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Our Hon. Patron and the Adviser in Canada
Our former patron Sensei Suenori Tominaga Black Belt 8th Dan
Sensei Tominaga was the Chief Instructor of University of Toronto Karate Club, founder of Jinbukai Canada. He was the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Karate Ontario and also a Member of Karate Canada Technical Committee.
Sensei Tominaga has been giving his guidance, support and the training to us from the inception. He trained Karate in Japan with our Shihan Okawa who was his Senpai in Miyata Sensei's Dojo. it was an honour and our luck to have met him in Canada. Further, .He had learnt Judo and some Karate from Shihan Okawa at the High School in Kyushu, Japan few decades ago. They both studied Karate from pioneers of Karate-Do such as Sensei Minoru Miyata 9th Dan, (asst. Chief Instructor of JKA) and Sensei was a direct student of Funakoshi Sensei.
Unfortunately Sensei Tominaga passed away and December 27, 2016 marked the funeral of Tominaga Sensei.
Sensei Tominaga was the Chief Instructor of University of Toronto Karate Club, founder of Jinbukai Canada. He was the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Karate Ontario and also a Member of Karate Canada Technical Committee.
Sensei Tominaga has been giving his guidance, support and the training to us from the inception. He trained Karate in Japan with our Shihan Okawa who was his Senpai in Miyata Sensei's Dojo. it was an honour and our luck to have met him in Canada. Further, .He had learnt Judo and some Karate from Shihan Okawa at the High School in Kyushu, Japan few decades ago. They both studied Karate from pioneers of Karate-Do such as Sensei Minoru Miyata 9th Dan, (asst. Chief Instructor of JKA) and Sensei was a direct student of Funakoshi Sensei.
Unfortunately Sensei Tominaga passed away and December 27, 2016 marked the funeral of Tominaga Sensei.
