' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Advanced ▁Japanese ▁Studies . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁N ih on ▁J odo ▁Association ▁( 日 本 <0xE6> <0x9D> <0x96> 道 <0xE5> <0x8D> <0x94> 会 ) ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁All ▁Japan ▁I a ido ▁Federation ▁( 全 日 本 居 合 道 連 <0xE7> <0x9B> <0x9F> ) ▁Board ▁of ▁Ex amin ers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁received ▁ 8 th ▁Dan ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁Sh ih an ▁in ▁Japanese ▁call ig raph y ▁( Sh odo ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁ 9 th ▁dan ▁Ok ina wan ▁Go ju ▁Kar ate ▁ ▁Training ▁History ▁Steve ▁Bell amy ▁studied ▁kar ate ▁under : ▁T ats uo ▁Su zu ki ▁and ▁Mas af umi ▁Sh iom its u ▁in ▁W ad ō - ry ū ▁Brian ▁Wait es , ▁Steve ▁Morris ▁and ▁Gary ▁S pi ers ▁in ▁the ▁G ō j ū ▁K ai ▁Mor io ▁H iga onna , ▁E i ' ichi ▁Mi y az ato ▁and ▁K osh in ▁I ha ▁in ▁Ok ina wan ▁G ō j ū ▁K ick box ing ▁and ▁Full ▁Contact ▁under ▁Jeff ▁Smith ▁and ▁Bill ▁' Super foot ' ▁Wal lace ▁Wing ▁Ch un ▁under ▁Joseph ▁Ch eng ▁( UK ) ▁and ▁Le ung ▁She ung ▁(