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Expert Profile: Thomas F. Sergent

Expertise: I can answer questions on the Classical Japanese/Okinawan martial arts; specifically, Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu.

Experience in the area
I have trained for 44 years and hold black belts in Shotokan, GoJu-Ryu, Wado-Ryu and Jui-Jitsui.

Organizations
Wado Shinzen-Kai International (Director) Amateur Athletic Union Texas Board of Professional Martial Arts Instructors

Publications
Karate Illustrated Magazine Black Belt Magazine Smash magazine

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Awards and Honors
7th degree Black Belt - Wado Shinzen-Kai Member of the Texas Martial Arts Hall of Fame (Instructor-Competitor) Silver medalist - AAU National Championships 1996

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 190
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		17

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	07/07/08
10	10	10	10	02/24/08
10	10	10	10	01/25/08
10	10	10	10	07/28/07
10	10	10	10	05/22/07

User Comments

Thank you very much for your answer to my question. You have given me confidence and encouragement and exactly the information I needed!
(Kymberlee on 07/07/08)

Dear Sir,Thanks very much for getting back to me and for the link you gave me.I'm not actually a kyokushinkai practitioner although I understand that
(Dave on 02/24/08)

thank you, I'm from Ireland, maybe you have heard of my sensei John Sweeney, we compete anually in the WTKA(world championships of karate).
(ben on 07/28/07)

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Recent Answers from Thomas F. Sergent

2008-06-24 Different Styles: Sorry I have taken a couple days to answer but I have been out of town. The main differences between Wado-Ryu and Shito-Ryu is that Wado is a combination of karate and ju-jutsu and shito-ryu has more...

2008-02-21 Yantsu kata: Hi Dave, The area I offer expertise in is "Classical Japanese Karate" The four classical styles are Shotokan, GoJu-Ryu, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu. Although you do not identify your style, I'm assuming...

2007-09-03 Help me please: Hi Danny, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get to you on this request. My computer-system crashed on the 3d (the day before your request) and we just got it back up today. First let me say that...

2007-08-24 karate: Dear Peter, You should concentrate on what you can do. Many people can't perform all of the techniques of any given style, it's just a fact of life. You should try to learn to do the techniques that...

2007-07-27 Wado-Ryu: Hi Ben, Certainly, for you and me, Wado-Ryu is the best style of Karate-Do because it is our chosen style. Others might disagree because of their devotion to their own style and I believe that is...