Mizuchi Dojo

09/17/2026

“If we don’t decide where we are going, we’re bound to end up where we are headed.” - Lao Tzu

08/19/2026

Is kata simply a type of dance that is only good for helping kids learn basics and not helpful for adults who want to learn practical self-defense?

Here’s an excellent video on the subject by the karate nerd, Jesse Enkamp.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HGUMX6XJo/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/13/2026

There was no single “Bushido Code” until after the “Age of Samurai” ended with the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Instead different clans had their own codes for their samurai. The Bushido Code we are familiar with comes from the book, “Bushido: The Soul of Japan” by Inazo Nitobe (1899). Check out this interesting challenge to the Bushido Code that many contemporary martial arts schools, minimally be wearing hakama, feel they are honoring.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1J5Ssa6T8U/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/09/2026

08/08/2026

This little guy found and sounded the gong! Give him a few years and maybe we will see him training in our dojo!

Youth classes - 8 and up
Adult and family classes available as well!

08/08/2026

Interested in training with us? Also hankering for crafts and books? Maybe some candy and ice cream? Please come by our table, 11-3, at Sweet Jenny’s Mill-a-con!

08/07/2026

Another fun fact about the Mizuchi Dojo! There are only 15 Kenjutsu schools in New York State and we are the only school teaching “Sword Method” in Western New York!

08/07/2026

Did you know that the Mizuchi Dojo is one of roughly 75 martial arts schools teaching To-de in the US? One of five on the East Coast? The only one in New York State?