Reflex Quotient : About Us

	About Us
	Hemen Lohana
	A commerce graduate from Pune University, having over 15 years of work experience in corporate sales & client relationships. He is a certified trainer from Dale Carnegie Training Course & has conducted many workshops & trainings both behavioural, functional & basic self defense. He is a 2nd degree (Ni DAN) black belt in Isshin Ryu Karate, a sport which he picked up in 1998 & which soon became his passion. He has represented India on two occasions in international martial arts tournaments held in Sydney, Australia in the year 2000, & in Harrisburg, PA, USA in the year 2003. He has won medals & trophies at both these tournaments.
	Apart from this he has also won Innumerable medals & trophies at National & Local level representing his school IKKAI & bringing honour & pride to mentor Sensei Salil Nadkarni. He is currently working towards making the city a safer place to live in. To achieve this goal, he along with his mentor Sensei Salil Nadkarni have designed special & customized Fitness and Self Defense workshop for working women, senior citizens who are more prone to brutal attacks & men who apart from being bread earners also play the role of the family guardian.
	Salil Nadkarni
	Salil Nadkarni is a Bachelor of chemistry & Bachelor of law from Pune University. "Sensei" as he is known as, amongst his students & peers is a 7th degree ( Nana Dan) in Isshin Ryu style of karate & 5th degree in Matayoshi Kobudo (a traditional Japanese Weapons Art) His career's tryst with the Japanese Martial Arts began 32 years ago in the year 1978 with Judo. In 1986 he also began to learn the Isshin Ryu style of karate & achieved his 1st black belt in 1992. He subsequently earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (Korean Martial Art) in the year 1994.
	He has participated in many international Martial Arts tournaments since 1996 held across the globe & won trophies & medals to make India proud. Not only he but also 35 of his students so far have participated & won 75 trophies & medals in international tournaments. For details visit site www.ikkai.org Teaching the Japanese Martial Arts is not only his passion but a full time profession. Some of his students are young enterpreneurs, CFO , CTO, CA's, Engineers, Doctors, Surgeons, Lawyers, Chefs, Pilots right from age 18 to age 53. He is regularly invited for seminars & guest lectures in schools & colleges across Maharashtra to impart & demonstrate the efficacies of self defense. He also has his articles published in leading English newspapers & magzines covering the topics of need for self defense for women , senior citizens & young alike. You can visit the useful links to get the details.