Richardson, Rob
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Club:
- Calgary Gojukai
Rank:
- Yondan
Training Since: 1985
Teaching Since: 1991
Qualifications:
- Instructor's Certificate - IKGA Canada
Positions held:
- Chief Instructor - Calgary Gojukai Karate Club
- Member - IKGA Canada Board of Directors
- Chair - IKGA Canada Competition Committee
- Member - Karate Alberta Association
Awards / Achievements:
- Coached Gold Medal Winner, Karate Alberta Women's Kata Champion (2002, 2003)
- Member Karate Alberta Provincial Team (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Ranked in "Best 8"for Kumite at National Karate Association Championships (2002)
- Karate Alberta Provincial Champion (2002)
- Attended National Karate Association Championships (2001)
- Bronze medal Itabashi-ku competition (1998)
- Participant All-Tokyo open competition (1998)
International Experience:
- International Seminar and Gojukai 50th Anniversary, Tokyo, Japan, (2000)
- Training and Competition, Tokyo, Japan, (1997 - 1998, 1999)
Personal comment:
I enjoy learning and teaching the wonderful art of Yamaguchi Goju-ryu. As with most worthwhile activities, it is easy to develop a passion for the growth and development that can be achieved only through hard work and diligent study and practice.
I am fortunate to have the best teachers in the world for Gojukai Karate-do, and I am happy that I can pass on this sense of a greater community of learning and practice to my students. I believe that it is not what we can do with the tools we have, but what we actually do with the tools we have that make us a true artist.
Lead by example, follow the best.