We’re excited to share the news! Best Martial Arts! Urban Defense Academy was voted: Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us! It couldn’t happen without YOU !!! Check out all of the results from the Best of Liberty Hill in …
In this installment of “Gifts from My Teacher” we are sharing more about traditional Japanese items that are often part of martial art dojos (schools). This article is about the Dharma Doll and the Shiminawa Rope and Origami Lightening Bolts. The red face doll is …
Shin Gan Dojo* is honored to be participating in Japan Festival Houston 2023! We are excited and honored to participate in the performances on the martial arts stage for the Japan Festival in Houston this year on May 6th 2023! It is the 30th Anniversary …
On the Shinto shelf (Kamidana) sit various items. As I was taught, most of those items represent elements that are necessary to support life itself: Fire via the candles, Salt, Water, Rice, Plant life etc… though one wonders whether Sake (rice wine) is necessary to …
Let’s talk about gun safety. The firearm is inherently a dangerous weapon. However, its fatal nature can never be administered without human interaction. It has no will of its own. You can easily test this for yourself by placing a loaded weapon in a secure …
The Shinto This is our next installment of “Gifts from My Teacher” where we are sharing about traditional Japanese items that are often part of martial art dojos (schools). The center focus and primary object on the Kamidana is the Shinto, a small shrine or …
The Kamidana… what is it? Let’s continue with our series about “Gifts from My Teacher“.Literally translated from Japanese, Kamidana means god shelf or spirit shelf. I am no expert in the Japanese culture, let’s start with that. But, I will share what I know about …
You may have noticed some new additions to our dojo recently. These are gifts from my teacher. We have acquired a new Kamidana (spirit shelf) and a bigger Shinto along with some other articles found on the Kamidana and elsewhere. All of these items belonged …
WEATHER RELATED CLOSURE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023 Due to the freezing rain and forecast of ice accumulation we will be closed today, Tuesday, January 31st. We will update for Wednesday as we see what conditions are like. Please monitor conditions. Stay warm. Stay safe. Contact …
You can always contact us to schedule this as a One-on-One class. This class is for you if you want to learn how to be safe with a gun. This class teaches: 2.5 hours of indoor lecture and hands-on trainingNo Live Fire in this class. …
