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 to my life-time martial art teacher, Chadwick Minge, who recently retired from teaching commercially, and still teaches a handful of students in a more private setting at the age of 80 years!
We are honored to receive these gifts from my teacher.
We will be publishing a series of blog posts about some of these additions to our school and some of the lore and history that goes with them.
![gifts from my teacher Chadwick Minge - photo from his grand opening in Covington, LA](https://urbandefenseacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/B-and-Chadwick-at-Covington-2-773x1024.jpg)
![gifts from my teacher Chadwick Minge - photo from his grand opening in Covington, LA](https://urbandefenseacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Covington-Brian-and-Sensei-943x1024.jpg)
![Chadwick Minge and Brian Simmons in Studio City at Ten Chi Wa the Yamato Dojo](https://urbandefenseacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/copy-sensei-minge-and-brian_small-683x1024.jpg)