Articles by Andries Pruim

Andries Pruim Shihan is an Internationally recognized 7th Degree (Nanadan) Black Belt (Kuro-Obi) who began his Shotokan Karate training in 1972.  Pruim Shihan has continued with his training in Japanese Budo by regularly travelling to Japan in order to train with some of the world's foremost Karate masters including the late Kanazawa Hirokazu Soke (10th Dan Shotokan Karate) and his present instructor Shuseki Shihan Manabu Murakami (8th Dan). Pruim Shihan also attended the International Budo University, located in Katsuura, Japan on several occasions for advanced Budo training where he was introduced to Atarashii Naginata. Pruim Shihan founded one of the few Naginata schools in Canada after training with some of the top Naginata Instructors in Japan including Kimura Yasuko Soke.  In addition, Andries Pruim is a recently retired Corporate Manager after 38 years, having worked both at an International Bank, mainly as a Commercial Lender as well as with Canada’s 2nd largest phone company as a Senior Business Consultant. His latest efforts are an attempt to leverage his vast business experience to assist those who wish to make the Martial Arts a full-time career. Andries Pruim has written several articles over the past 30 years, with his most recent work focusing on the business side of the Martial Arts Industry. His work has been showcased in many prominent publications including MA Success Magazine and Black Belt Magazine as well as their digital platforms, mainly under the Budo Banker moniker (www.BudoBanker.com)