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Kojo Ryu Kata ~ Tenkan
By Patrick McCarthy on
Scot Mertz; Hanshi 8th Dan, performing Tenkan, from Kojo Ryu, at the Karate for Peace Celebration, in the Naha Greenery Centre, Shintoshin, Okinawa
Originally from Hawaii, Scot Mertz is a retired decorated military veteran who has resided here in Okinawa, off and on, for more than twenty years. A Goju stylist by tradition, he has met, interviewed, learned from and studied under the tradition's most senior authorities, including the family of Miyagi Chojun. Well researched, and published, he is one of the most senior ranked foreign karate instructors here in Okinawa.