The Open Dojo

https://theopendojo.com/2016/12/15/multiple-opponents/

Defending against multiple opponents People start martial arts for different reasons, and most likely self defense is on top of their list. What we often see in the movies might be deceiving, and only if you fought for real or maybe i…

The only "country" without borders.

Karate without borders I always had the desire to find Sendai Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara’s direct students and learn from them. Because I never had the opportunity to meet him, I really wanted to learn straight from his st…

https://theopendojo.com/2016/12/15/joy-of-training/

Joy of training When I started Karate, we had a dojo with concrete floor, and our sweat mixed with the dust created a “special“ vibe, that I can never forget. It was nothing fancy, and we didn’t have any shiny uni…

New blog post. Kindness: weakness or strength?

Enjoy!

http://theopendojo.com/2015/10/08/kindness/

Kindness: weakness or strenght? Respect and kindness are the first concepts I teach in my dojo, from the very first lesson. Karate starts and ends with respect and without this kind of attitude, one is just doing punching, kickin...

Kid's class starts on Sunday, September 13.
This term runs from September 2015 to June 2016.

For details, please find us here: www.TheOpenDojo.com

Get ready to challenge and improve yourself!

New classes starting on:
Thursday, September 5 for Adults
Sunday, September 8 for Kids

Last class of the summer with members from Canada, Denmark, Japan and Romania.

If you ever travel to the West Coast you are always welcome to our dojo.

OSU!

Here is our interview for Kairu's Blog: http://wp.me/p2IWR7-aP

Make sure you check his amazing blog: www.kai-ru.com

Kairu's Blog Check our interview for Kairu's Blog. Kyle Duske (aka Kairu) is a Canadian who currently lives in Japan. Luckily for him he resides in Matsuyama city, and he trains at Ashihara Karate Honbu Dojo. I...