John Courtemanche of Hollis, recently tested and was awarded his Kosho Hoho Yooga (KHY) Tai Chi for health instructor certification.

Courtemanche studies the KHY system under Professor Christopher Bashaw, also of Hollis, Soke of the KHY system and World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and Karate Union Hall of Fame inductee.

Courtemanche is also a student of Kuroshinobi-do (ninjutsu) as well as One Tree martial arts www.1tree.yolasite.com with Bashaw. Courtemanche has studied throughout New England with Bashaw as well as Kyoshi Rick Wilmott of Providence, R.I.; Courtemanche has also studied in Canada with Roshi Mark Lawrence of the Hoshin Roshi Ryu Taijutsu (ninjutsu) system.