, ▁and ▁world ▁titles ▁in ▁kar ate . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁All - St yles ▁Kar ate ▁Team ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁During ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁several ▁full ▁contact ▁and ▁kick - box ing ▁titles ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁He ▁has ▁lived ▁and ▁trained ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁instruct or ▁ranks ▁in ▁kar ate , ▁j ū d ō ▁and ▁a ik id ō , ▁he ▁holds ▁advanced ▁teaching ▁lic enses ▁in ▁several ▁classical ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁of ▁Japan , ▁not ably ▁Sh ind ō ▁Mus o - ry ū ▁J od ō , ▁Mus ō ▁Sh inden ▁ry ū ▁I a ido , ▁and ▁Kas umi ▁Sh ind ō - ry ū ▁Ken j ut su ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K ans ai ▁Japanese ▁language ▁council ▁( 関 西 国 語 <0xE5> <0xAF> <0xA9> <0xE8> <0xAD> <0xB0> 会 ) ▁and ▁has ▁passed ▁both ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Language ▁Prof ic iency ▁Test ▁( 日 本 語 能 力 <0xE8> <0xA9> <0xA6> <0xE9> <0xA8> <0x93> ) ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁foreign ▁service ▁transl ators ▁exam ination ▁at ▁level ▁ 1 ▁( the ▁highest ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁master