YAHYA SENSEI
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Yahya Sensei started the martial arts at the age of 9 and has trained for nearly 40 years. He has trained in Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Judo, Hybrid wrestling and Iai. He has also trained in 書道 Japanese calligraphy, and presented his works at several exhibitions in Japan. In addition, he has practiced Japanese tea ceremony 茶道, Japanese flower arranging 生花, traditional Japanese dance 日本舞踊, and Japanese kimono dressing 着付.
He lived in Japan for almost 20 years, became a Koyasan Shingon Buddhist Monk, and has knowledge of Japanese literature (both classical and modern), economics, geography, history, basic jurisprudence, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology. |
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He presently has various interests including Japanese martial arts, collecting Japanese art, classical literature, cinema, calligraphy, modern style traditional Japanese dance, kimono dressing, Japanese cuisine, manga and anime.
Yahya Sensei comes from a multi-cultural (African, Indian, Caribbean, Sri Lankan, First Nations, Arawak, Chinese, and European), a multi-faith (Jewish, Catholic, Muslim, Taoist and Buddhist) and multi-lingual family (French, English, Sinhala, Tamil, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, and Wolof). He has volunteered in many countries providing care for the least fortunate, vulnerable children, youth, elderly and women. He possesses a B.A. from the University of Toronto in Japanese Studies (Specialist), in African Studies (Minor) and in French Studies (Minor). His Japanese studies touched on history, social studies, language, literature, the use of media in the socio-political arena as well as gender, race and human rights issues. He won a scholarship to study Classical Japanese literature and moved to Japan as a Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship research student. In Japan he obtained the Certificate Japanese Language Proficiency Level 1, and has native level speaking, writing and reading skills.
Yahya Sensei recently completed his Masters in International Law with Merit, and currently enjoys his newest passions, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing.
Yahya Sensei*
*Jean -Louis "Yahya“ Case
Yahya Sensei comes from a multi-cultural (African, Indian, Caribbean, Sri Lankan, First Nations, Arawak, Chinese, and European), a multi-faith (Jewish, Catholic, Muslim, Taoist and Buddhist) and multi-lingual family (French, English, Sinhala, Tamil, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, and Wolof). He has volunteered in many countries providing care for the least fortunate, vulnerable children, youth, elderly and women. He possesses a B.A. from the University of Toronto in Japanese Studies (Specialist), in African Studies (Minor) and in French Studies (Minor). His Japanese studies touched on history, social studies, language, literature, the use of media in the socio-political arena as well as gender, race and human rights issues. He won a scholarship to study Classical Japanese literature and moved to Japan as a Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship research student. In Japan he obtained the Certificate Japanese Language Proficiency Level 1, and has native level speaking, writing and reading skills.
Yahya Sensei recently completed his Masters in International Law with Merit, and currently enjoys his newest passions, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing.
Yahya Sensei*
*Jean -Louis "Yahya“ Case