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Shihan Teruyuki Okazaki
Founder and Chairman, International Shotokan Karate
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Vice-Chairman, ISKF Technical Committee
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ISKF Shihankai; Author of Complete Shotokan Karate
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Chief Instructor, Shotokan Karate Club of MD
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Chief Instructor, S. MD Shotokan Karate
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Dr. George Stollsteimer, 4th Dan, Orthopedic Surgeon
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etiquette…"
Cathy Cline, 8th Dan
Chief Instructor, Western WA Shotokan Karate Club; Highest-Ranked Woman in the World
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Chief Technical Director, HDKI
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Regional Director, ISKF Canada
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important points."
Bob Hoffman, 8th Dan
Chairman, ISKF Tournament Cmte
Chief Instructor,
Chester County Shotokan Karate Club
"…very well written and full of great knowledge that not only
[beginners] need to know, but the rest of us karate-ka."
Mark Willis, 7th Dan
Deputy Chief Instructor, Trad'l Shotokan KarateDo Fed.
New Zealand
"[Welcome To Karate] is a great support for teaching."
Fady Antakly, 7th Dan
Regional Director, ISKF Lebanon
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Regional Director, ISKF Puerto Rico
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James Field, 8th Dan
Vice-Chairman, ISKF Technical Committee
"…an excellent manual for the beginning karate student. I
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Paul Willoughby, 5th Dan
Chief Instructor, S. MD Shotokan Karate
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and dads, visitors…"
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Instructor, Glenside Shotokan Karate Club
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classes should be run."
Takamichi Maeshima, 6th Dan
Chief Instructor, Martial Arts Int'l Institute
"I can easily see how useful it'd be for new karate-ka. Well
done."
Scott Langley, 6th dan;
Chief Technical Director, HDKI
