Alberto Testa (NiDan) is a sociologist (research interests: sociology of deviance, Political Sociology,Socio/Historic aspects of Sport and Sports Law);he works as a full time Lecturer in Social Sciences of Sport at the School of Sport and Education at Brunel University-London UK and he is also a PhD (Doctoral) candidate. One of Sensei Testa hobby is fitness ;He is a Certified Fitness Trainer FIF; ISSA, FIA, AMFT and Expert Rating Academy.Professional Member of The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and level 3 member of the UK Register of Exercise Professionals http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse Alberto Testa has studied several styles of Karate among these Goju-Ryu (he attended several stages led by Shihan Giancarlo Barbin Italian Goju-Kai representative  (The Goju-Kai organization was founded by the well-known Gogen Yamaguchi ). He also studied Shotokan Karate with Sensei Fabrizio Castellani obtaining shodan. Sensei Castellani is one of the top shotokan master and the Italian representative of the International Shotokan Karate Federation-Japan Karate Association. Studying Karate also from a sociological perspective;He decided to know more about Okinawan karate (the ancestor of modern Karate) and he was fortunate to meet Hanshi Koei Nohara, chief instructor of the All Ryukyus Fullcontact Karatedo Association (Okinawa-Japan). From this experience he understood that studying Okinawan Karate was crucial to comprehend the original essence and meanings of this extraordinary martial art. Testa Sensei had the honour to be introduced to the Seibukan style (Kyan Chotoku lineage) of karate by Kyoshi Jamal Measara,famous karate and kobudo master, well known Okinawan karate historian and researcher; 7th dan Seibukan, 6th dan Matayoshi Kobudo, 6th dan Aikido;Chief Examiner and Instructor for Europe of the International Okinawa Shorin- Ryu Seibukan Karate and Hanshi Zempo Shimabukuro’s direct student and one of the few non-okinawan master being admitted to the Okinawan Karate Commission (Okinawa-Japan) to preserve the original Okinawan karate teachings and culture.Testa Sensei will always be in debt for the generosity of Kyoshi Measara in sharing knowledge on Okinawan karate. BUDO CREDENTIALS Alberto Testa teaches Shorin Ryu and he has been recently accepted by the prestigious World Oshu Kai Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Do Kobudo Federation (W.O.F.)with direct and clear lineage to Anko Itosu-Chibana Sensei, headed by Hanshi Kenyu Chinen (Okinawa-Japan)one of the few disciples of the legndary Shugoro Nakazato and Katsuya Miyahira Sensei. http://www.okinawakarate.pl/en/index.php?menu=6&opcja=2 http://www.oshukai.com/lang/eng/france.htm He is a Member (N 69) of the list of authorised instructors (teaching abroad) of the Okinawan Prefecture http://www-edu.pref.okinawa.jp/hotai/karate/dojolist/kaigai03.htm UK director of the UMAA (USA) an important worldwide organization led by Kyoshi Frank Williams PhD, which promotes traditional okinawan shorinryu karate regardless styles. He holds an Instructor licence in Karate by the Amateur Martial Association (AMA); the largest martial arts association in the UK, affiliated with Karate England (WKF). Currently, Testa Sensei teaches martial arts at the School of Sport and Education (Brunel University) as part of the academic curriculum to undergraduate students of the first and second year of the BSc in Sport Sciences. Alberto Testa School of Sport and Education Centre for International Sport Ethnography Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH United Kingdom http://www.authentic-okinawan-karate-uk.com/