bballardini
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Born in Venice in 1954, he is a renowned communications expert, journalist and essayist. He started practicing karate in 1976 following the Japan Karate Association (Shotokan). In the early 90s he chose to start from scratch to search ancient karate. After a period with Kenji Tokitsu, he passed to Shorin Ryu and finally he joined the Zentokukai, to study Kyan Ha Shorinji Ryu Tode. As a scholar and historian of karate he collaborates with Edizioni Mediterranee directing the series "Sapere d'Oriente" and "Karate Antico". He is one of the founders of the Koryu Karate Jutsu Kenkyu Kai, the Ancient Karate Research Association, to promote academic studies on the discipline.