Richard Romero is a Japanologist and former full-contact Kyokushinkai Karate champion with over 38 years of Japanese martial arts experience, over 20 years of teaching experience in U.S. and Japan, and over five years of professional experience in Japan, including Public Educational Consultant at the Kani City Board of Education, Lecturer on Japanese martial arts at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and Karate Instructor at World Oyama Karate in Nagoya. He is also trilingual (English, Spanish, Japanese) and possesses the finest educational background. As such, he is unique in the martial arts industry.
Representative ClientsSport & Health Clubs, VA
Ft. Myer Youth Services, VA
Mt. Vernon Community School, VA
T.C. Williams High School, VA
Rock Creek International School, DC
Kingsbury Day School, DC
Academic Teaching Experience
1989 1990: Assistant Teacher, Japan Exchange & Teaching Program, Minokamo City Board of Education, Gifu, Japan
1990 1991: Assistant Teacher, Board of Education, shirakawa Town, Gifu, Japan
1991 1992: Educational Consultant, Board of Education, kani City, Gifu, Japan
1992 1993: Lecturer, Chubu Women's College, Gifu, Japan
1993: Lecturer, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Martial Arts Competencies
6th Dan Black Belt Seichou Karate (empty handed combat)
3rd Dan Japanese Archery
Other Weaponry:
Jo and bo (short and long fighting staffs),
Nunchaku (tethered batons)
Tonfa ("L" riot baton)
Sai (single-hand swords)
Yumi (long bow)
Martial Arts Competition Experience
Double Bronze Medalist, 2000 International Law Enforcement Games, Cocoa Beach, FL
Member, U.S. Team 1984 World Karate Championship, Tokyo, Japan
Former Northeast and Southeast U.S. Middleweight Kyokushin Karate Knock-down Karate Champion
Other Professional Qualifications
Stuntman in film and television
Attorney-at-Law
Professional and Other Associations
Member, All-Japan Archery Federation
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, U.S. Supreme Court
Member, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Member, Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Member, Screen Actor's Guild
Member, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Education
INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES, Yokohama, Japan, Certificate, June 1994
CORNELL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL, Ithaca, NY, Certificate in Japan Studies, June 1989
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, NY, Juris Doctor, June 1987
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY, Bachelor of Arts, October 1984
HACKLEY SCHOOL, Tarrytown, NY, High School Diploma, June 1979
Languages
Japanese, Spanish, native English
