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Interview with David Harrison of Boston Kendo Kyokai
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? Boston Kendo Kyokai was started by Mr. Nelson Sigelman, Mr. Jack Thayer and Mr. Naomichi Asano in 1980. Nelson had spent a few years in Japan studying kendo and had achieved sandan (3rd dan) in kendo. Upon returning to Boston he wanted to continue practicing kendo. There... [Read more]
Interview with Dale Joseph of Jinenkan Butoku Dojo
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? I am the founder of the dojo. I started the school 10 years ago in hopes to offer and spread the teachings of my Sensei, Manaka Unsui’s Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan martial arts to the community and the world. 2. What forms of Japanese martial arts do you teach in your school?... [Read more]
Interview with Renshi Ken Akiyama of the House of the Samurai
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? Hanshi Richie Bernard founded the House of the Samurai dojo in 1974 and was the director for 35 years. During that time, he promoted over 500 students to Black Belt, many of whom went on to become military, business, and community leaders, national AAU karate champions, and... [Read more]
Interview with Luis Morales of Budo Quest Martial Arts
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? The founder of Budo Quest Martial Arts is Kyoshi Luis Morales. He opened the school to promote Classical Life Protection Arts of Okinawan Japan. 2. What forms of Japanese martial arts do you teach in your school? Can you please share with us the history behind them? We teach... [Read more]
Interview with Andree Kielholtz of Shorin Kan Dojo
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? I am the founder of our dojo, the Shorin Kan Dojo in Sonthofen, Germany. The original Dojo was founded in 1986 when I started teaching as a brown belt out of the garage of my parents. Back then, there was no real karate dojo nearby, and since I had traveled a lot to my teachers,... [Read more]
Interview with James Huss of Suenaka Zenzan Dojo
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? Suenaka Zenzan Dojo was founded by James Huss in August, 2006. I opened the dojo for two main reasons: to spread the Aikido and Karatedo of Sensei Roy Suenaka and to improve my own martial skills through teaching and training. I couldn’t claim a rich history; however, in... [Read more]
Interview with Ken Read of Northern River Karate School
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? I founded the Northern River Karate School and I remain the school’s head instructor. I began teaching in 1989 after receiving my Shodan (1st degree black belt). I make frequent trips to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to study with my teacher David Mott in his Cold Mountain... [Read more]
Interview with Dr Nigel Farrier of The Martial Arts Education Centre
1. Who is the dojo’s founder and what prompted him/her to build the school? Is there any rich history behind its making? I, Dr Nigel Farrier, am the founder of the Martial Arts Education Centre. I have been teaching the martial arts since 1996 starting with karate. I had rented a variety of halls from the local council but each year had to reapply to the council for the hall. Every couple... [Read more]