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Ryan Whalen is an accomplished martial artist who specifies in the ancient Japanese martial arts. He now serves as co-founder of the Halifax Budokan; A nonprofit Japanese martial arts research and community program designed to bring other martial artists together to preserve the old-ways of Japanese martial arts. He did this to make it available to children and struggling people who would never get the chance to practice these classic arts for no charge if they cannot afford it, due to lack of funds, in order to make the community a better place. All of this is done along side co-founder Brad Forsyth, his lifelong friend and practitioner of KRBR Sogo Budo.

      Very early in life, Ryan studied as a child with his father, John Whalen, also his uncle Gordie Campbell, and later seeking out many other great teachers over a span of years, including Brian Welcher of the Academy of Martial Sciences. In his lifetime, Ryan has studied many Budo, such as Jujutsu, Aikijujutsu, Koppojutsu, Taijutsu, Iaijutsu, Shurikenjutsu, etc. and done extensive research into many other Koryu.  All the hard work and dedication to the art has come together over the years and culminated into a well-rounded, complete and classical form of combat known as Kotorashin Ryu Aikitaijutsu and as such, serves as Kumicho to Kotorashin Ryu (Head of the Family). His personal assistant Brad Forsyth is theappointed Kancho (Head of Organization) in order to balance the art in tandem with the Halifax Budokan, and serves as the organizations house martial arts study.