Sensei Green is a direct and privately trained student under 8th Degree Sensei Katsutaka Tanaka of Anchorage, Alaska. Sensei Tanaka has taught in Anchorage for over 35 years and holds an 8th Degree with the U.S.A.N.K.F. and a 7th Degree with the Nihon Karate Do Kenwa Kai. Sensei Tanaka also holds the highest referee license in the world called "Referee A" license. Only 22 people other than Sensei Tanaka in the world hold this license and only 4 in North America including Sensei Tanaka.
Sensei Green has trained under 3 different World Champions. The three world champions were under 3 different associations.
Sensei Green teaches a style called Shito-Ryu and is certified throught the Nihon Karate Do Kenwa Kai of Japan and the U.S.A.N.K.F. (The United States of America National Karate Do Federation).
Sensei Green has two different black belts in two different versions of Shito-Ryu. There are over 17 versions of Shito-Ryu. Sensei Green holds and is certifed World Wide. The other black belt is certified with a private school. Green's also hold many minor belts in other styles. His other styles that he teaches and hold minor belts include; Tae Kwon Do, Muai Thai Kickboxing, Kickboxing, Judo, Ju Jitsu, Aikido, Iiado, Kung Fu and has studied boxing. Sensei Green's has taken the best of the other styles and incorporates them into the kicking or self-defense aspects of his instruction. The main focus of advancement though is Shito-Ryu karate.