We Are Tomodachi Spring 2017

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311. Minnaar poses after winning the jiyu-kumite division title at the 2012 Gojukai All-Japan Championships. 2. With his wife following their Shinto-style wedding ceremony. 3. With colleagues at J.P. Morgan. 123Jaco MinnaarHas trained in Gojukai karate for nearly four decades. His sustained efforts have earned him three all-Japan titles in the jiyu-kumite (free sparring) division, most recently in 2016. Now focuses on karate not for achieving higher rank but for training and introspection. Lives in western Tokyo and divides his time among family, work, training, and volunteer activities as chairperson of SACCJ.