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Monday 5pm - 8pm Tuesday 5pm - 9:30pm Wednesday 5pm - 9:30pm Thursday 5pm - 9:30pm Friday 5pm - 8pm Saturday 7:30am - 2:30pm

Southside Dojo

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We offer a variety of classes at Southside Dojo.

Concurrent training in several styles is encouraged, and Southside Dojo memberships cover all the martial arts classes offered.

11/09/2026

Johnson Cup 2026 Columbus, Ohio
Dmitri Brown Third Place Junior Youth
Dmitri Brown and John Kim Third Place Youth Teams
Sean Kelly Third Place Johnson Cup
Kouta Horiguchi Second Place Johnson Cup
Taichi Matsuura Johnson Cup Champion
Vlad Trusevich Third Place Yondan and Up
Yutaro Matsuura Third Place Yondan and Up
Koyokai A Second Place Teams
Sean Kelly, Anton Trusevich, Taichi Matsuura, Kouta Horiguchi, Steve Walker

We are such a great club full of great people. Thank you all for your hard work.

10/05/2026

Congratulations Matthew MacLaren new Kendo Shodan

10/05/2026

2026 Midwest Kendo Federation Taikai in the Chicago Area
Dmitri Brown Youth A 3rd Place
John Kim Youth A 2nd Place
Taichi Matsuura Shodan Nidan 1st Place
Yutaro Matsuura Seniors 3rd Place
Junior Youth Team Dmitri and John 2nd Place
Senior Youth Team Anton Trusevich 2nd Place
Adult Team Sean Kelly, Steve Walker, Taichi Matsuura, Joshua Elmblad, Yutaro Matsuura 1st Place

Thank you Eric Collins, Matthew MacLaren, Julio Hernando and Vlad Trusevich for representing Koyokai.

09/03/2026

There will be no regular classes (Karate or Jujitsu) at Southside this coming Monday, September 7th, Labor Day. Classes will otherwise occur as normally scheduled over the weekend.

08/07/2026

John Kim and Dmitri Brown. Both 10 years old, dedicated and train regularly. Both are hoping to go to Junior Nationals in 2027. Koyokai has plenty of room for more kids.

05/25/2026

American Red Cross Blood Drive
Less than 3% of eligible people donate, a single 45-minute donation can save up to three lives and provide a mini health screening.
Where - 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐋𝐭𝐝.
𝟖𝟓𝟑𝟒 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝
𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐌𝐈 𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟐
When - 𝟎𝟓/𝟐𝟕/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Time - 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 - 𝟎𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌

05/25/2026

There will be no Karate/Kobudo class on
5/25/2026 Memorial Day
Please enjoy and have a safe holiday

05/13/2026

Due to an unforeseen visitor/event, there will be no kids class today at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 2026.
At this time, there still will be an adult class at 6 p.m.

05/10/2026

Just a reminder that there will be no Armizare (HEMA) class today, as many are busy with Mother’s Day. See you all next week!

05/04/2026

Michigan Family Taikai Ypsilanti MI
Youth Mudansha 2nd Place Dmitri Brown
Mudansha 3rd Place Matt MacLaren
Youth Star Performer Sean Kelly
Youth 3rd Place Taichi Matsuura
Sandan 3rd Place Eric Collins

10 year old Dmitri only started Kendo in August, but has been Koyokai’s most regular class attendee and has brought a new joy and energy to our club. It is no surprise that his performance for a Kendo Tournament debut exceeded expectations.

Address

8534 Portage Road
Portage, MI
49002

Opening Hours

Monday	5pm - 8pm
Tuesday	5pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday	5pm - 9:30pm
Thursday	5pm - 9:30pm
Friday	5pm - 8pm
Saturday	7:30am - 2:30pm

Telephone

(269) 385-0111

Website

http://southsidedojo.com/

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