I discovered Buzenkai while searching for a fun way to counteract my sedentary lifestyle and get back into shape. I had previously trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Capoeira, and I really missed the...

While living in Sapporo for a year I was looking for some training in internal martial arts which is pretty hard to find in Japan. I was fortunate to discover Taikiken taught by Matsui Ojiro, or OJ...

Please be informed that master Michio Shimada of Taikiken Kiko-kai has allowed me to open new Taikiken Dojo. Also he named the Dojo, “Buzen-kai”.   I was running a branch of Kiko-kai in Sapporo, ...