Edmond Otis

Edmond Otis

Senior Lecturer

Email

eotis@eit.ac.nz

Areas of Teaching

Sport and Recreation

Qualifications

MS, MFT - Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, BS

Phone

06 974 8000

Extension

5413

Bio

Edmond and his family have recently moved to Hawke’s Bay from the US. On faculty at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) from 1981-2007, he held senior positions in Psychology, Humanities, English, the Graduate School of Education, Athletics, Recreation, and Honors. As Director of UCR’s nationally known Martial-Arts program (1995-2004), he coached numerous individuals, and teams, to national and international karate championships. Edmond also focused on developing courses integrating traditional martial art philosophy with modern western life.

Edmond is internationally known as a karate competitor, examiner, instructor, coach, and official. He is currently international Chairman of the American JKA Karate Association (AJKA-I), and past chairman of the Pan-American Region for WUKO – The World Union of Karate-do Organizations.

Edmond is also a licensed psychotherapist and trained clinical supervisor. His AACT Programs & Workshops® are a comprehensive communication-based training system used by public and private agencies to reduce conflict, and increase productivity, efficiency, and moral in the workplace.

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