Tetsuya is a lifelong judoka (practitioner of judo), from Japan with international competition experience. A true student of judo that loves to follow the current international circuit. His affinity for newaza (ground work is made obvious by his social media tag @newazalove. Growing up a fan of the world famous Flavio Canto OLY of Brazil and Travis Stevens OLY of USA, both Olympic medalists known for their mastery of ground techniques. Tetsuya arrived to the NWT after spending a year and a half teaching judo in Edinburgh, Scotland as well as running multiple clinics and training camps in Greece. He is truly enjoying this stage of his judo career and has so far been able to survive our northern winters.