CURRICULUM VITAE

 –         Practitioner of karate (Shotokai, Wado-ryu, Shotokan and Shito-ryu) since January 1978;

–          Member of International Martial Arts Federation – IMAF – Japan;

–          Member of Shotokan Karate of United Nations – SKDUN – Europe;

–          Member of World Martial Arts Federation – WMAF – United States of America;

–          Founder and Head Master of the Shotokan Club Karate-Do – Sal Island – Cabo Verde;

–          Founder and Head Master of the Shotokan Club Karate-Do – Brockton MA – United States of America;

–          Former Cape Verdean President of Martial Arts Federation;

–          Technical Director of the Cape Verdean Shotokan Association;

–          Author of several articles of reflections about Martial Arts, in Capeverdean newspapers;

–          International referee of SKDUN – Shotokan Karate –Do of United Nations;

–          Participant in world championships – Portugal (twice), France (twice), Germany, Hungary and Italy.