tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71837473129172176892011-07-31T02:32:59.474-07:00Bakersfield Budo Blogger is designed to be our up to the minute source for Dojo News! All of our local exploits will be updated here as often as possible, come back soon!Bakersfield Budohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13965798688660301452noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183747312917217689.post-10382320882702226492010-09-06T06:15:00.001-07:002010-09-06T06:15:35.650-07:00

hey does this work?

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Registration Page is up! It is our pleasure to host the second Kern River Budosai! Our first event was a huge success and we hope you can join us again. These gatherings create friendships and bonds extending the families of Budo larger than anyone could imagine. I am honored to host this event for the students and teachers of supporting Dojo. This year there are several changes to the event

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Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi, Hachidan. President, Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai, Chairman, Jikishin Kai International CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Please join us in welcoming Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi, in our first Nippon Karate Do – Shito Ryu Gasshuku here in Bakersfield. We have been training Shimabukuro Hanshi’s Shito Ryu for a number of years now and as our students grow in age and

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Thanks again for all of the support everyone, lots of photos are up in the gallery, more to come!

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Last night Erin, a newer student came in and said "ok i'm hooked", I asked her to elaborate a bit, considering her career will only allow her 4 days or so per month in the Dojo. She expanded the comment by letting us know she is looking for new employment, one which allows for more Dojo time... I would say our folks were most impressed by everyone who came out to support, Shimabukuro Sensei

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Hey everyone, the Shizan patterns for the Taikai are up and viewable HERE.Thank you to everyone who is showing up next weekend, the Koryu family here in the United States is one of slow growth, hopefully through gatherings such as these we can continue to build enthusiasm beyond our own home Dojo. We all have seen classmates and students come and go over the years. I recently had a discussion

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The Kern River Budosai is a Martial Arts Festival and Tournament designed to support and grow the Koryu (ancient schools) Arts. Understanding why we train in these disciplines is always difficult to explain, this is an opportunity to to witness first hand the beauty and precision that these endeavors so readily manifest. Come join us on Oct. 23rd and 24th for this first of many Kern River Budosai

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A wonderful time was had by everyone, Irie Sensei had a great time, his comments reflected how happy he was to teach seminar where everyone was so eager to learn his Kokodo Jujutsu. We here at Bakersfield Budo sincerely thank everyone in attendance for showing such good spirit and displaying such a heart for learning. Hobbs Sensei was elated by the weekends training sessions, if any of you get

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Bakersfield Budo and Shindenkan Dojo are proud to announce a seminar with Yasuhiro Irie, Soke, Kokodo Renmei Jujutsu at our Dojo on Saturday Sept. 26th. Check the events section of our main website for details. www.bakersfieldbudo.com and click on the Events tab. This seminar is a collaboration with Derek Morris of Shindenkan Budo Dojo in Lancaster Ca. Morris Sensei is a direct student of Irie

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Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi was hosted on June 27th for a three hour seminar on Shito Ryu Karate Do, Sensei was happy to teach Myojo and Aoyagi kata, followed by a small gathering at Lengthwise Brewing Company for food and good conversation.

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Asian Art Museum - San Francisco CaliforniaThe samurai culture and code of conduct, bushido, have long captivated the imaginations and aspirations of young and old in the Western world. More than just professional warriors, Japanese samurai of the highest rank were also visionaries who strove to master artistic, cultural, and spiritual pursuits. Lords of the Samurai takes an intimate look at

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On Friday May 15th the Dojo hosted the Shito Ryu Karate Do - Kokusai Nippon Budokai Spring Shinza. All of the students exhibited powerful karate and budo spirit that would make Shimabukuro Sensei proud. I would like to congratulate you all on a job well done!

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May 12th, we had our spring shinza for the Iai-Jutsu class, lots of great waza, including Callie Mahan's outstanding performance, everyone make sure to congratulate Callie for promoting to Shodan!

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