The Mark

The small red seal beside my name is something I have kept from an earlier part of my karate journey.

The mark is a traditional hanko, made for me in Japan by an artisan who carved these seals by hand in wood.

It came in a small box with red ink. A hanko is a personal seal, often used in place of a signature.

The characters represent my name in Japanese. I have kept it over the years simply because it means something to me.

It was not made as a website logo. It just felt natural to use it here.