#16 Jan Martin Huus

#18 Minoru Saeki

Minoru Saeki is a 7th dan from the Japan Karate Association (JKA).  He is a karate pioneer in North America and has received the Prime Minister’s Award for his contributions to community development.

#17 Jorge Torres

Jorge Torres is a Physical Therapist and has extensive karate experience as a member of the USA JKA Team. He is currently an Assistant Instructor at JKA Karate Shiroma in New York.

#16 Jan Martin Huus

Jan Martin Huus is an up-and-coming JKA karateka and competitor on the Norwegian National Team. He qualified for the JKA All Japan Championships in his first year in Japan as a representative of Ibaraki Prefecture.

#15 Martin Buchstaller & Nadja Körner

Martin Buchstaller and Nadja Körner are the founders and producers of Karate@Home. With over 110 countries and 25 thousand members, this online dojo has been a major contributor to keeping the karate flame alive for people around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.

#14 Dr. Simon Phaneuf

Dr. Simon Phaneuf is currently CSO of Dymedso, a Canadian medical technology company. He is specialized in Emergency Medicine and in Sports and Exercise Medicine. A long-time karateka and the first physician in the Province of Québec to be certified by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.