Ryan Boesche, (Ni Dan), Kokoro Dojo, Berlin, Germany. Ryan is 24 years old Born March 17, 1982. Along with Sensei Rigato and Sensei Dale, Ryan is responsible for founding the Kokoro Dojo in 2001 in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada. In 2003 Ryan moved to Berlin, Germany and began teaching privatly, shortly thereafter he officially opened the Kokoro Dojo in 2004 and now have three locations within the city teaching in both English and German. With the current success of the courses here in Berlin, Ryan hopes to create a very strong presence for Isshinryu in the city. Ryan has been training in Isshinryu Karate under Sensei Baldassi since January of 1993. He has also trained in a number of other styles including Combat Hapkido, Iaido, and Kickboxing in order to compliment his Isshinryu training. Ryan's main goals for the near future are to test for his San Dan, and continur to increase the number and level of Isshinryu practioners in Berlin.