Kancho
Mr. Weber, the SANSHIN-KAN founder, holds the honored title of "Kancho".
Kancho is a well experienced and qualified military person who served in the Foreign Legion and is currently ranked as brigadier general in the Swedish military reserve army. Mr. Weber was honored to receive few bravery medals for his achievements.

Kancho established the style as a result of his deep knowledge and vast experience in close combat fighting during war as a commander in the Foreign Legion.

Kancho is well recognized as one of the Europe's premier close combat experts. He has trained Police and Armed Forces in close combat and self-defense in various countries e.g. USA, Canada, France, Turkey and Israel.

Kancho was born in 1942 and started to learn Judo under the teaching of Kawaishi Sensei, 8 Dan. He is occupied by Martial Arts since early 50's and was fist graded to first Dan in 1957.

Today Kancho holds the rank of Kudan (9th degree black belt) in World Karate federation and he also has been honored the rank of Judan (10th degree black belt) in Shito-ryu Motobu-ha. During his more than 50 years of martial arts experience he has also achieved black belts in Judo, Aikido and Ju-Jitsu. Kancho startes to teach in 1965 and he was also a member in the Swedish National Karate Team.

In 1983 he received 7th Dan "Shihan" title by Motobu-Ha Shito-Ryu.

In 1985 Kancho was responsible to promote Shito-Ryu and was the official representative of SeiShin-Kai in Europe and the Middle-East.

During his many visits in Okinawa he'd met and worked with well known teachers: Nanbu Yoshinau, Fujiware, Nakazono, Suzuki, Kazaki, Anai, Kawata, Miyazato, Kuniba, Tani Chojiro, Hizatake, Hayashi.


# Mr. Weber wrote two fascinating books in which he gracefully describes his exceptional life story: "Song of the Desert" and "The Warrior's Rose".
# In Addition Mr. Weber has published a Video Cassette in which he explains basics of his practical approach of Close-combat Self-Defense under the name "Close Encounters