Name of the making dojo: Shinken Dojo Shakuhachi, based in Cartagena, Colombia
Ricardo Zapata was born in Cartagena de Indias in 1974. He has a martial arts master titled of Shidoshi (Warrior and Master of the Way) and is a fully licensed teacher trained in the arts of Bujinkan, the official Japanese organisation of the Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi.
Zapata is the author of the book Ninja, Blade under Heart published in USA in two languages in the year 2008. The book is dedicated to his experience in the martial arts and the philosophy of life.
He is specialist in educational management, a professional musician, graphic designer, artist and shakuhachi craftsman and the director of the school of martial arts Shinken Dojo, where he teaches the art of Shakuhachi (Zen flute) to his students.
He led the first workshop ‘Introduction to Shakuhachi’ in Bogota D.C. Colombia in 2015 at the Soto Zen School and Zen community in Colombia. Additionally he gives courses for study in martial arts, meditation and music in Cartagena and nationwide through his School of Divine Sword. Master Zapata creates a colombian zen flute version, made with selected local bamboo, for playing the original songs of the komuso monks (honkyoku) or popular music (gaikyoku) with a beautiful and very professional sound and gives the possibility of access to people who love this instrument and the zen music.
Selling shakuhachi since 2014.
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