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Sensei Eric Yee  

Sensei Eric began training in Shotokan Karate-do in 1993 at the YMCA. The coaching staff has consisted of Sensei Robert Lashin, Sensei Danny Leung, Sensei Eve McGrath, and Sensei Brian James. In 1998, Sensei Eric's hard work paid off when he received his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) in Shotokan Karate-do from Master Yutaka Yaguchi.

Sensei Eric started to become interested in other forms of Martial Arts, so he began training under Sensei William Chung in Kobudo in 1998 and received his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) from Soke Seiko Suzuki, a student of Sensei Shinken Taira Kobudo (the father of Ryukyu Kobudo).

Sensei Eric continued to train and received his Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt) in Shotokan Karate-do from Master Teruyuki Okazaki in 2002. In 2004, Sensei Eric began training in Shito Ryu Karate-do under Sensei William Chung.

In 2011, Sensei Eric earned his Yondan (4th Degree Black Belt) from the International Shihan Kai, which consists of the Japanese Executive council, the American Shihan Kai, & the Canadian Shihan Kai in Vancouver, BC.

Currently, Sensei Eric is training and teaching with Sensei Danny Leung in Shotokan Karate, as well with Sensei William Chung in Seito Shito Ryu Karate-do plus, Shimbukan Kobudo. Here are some of Sensei Eric's tournament accomplishments:

• 2011 - 8th Seito Shito Ryu Karate-do International Taikai - Vancouver, BC

                 o Gold Medal: Team Kata Advanced
                 o Bronze Medal: Kata (Advanced Men)

• 2009 - 7th Seito Shito Ryu Karate-do International Taikai, Osaka, Japan

                 o Team Member

• 2007 - 6th Seito Shito Ryu Karate-do International Taikai, Lake Placid, NY

                 o Bronze Medal: Kata (Men's Black Belt Kata)

• 2005 - 5th Seito Shito Ryu Karate-do International Taikai, Osaka, Japan

                 o Team Canada Member

• 2004 - Shotokan Provincials

                 o Gold Medal: Kata (Men's Kata)

• 2003 - Shotokan Provincials

                 o Gold Medal: Kata (Men's Kata)

• 2002 - Member of the BC Karate Team

• 2002 - Spring Provincials

                 o Silver Medal: Kata (Junior Men's Kata)

• 2002 - Shotokan Provincials

                 o Gold Medal: Kata (Men's Kata)

• 2000 - Shotokan Nationals

                 o Silver Medal: Kata (Boys's 15-17 yrs)