Sempai Sahil Potdar began his martial arts journey at the age of 13. He had started his journey with Goju-Ryu Karate but later moved to Shorinji Ryu Karate under the same sensei. He also learnt Kyokushin Karate in Pune and Bangalore from esteemed sensei’s. 

As he progressed in his career to currently being a senior Delivery Manager in IT, managing multiple projects across countries, he never left his passion for martial arts, taking effort to continue practicing and learning from various sources. 

After learning and practicing in different styles, he kept getting drawn to Goju-Ryu. A conversation with Sensei Rakessh K Runwal convinced him that he had met someone with a similar philosophy and value system, and started training under him at Zendankai Martial Art Academy from 2023. 

With sensei’s training, they travelled to Okinawa in 2024 for advanced training in Okinawan Goju-Ryu and Kobudo and Sahil achieved his shodan (Black Belt 1st DAN) there. He continues to learn and teach at Zendankai Martial Art Academy.