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Steve Hiscoe Shihan picked up where he left off after I moved to British Columbia. He has continued to guide me in my development with the soft hand of a benevolent leader. I am thankful for all his advice and support, as well as his continued commitment to uniting all the practitioners of our style.

Professor Georges Sylvain, founder of Can-ryu, deserves the utmost gratitude, from me and all the students who have felt his influence directly or indirectly, for his decades of devotion to the development of our style. It was Professor Sylvain who once took me aside after a black belt training session to tell me my potential as a martial artist, a conversation which touched me deeply and has continued to motivate me to be the best I can be.

Thank you to Glenn Chow (glennjitsu@gmail.com) for being the eye behind the camera and spending many hours getting the right shots to convey my vision. Thank you also to his family for giving him up during all those valuable weekend hours.

Kevin MacDonald is truly deserving of a shout-out as one of the attackers, having instructed me to apply some of the more painful techniques with gusto to get the right reactions from him since he is, in his words, “not much of an actor.”