Welcome to the Kumayama Dojo Website!!
Our club is chartered through the American Tomiki Aikido Association,
and the United States Judo Association. We teach the curriculum of those
Associations to the best of our abilities.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to teach personal defense through Japanese martial arts
and to teach our students to defend themselves and others in any
situation within the scope of the self defense statutes of Alabama
State Law.
We teach Aikido to persons age 14 and older.
We teach Judo to persons age 4 and older.
Please explore our website and if you wish to train with us, our
schedule and locations are listed. Come join us!
IMPORTANT STUDY OF LANGUAGE:
MARTIAL (mar·tial)
Pronunciation: mär'-shəl
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin martialis of Mars, from Mart-,
Mars
Date: 14th century
DEFINITION: OF, RELATING TO, OR SUITED FOR WAR OR A WARRIOR.
ART (art)
Pronunciation: ärt'
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin art-, ars"
more at arm
Date: 13th century
DEFINITION: SKILL ACQUIRED BY EXPERIENCE, STUDY, OR OBSERVATION.
Therefore, training in a martial art is a course of study, observation
and experience of, relating to, or suited for war. It is training to
become a warrior. As do any group of warriors, our members abide by a
strict code of ethics both on the mat and outside the dojo.
If you are seeking martial arts training with emphasis on ethical
behavior, you have found it here.
Contact Information;
Sensei Frankie Canant
1501
4th Avenue S.W.
Bessemer, Alabama 35020
Phone 205-426-1211
Fax - 205-425-4814
Monday & Wednesday 7-9pm
Friday 5-7pm
(Please
contact by e-mail at the bottom of the page)
