Saturday September 18, 2010 - The Hoteikan/New Bushido Dojo travelled to Sioux City, Iowa to take part in a Sport Jujitsu/Judo Seminar Hosted by The American Judo Club and Sensei Lowell Slaven (6th Dan USJA) and Sensei Johnny Tureaud (3rd Dan USJA).The seminar was a great success! Topics of the morning included self-defense, throwing skills, ground techniques and a few of Sensei Slaven's personal techniques and tweaks... The afternoon session introduced the format and rules governing Sport jujitsu competition, a question and answer session and then plenty of open weight jujitsu sparring sessions.Participants not only got to spar at will but also got instruction in how to referee matches.New Bushido Dojo instructor Brad Walker was asked to stay after by both senseis for what he thought would be his Ikkyu test (1st degree brown belt)... He recieved a call on Monday telling him he was being promoted to Shodan. Sioux Falls has a new Judo black belt!