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About Sensei Tom Swiss
Sensei Tom Swiss began his Seido karate training in 1985. He holds the rank of yondan (fourth degree black belt) in that art. After receiving black belt ranking in October 1995, he spent several years as an assistant instructor at the Howard County Seido program before starting the Catonsville Seido Karate program in January of 2002. While his primary interests in karate training are personal development and self-defense, he has also competed in tournaments ranging from regional to international.
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Sensei Tom Swiss with Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura, founder and chairman of the World Seido Karate Organization, and Kyoshi Akira Nakamura, vice-chairman. April 2006 |
Sensei Tom holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park and works professionally as a software developer. He is also a graduate of the Shiatsu and Asian Bodywork program at the Baltimore School of Massage, an NCCAOM Diplomate in Asian Bodywork Therapy, and a Maryland Certified Massage Therapist, with a small private practice. The knowledge of the human body he gained in this study has been of great value in his subsequent karate training.
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Sensei Tom with Senpai Toshiyuki Kuwa and the Kansai Seido Karate club, Osaka, Japan. April 2007 |
Taking his interest in Japanese culture further, he has recently begun studying the Japanese language, and spent three months living in Osaka (the third largest city in Japan) in the spring of 2007.
Sensei Tom has also built a reputation in the Baltimore arts community as a poet and singer/songwriter.