993 and a founding member of the Ryukyu Kobudo Tesshinkan.

Also a P.hD in Asian Arts and philosophies (unrecognized field of study) from the university of Hawaii.

Started karate and kobudo in 1982

originally under O sensei Richard Kim with the Zen Bien Butokukai.

First came to Okinawa in 1993. 7th Dan Renshi in Meibukan Gojyu-Ryu and long time member of the IMGKA, the

International Meibukan Gojyu-Ryu karate-do association. Studying Gojyu since 1982 and Meibukan since 1989 under 3 generations of Yagi family.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices