SHIHAN BERTRAND BARRON

		Shihan Bertrand was introduced to martial arts at the age of 11 when he participated in Judo classes. In the early 80's, while living in Gatineau, he trained in Shotokan karate with Sensei Denis Beaudoin. After a few years in Gatineau, he moved back to the Montreal area. This is when he started Kyokyshin and has not stopped since. His first exposure was with Sensei Chouinard. As that dojo closed, he joined with Shihan Pierre Latour in St-Léonard where he trained for more that 15 years and with whom he reveived his 3rd dan. He also practiced Kobudo from Okinawa for more than 10 years with Shihan Pierre Latour and Shihan André Coulombe, and still practices it on his own. In 1999, after Shihan Pierre Latour's dojo burned down, he met Shihan Roman Szyrajew and has been training with him since. In 2000, he redid sucessfully the grading for 3rd dan (certificate # F3050), and in 2003, he received his 4th dan (certificate # F4034). He also received is International Judge certificat from Japan (certificate #0054) in 2005. Through his continuous training and teaching, on may 30th 2010, after a grading of 7.5 hours, he achieved his 5th dan (certificate # F5065), under the watchful eyes of the president of the organization, coming from Japan, Kancho Yoshikazu Matsushima, and the Canadian representative, Shihan Roman Szyrajew. In 2007, he became a full and equal partner in the Seishin Dojo in Dollars-des-ormeaux. His love and devotion to Karate has brought him to travel around the world to Belgium, Japan, the United States, Australia and Spain, to participate in training camps, seminars and competition refereeing, as well as getting involved in local events.





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