New Branch Dojo Announcement

Author: Bret Gordon

We are excited to announce the opening of our Arizona branch under the direction of John Youngblood sensei. John has been a direct student of mine here in Florida since 2018, and has recently relocated to Arizona where he plans to share our art.

​On September 12th, he was awarded the Kyoju Dairi license in American Yoshinkan Aiki Jujutsu, and appointed the Arizona Shibucho for my personal system of San Budo Sogo Bugei. It's always a bittersweet feeling when a student leaves to open a school of their own, but we are confident that John will represent us with pride and that he's more than ready for this next step on his martial arts journey.

​His full martial arts credentials include:

• Arizona Shibucho (Regional Director) - San Budo Sogo Bugei
• Kyoju Dairi (Representative Instructor) - American Yoshinkan Aiki Jujutsu
• Menkyo Shoden - San Budo Sogo Bugei
• 2nd Dan - San Budo Sogo Bugei
• 2nd Dan - American Yoshinkan Aiki Jujutsu
• Black Belt - Reylson Gracie Jiu Jitsu
• 2nd Kyu - Kontei Kodokan Judo
• ​3rd Gup - Hapkido

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