Block your calendars! The 2015 Tai Kai is coming to Kobaka Dojo this year on November 6, 7, and 8, 2015. Kobaka Dojo is located in Old Chester High School, in rural Wayne County Ohio. They have a full gymnasium and several small rooms available for training. There are also several hotels located within 10 […]
If you haven’t already, please register for the new session of classes. Starting tomorrow, Monday, March 9th, we will be in our second week of the session. Anyone not registered and wanting to attend classes will be asked to go to the front desk to pay a drop-in fee for that class. If this happens […]
Sensei Mendiola has been hard at work creating new designs for our shop –The Plain Collection. These new minimalist designs go with any outfit: plaids, stripes, polka dots (just don’t wear all three at the same time) Keep it simple: Where do I train? -Koyama Dojo. What do I practice? -Hakko Denshin Ryu
Chris returned to Koyama Dojo last night from his new home in Western Massachussets to visit. Little did he know that we had a big surprise in store for him. Shihan Reynolds traveled to Honbu and brought back Chris’ Shodan certificate (pictured above), Sensei Burge purchased Chris his hakama, Sensei Spirko – an embroidered belt, […]
In past years, the YMCA has had class sessions of various lengths. Starting now, the YMCA is switching to sessions of 7 weeks each with a one week break between sessions. This should simplify your registration for classes. As always, we hold classes during all breaks without extra cost.
Koyama Dojo is partnering with Ascalon Films to produce a professional promotional video for our school and a series of instructional videos about Hakko Denshin Ryu JuJutsu. Pre-production has already begun on this histroric project and shooting will begin in March. Several roles need to be filled before shooting can begin. For the promotional film, […]
It’s great to show your Koyama Dojo pride off the mat. Now this is easier than ever with our new apparel and accessories shop. It’s got everything from T-shirts to beachtowels to mugs to stickers. Take a few minutes and explore all the new designs and items you can purchase with authentic Koyama Dojo artwork. […]
We’ve revamped the beginner’s class to better meet the needs of new students. We understand that it can be intimidating to walk in as a new student to a class full of black belts practicing advanced techniques. To combat this, we will have a specific curriculum designed to systematically teach new students the fundamentals of […]
We now have available for purchase brand new 93Brand Standard Issue gis embroidered with our new dojo mon (family crest) and the kanji for Hakko Denshin Ryu on the left breast. These gis retail for $99, but we are able to offer them with embroidery for $75. They even come with a white belt. If […]
