Seiyu Nakamura, 10th Dan Okinawa Dentou Shidokan Karate and Kobujutsu at his dojo in Kochinda, Okinawa, Japan.

Seiyu Nakamura is a master of traditional shidokan karate and kobudo. More than a decade ago, Nakamura-sensei was my briefly my karate instructor. It was great to meet each other again, although he did note that we’d both got a little grayer over the years.

Seiyu Nakamura, 10th Dan Okinawa Dentou Shidokan Karate and Kobujutsu at his dojo in Kochinda, Okinawa, Japan.

Seiyu Nakamura, 10th Dan Okinawa Dentou Shidokan Karate and Kobujutsu at his dojo in Kochinda, Okinawa, Japan.

Seiyu Nakamura, 10th Dan Okinawa Dentou Shidokan Karate and Kobujutsu at his dojo in Kochinda, Okinawa, Japan.

Once again after shooting the black background portraits indoors, I switched the plug-in 7a generator for the battery powered B1, and we went outside. A huge storm was quickly approaching, but we managed to get a few shots in the sugar cane fields before the heavens opened.

Seiyu Nakamura trains with the bo staff outside his dojo in Kochinda, Okinawa, Japan.