Budokan of Winter Haven, Inc.

01/10/2026

12/16/2025

Call or Text (813) 277-8747 for more info

02/23/2024

A friend of mine sent me a link for a guy over in Bartow that is supposedly teaching "Samurai" swordsmanship. I gave it my usual shrug and I checked out the website where I was confronted with the usual red flags of "Ninja"

There are only a couple of Ryuha that actually can trace their linage to clans of Ninja. So i reserve judgement at the moment until I sneak over and take a class but for now, there are multiple flags on the ground.

02/12/2023

Sentou No Tachi in Armor video is up

https://youtu.be/2iAJKOQd2M8

01/13/2023

https://youtu.be/0Zl5RSg0eU4

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01/15/2022

I am deeply saddened today as I learned of the passing of a really great Sensei and all-around cool guy.

Bob Elder Sensei was a fixture in the martial arts community for as long as I can remember. I remember I bought my first hakama from him at East Coast Martial Arts Supply about a million years ago. He was always easygoing and had an amazing sense of humor and his doors were always open.

Over the years we trained in some classes as fellow students and in some classes, he was the teacher and I was the student. He was always cool in that he never let his position and his ego get ahead of treating you like a brother warrior.

Don't get me wrong he commanded respect but it was because people who trained with him and were taught by him loved him not only as a teacher, but as a brother, and as a mentor.

He and I had our fair share of interesting discussions, and I will miss our conversations. Although he has passed, he really hasn't gone anywhere because I will always see him sitting quietly with his arms crossed as I screw up a cut.

He will be missed.

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

11/09/2021

Now is the time. class size is limited get your tickets and some more info below.

This specialized seminar will bring together traditional and fantasy/sci-fi sword practitioners to learn some unique sword fighting techniques that can be used in competitive dueling, stage combat, or actual sword combat should you ever find yourself matched up against sword-wielding bad guys or ali...

10/16/2021

We were invited to do a small demo for the breast cancer fundraising event that TKO Martial Arts held today.

It was a small demo but many thanks to the students from my Junior Black Belt Sword class and to Kent-San for coming out to help me.

We did the first three of the AJIF Toho Kata and then Kent and I did the Nagasu-Tachi drill that we do as a unique two person drill .

The swords were steel, sharp, but I did knock the kisaki off to prevent them from chipping and to keep from stabbing each other to death.

We had an amazing time and I had so much fun doing the small demo. Lots of boo boos just no bleeding boo boos :D

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄