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PKCC Episode 190 - Sabastian Velilla
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Join us this week as we sit down with Sabastian Velilla. As a student of Budo since 1984, Sensei Velilla is a U.S. Army Veteran who has completed Post-Graduate programs in Japanese Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo and Advanced Public Policy at Old Dominion University in Virginia. For several years he administered International Military Education and Training to the Japanese Self Defense Forces as part of the Department of the Army Security Assistance Program. He has competed and placed in various Budo Arts in both the U.S. and in Japan. In 2023 Sabastian Sensei was nominated for the Japan Foundation Award and in 2024 received the Korosho award from the Kokusai Budoin (IMAF JAPAN) for meritorious service to Budo. He is dedicated to protecting, preserving and expanding traditional Japanese martial arts (Budo) and Japanese Fine Arts (Bijutsu) while fostering well-disciplined and capable individuals through participation in physical, mental and spiritual training.
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