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, and Mugai-ryu Iai Hyodo 無外流居合兵道. 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 has lived in Japan for almost 20 years, and has various interests including Japanese martial arts, collecting Japanese art, classical |
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literature, cinema, calligraphy, modern style traditional Japanese dance, kimono dressing, Japanese cuisine, manga and anime. He also has knowledge of Japanese literature (both classical and modern), economics, geography, history, basic jurisprudence, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology.
Yahya Sensei is also a trilingual and 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. He has native level speaking, writing and reading skills, and has recently completed his Masters in International Law with Merit.
Yahya Sensei has volunteered in many countries providing care for the least fortunate, vulnerable children, youth, elderly and women.
Yahya Sensei is also a trilingual and 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. He has native level speaking, writing and reading skills, and has recently completed his Masters in International Law with Merit.
Yahya Sensei has volunteered in many countries providing care for the least fortunate, vulnerable children, youth, elderly and women.