Takahiro "Hiro" Takeya

Takahiro Takeya, the eldest of three younger brothers, enjoys the world of being Brazilian and Japanese. His mother met his father while living in Japan. Hiro’s mother, Amaya, moved with her then boyfriend, an American, to live with him while he trained in Judo in Japan. During her stay, she met Hachiro Takeya, a very well regarded, young and up and coming Judoka, soon to be receiving his black belt. It wasn’t long before Amaya dumped her boyfriend, who moved back to America to become an accountant, and eventually married Hachiro, who, throughout the years, has become a very decorated Judoka in the world of Judo. Takahiro was born within the first year of their marriage and the next two children came one after the other, leaving them all with barely a few months apart.

Thanks to Hachiro’s background in martial arts and the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that was gaining fire in Brazil; all three boys were in martial arts before they even started schooling. Each son has participated in several tournaments and competitions with all of them expected to start schools of their own if they did not decide to stay working with their father.

Takahiro is not only very interested in pursuing his martial arts abilities to the fullest, but he is very well traveled and well read. He excelled in school and is a natural people person. He has a strong love for American culture and it is natural to befriend tourists, especially the ones that embrace his culture; those like a good friend named Belle belmarie.

He is the first of his brothers to embark out on his own, to start a dojo of his own, a school called Zenhero Martial Arts School, in New York of all places.