SKH Quest To-Shin Do Hombu Shihan

 

Invite one of our Master Instructors to visit your school!

To-Shin Do Hombu Shihan Master Instructors train regularly with An-shu Stephen & Rumiko Hayes, and are thereby uniquely qualified to present workshops and seminars in the authentic curriculum of the SKH Quest Hombu headquarters dojo, and to conduct testing around the world for belt grading dipolmas in the programs of the Hombu Dojo. To invite a senior master in the To-Shin Do martial arts to visit your school or club for an immersion into our warrior legacy, contact the Hombu Dojo in Dayton for details.

 

An-shu Stephen Kinryu-Jien Hayes
is the Black Belt Hall of Fame founder To-Shin Do martial arts, author of 18 books, began martial arts training in the mid-1960s, was the original American uchi-deshi disciple of ninja grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi in the 1970s, traveled as personal security escort with the Dalai Lama of Tibet in the 1990s, and founded the SKH Quest network of schools. CLICK HERE for info on private lessons or seminars with An-shu...

 

 

 

 

Hombu Shihan listed in alphabetical order:

 

James Kentoshi Norris 6th Degree Hombu Shihan
earned a karate Black Belt in Washington State before moving to Dayton to begin his study in the Hayes family's original "barn dojo", and heads up SKH Quest Center Hombu teaching and testing programs. In addition to To-Shin Do striking and grappling arts, Kentoshi Norris' teaching specialties include classical sword, long staff, and mind-science/meditation. CLICK HERE for info on private lessons or seminars with Kentoshi Norris...

 

John Gentoshi Poliquin 7th Degree Hombu Shihan
earned judo Black Belts, began training with An-shu in the early 1980s, established his own Quest Center Affiliate School in Maine in the mid-1990s, and holds highest ranking for To-Shin Do master instructor. In addition to To-Shin Do striking and grappling arts, Gentoshi Poliquin's teaching specialties include ground-fighting, practical taijutsu, and coaching for advanced capability development.

 

 

 

Mark Sentoshi Russo 7th Degree Hombu Shihan
earned karate and kobudo Black Belts, began training with An-shu in the early 1980s, established his own Quest Center Affiliate School in Florida in the mid-1990s, and holds highest ranking for To-Shin Do master instructor. In addition to To-Shin Do striking and grappling arts, Sentoshi Russo's teaching specialties include classical sword, warrior fitness training, and drills for fighter core competency development

 

 

 

 

Brett Dotoshi Varnum 6th Degree Hombu Shihan
began To-Shin Do training in the mid-1980s and founded his own Quest Center Affiliate School in Maine in the mid-1990s. In addition to To-Shin Do striking and grappling arts, Dotoshi Varnum's teaching specialties include survival in hostile environments, firearms, and archery.