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Thank you to our dojo family, our supporters, and the community for helping us be a 2025 Best of Bloomingdale winner
2026 Catch Life Dojo Chikomyosai
Sat, Oct 24
|Catch Life Dojo
Dai Shihan Mark Vandehey returns for this year's Chikomyosai
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – Oct 25, 2026, 5:00 PM
Catch Life Dojo, 266 Glen Ellyn Rd #104, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, USA
Guests
About the event
From the Pacific Northwest, Mark brings decades of unparalleled budo wisdom and the knack to transmit Bujinkan's teachings. Although he will never mention it, he:
Holds menkyo kaiden in Shinden Fudo Ryu
Holds both yushu shihan and dai shihan titles
Hosted the 2024 Portland Nagato Tai Kai
Possible training theme is Shinden Fudo Ryu, Juppo Sessho, Roppo Kuji
Training weapons to bring: Daisho (Bokken and wakizashi), hanbo, naginata/yari if you have them, tanto, iai (draw sword)
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