Black Belt Instructor

Summary of Qualifications

  • Shodan (First Degree Blackbelt)

Karate Biography

Learning karate was a fulfillment of childhood dreams for Tomasz. Years ago, in Poland, where he comes from, he saw "Enter The Dragon" and immediately was hooked on the idea of noble martial arts. But long before he discovered Sensei Mary Crawford's Okaigan dojo and started to train there, he dabbed in other sport disciplines. During school years he used to be a competitive tennis player. In college, his love for mountains led him to become one of the elite Polish rock climbers and skiing instructor. After finishing his PhD in Telecommunications and moving from Warsaw to the Silicon Valley he has been dividing his free time between windsurfing, surfing, scuba diving, climbing and skiing. Karate though comes always first and he dedicates a few evenings during the week to the training. Tomasz enjoys not only the art of karate but also company of other Okaigan karatekas, who - during almost a decade in the dojo - have become his good friends.