John Gannon earns his Shurikenjutsu Kihon Certificate.
Over the last several months, John spent many, many hours throwing Senban Shuriken thousands of times at targets to get better and better.
Great job, John!
Want to earn your own Kihon Certificate? There are many weapons that you can practice to master.
Kihon Information Page
Recent Sword Kihon graduates from August/September 2024
Congratulations!
Recent Sword Kihon Graduates. Congratulations. Keep going!
There are many Kihon Courses to Earn.
Pictured:
Six friends doing a Saturday morning special private lesson. They are working toward their Knife Kihon Course basics certification
These courses are intense and designed to give maximum experiential knowledge through drills, techniques, and principles
Courses usually take several months to complete - including tests, homework, and feedback
Begin this intensive course by booking private lessons at the dojo with a friend to split the cost
Serious inquiries on earning your certifications can email
thedojocincinnati@gmail.com
Note: These take many months to achieve. Most quit before completing.
Long distance students will need to send in videos for testing
Everyone who takes this course will need a partner (uke) to assist your practice
2024
Sensei Zane "Inazuma" Danes earns his Classical Taijutsu Kihon certificate.
Although he is already an accomplished 4th-degree Black Belt, he never stops learning and achieving. This is what it means to be a warrior and one who wins in life.
Congratulations! You are a great example at The Dojo.
The Sword Kihon Workbook is designed for those new to the sword who wish to start the path.
These booklets are studied and completed, step by step, over several months.
Serious students take private lessons with instructors or long-distance students can also send in videos for credits.
to test and earn their sword basics certification.
The Dojo teaches more than 15 different types of weapons
Hanisha, Ananya and Anisha all earned their Hanbojutsu Kihon basics Certifications.
They did a fantastic demo with over 45 short-stick self-defense and classical techniques!
There is no better feeling than when you set out on a difficult goal and then you actually achieve it.
Hanbojutsu
The Art of the 3' Staff
One of many Japanese Weapons
taught at The Dojo
Pictured:
Ananya, Anisha, Hanisha
in various Hanbo Stances
with Sensei Danes and Norcross
Sensei Johnson earns his Hanbojutsu Specialist
Kihon Certification
Mr. Gomez earns his Shuriken Throwing Basics certificate
After months of lessons and practice as a team,
Darryl and Aaron earn their
Sword Shoden Certifications.
After months
of hard work and lessons,
Jennifer and Carter
earn their Kusari Fundo
Kihon Basics Certificates.
Ishani and Emilio earned their Naginata Polearm Weapons basics certificates.
Congratulations!!
Jennifer and Kathy completing the course to earn a Hanbo Kihon (Basics of the half-staff) certification
Aaron and Chris earn their Sword Kihon Certificates
Congratulations, Gerald!
After several months
of practice,
(long-distance student)
Gerald from California completed his
Sword Kihon course.
Weapon Kihon and Shoden courses can be done by anyone (anywhere). But you will need to put in the necessary
time and effort.
Learn the Japanese long sword and many other weapons
through the dojo's extracurricular courses
"So few know the many secrets of the weapons of the samurai. Fewer still even know how to wield them." - Todd Ryotoshi Norcross
Earn your various weapons certificates. All it takes is patience, determination, practice and time.
A 16-DVD extra-curricular
learning series produced by The Dojo Martial Arts
Includes a few weapons certification companion lessons.
Pick up one of
The Dojo's many
instructional DVD's on Ebay
or Stream videos on Vimeo
from any device
Katana Basics
Advanced Sword Techniques
Ninja Sword
Shuriken
Bo Staff
Hanbo Short Staff
Ninjutsu Tap outs and Finishes
Self-Defense Basics
Advanced Self-Defense Basics
Throws of Budo
Ground Control/Ground Strategies
These lessons aid in study and practice for certifications and in-house student study
