David Dow, Shidôshi 士道師
The following is my resume my 30 years of training experience with various martial arts.
Which includes 7 years living & training in Japan
- 1985 Warrior Quest seminar Germantown Ohio
- 1986 Trained at the Dayton Dojo, Ohio
- 1987 Dojo Breakup
Started Training with Kevin Schneider & Larry Turner - 1988 When to Japan
- Member of the Bujinkan Nagato Dojo under Shihan Toshiro Nagato
- Trained at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo under Soke Masaaki Hatsumi
- 1989 Go to Michigan, U.S.A.
- 1989 Founded and ran the U of M Ninjutsu Club
- 1991 Return to Japan
- Member of the Bujinkan Nagato Dojo under Shihan Toshiro Nagato
- Trained at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo under Soke Masaaki Hatsumi
- 1993 Received 5th Dan Black Belt 1st try, Sensei used a Bo staff(He did not have a shinai on hand)
- Dec. 1996 Received my 7th Dan Black belt
- Dec. 1996 Go to Los Angeles U.S.A.
- May 1999 Received 8th Dan at the Hombu, Noda city Japan
- Jan 2002 Received 10th Dan at the Hombu, Noda city Japan
- Oct 2002 Attended Matt Thornton’s)SBGi) Functional JKD Seminar added Aliveness to curriculum
- 2003 Started Training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Oct 2003 Attended Rodney King’s (SBG S. Africa) boxing Seminar
- Mar 2004 Promoted to Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Chris Haueter
- 2005: Started Training in Muay Thai
- Jun 2005 Promoted to Blue Belt 2 stripe
- July 2006 Promoted to Level 1 in Muay Thai
- June 2011 Fount in 1st Amateur Muay Thai bout
