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About Hidy Ochiai Known as a world-class martial artist, Hidy Ochiai has been inducted twice into the prestigious Black Belt Hall of Fame as "Instructor of the Year" in 1979 and again as "Man of the Year" in 1980. The Rotary Foundation International named him a Paul Harris Fellow in 1997 and in 2001 he received the "Outstanding Community Leader Award" from the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. In 2002 the Seratoma Club awarded him the "Service to Mankind Award". He served as adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton for eleven years teaching "Zen and Martial Arts of Japan". He developed EKP (Educational Karate Program) to benefit elementary as well as high school students. The program emphasizes mental discipline, self-respect and respect for others, concentration and self-confidence, encouraging children to achieve excellence and self-development. His credentials also include the publication of five books: The Essence of Self-Defense, Living Karate, The Complete Book of Self-Defense, Hidy Ochiai's Self-Defense for Kids-A Guide for Parents and Teachers (published by Contemporary Books in Chicago), A Way to Victory: Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings published by the Overlook Press. To purchase Hidy Ochiai's books, go to Amazon.com or to Barnes & Noble.

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