The Desert Warriors of the Hoteikan System hosted it's 1st annual Instructors workshop for the San Do Ichi Ryu Jujutsu on October 9th & 10th, 2009. Hoteikan Black Belts from around the country participated in this wonderful and educational event. We had members from Texas, Bklyn. N.Y., West Point N.Y., & Arizona in attendance.

The weekend actually started on Thursday evening, with the testing and promotion of Steven Hust to the rank of Yodan. On Friday, another promotion was handed out. This time Shihan Paul Farley was elevated to the rank of Rokudan. Sensei Paul has been instrumental in bringing the members of the New Bushido Dojo in S.D. into the Hoteikan System as well as teaching our system in Iraq and soon Afghanistan. Sensei Paul is currently teaching in El Paso, Texas.

The Friday workout continued with training on standup techniques and variations. Saturday morning began with an intense cardio bag workout and concluded with Kata. The afternoon workout dealt with groundwork and a sharing of different concepts of the same techniques.

This was a great learning experience for all and I'm sure all the members are excited about the next Hoteikan event. Thank you all for participating!!!