Updated December 2017

Kenshinkai Shorin Ryu Karatedo I started karate in 1981 in Kristiansand Karate Club. My Sensei was Gunnar Nordahl (6th. Dan black belt). Sensei Nordahl left Kristiansand in 1996, and some years later the style changed and I moved to Vaagsbygd Karate Club. I am now a member and instructor in Vaagsbygd Karate Club. My Sensei in Vaagsbygd is Terje Aardal (7th. Dan black belt). He is also the leader of Shorin Ryu Karate Association Norway. Vaagsbygd Karate Club is our main dojo in Norway with over 300 members. My grade is 6th. Dan black belt (12 December 2017) (Shorin Ryu and NKF certified) ********************************* Our "overseas" Sensei is Tsutom Watanabe (7th. Dan black belt) He lives in Montreal, Canada. He visits us every year and has done so since 1981. Montreal Karate Club. Our main dojo (Honbu dojo) in Japan is Nippon Shorin Ryu Karatedo Kenshinkai (In Fukuoka, Japan). Honbu dojo is under the command of Sensei/Shihan Toshiyuki Yoshitake, 7th. Dan black belt. ****************************************************************************************

****** Affiliated Shorin Ryu web sites ****** Home page of Shorin Ryu Karate Association Norway. Shorin Ryu Karate Association Norway ********************************* Home page of Vaagsbygd Karate Club. Vaagsbygd Karate Club Home page of the Shorin Ryu club in Sogne. Karate-klubben Sor Home page of the Shorin Ryu club in Grimstad. Grimstad Karateklubb Home page of the Shorin Ryu club in Arendal. Tyholmen Karateklubb Home page of the Shorin Ryu club in Tromso. Nordlys Shorin Ryu Karateklubb Tromso Home page of Montreal Karate Club (Canada). Montreal Karate Club

****** Mpg/Avi/Wmv ****** 2018 A demo/show fight with my wife and me. A little fighting with my kids. (December 2009) Me doing some Hollywood kicking (2003) 1,6 Mb. My wife Janne (1 kyu) in semi contact competition (2004) 340 Kb. Janne (1 kyu) Fighting in the Dojo (2004) 2,5 Mb. A few small movs (2 mb each) of me fighting with Karate friends in the dojo (2006) Fighting in dojo-1...Fighting in dojo-2...Fighting in dojo-3...Fighting in dojo-4 Fighting in dojo-5...Fighting in dojo-6...Fighting in dojo-7...Fighting in dojo-8 Parents and kids fighting ****** Pictures ****** Sparring with my first Sensei Gunnar Nordahl. (Visiting him in Virginia 1997) Check out our new dojo - New in 2009

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Pictures from the early days Visiting Montreal 1992 Visiting Georges dojo in Montreal 1992 Visiting Steve Coulls dojo in Vermont 1992 Visiting Montreal 1993 Sensei T. Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 1995 Steve Coull and Jason visiting Kristiansand november 1995 Kristiansand Karate Club 1996 Sensei T. Watanabe in Kristiansand 1997 Visiting Sensei G. Nordahl in Centreville, Virginia 1997 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Karate-klubben Sor 2002 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 2002 Sensei T.Watanabe and Mark visiting Kristiansand 2003 Visiting Sensei T.Watanabe in Montreal 2003 Sensei T.Watanabe, Mario and Mark visiting Kristiansand 2004 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 2005

Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Kristiansand april 2006 Sensei T.Watanabe and Paulo visiting Kristiansand 2007 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 2008 The 2009 Shorin Ryu Karate Championships Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Norway 2009 A day in the Dojo - 2009 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Norway 2011 Sensei T.Watanabe visiting Norway 2012 Shorin Ryu championship 2019 Sensei T.Watanabe, George & Marta visiting Norway 2019 Sensei T.Watanabe, George & Marta boat trip 2019 Karate camp - Sensei Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 2022 Norwegian Championship Karate 2022 Karate camp - Sensei Watanabe visiting Kristiansand 2023 Karate camp - Sensei Watanabe visiting Tromsų 2023