Southside Dojo

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Southside Dojo We offer a variety of classes at Southside Dojo.

Concurrent training in several styles is encouraged, and Southside Dojo memberships cover all the martial arts classes offered.

Congratulations Matthew MacLaren new Kendo Shodan
10/05/2026

Congratulations Matthew MacLaren new Kendo Shodan

2026 Midwest Kendo Federation Taikai in the Chicago AreaDmitri Brown Youth A 3rd PlaceJohn Kim Youth A 2nd PlaceTaichi M...
10/05/2026

2026 Midwest Kendo Federation Taikai in the Chicago Area
Dmitri Brown Youth A 3rd Place
John Kim Youth A 2nd Place
Taichi Matsuura Shodan Nidan 1st Place
Yutaro Matsuura Seniors 3rd Place
Junior Youth Team Dmitri and John 2nd Place
Senior Youth Team Anton Trusevich 2nd Place
Adult Team Sean Kelly, Steve Walker, Taichi Matsuura, Joshua Elmblad, Yutaro Matsuura 1st Place

Thank you Eric Collins, Matthew MacLaren, Julio Hernando and Vlad Trusevich for representing Koyokai.

09/03/2026

There will be no regular classes (Karate or Jujitsu) at Southside this coming Monday, September 7th, Labor Day. Classes will otherwise occur as normally scheduled over the weekend.

John Kim and Dmitri Brown. Both 10 years old, dedicated and train regularly. Both are hoping to go to Junior Nationals i...
08/07/2026

John Kim and Dmitri Brown. Both 10 years old, dedicated and train regularly. Both are hoping to go to Junior Nationals in 2027. Koyokai has plenty of room for more kids.

05/25/2026

American Red Cross Blood Drive
Less than 3% of eligible people donate, a single 45-minute donation can save up to three lives and provide a mini health screening.
Where - ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฃ๐จ ๐‹๐ญ๐.
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐š๐
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐Œ๐ˆ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ
When - ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
Time - ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ - ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ

05/25/2026

There will be no Karate/Kobudo class on
5/25/2026 Memorial Day
Please enjoy and have a safe holiday

Due to an unforeseen visitor/event, there will be no kids class today at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 2026.At this time, the...
05/13/2026

Due to an unforeseen visitor/event, there will be no kids class today at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 2026.
At this time, there still will be an adult class at 6 p.m.

05/10/2026

Just a reminder that there will be no Armizare (HEMA) class today, as many are busy with Motherโ€™s Day. See you all next week!

Michigan Family Taikai Ypsilanti MIYouth Mudansha 2nd Place Dmitri BrownMudansha 3rd Place Matt MacLarenYouth Star Perfo...
05/04/2026

Michigan Family Taikai Ypsilanti MI
Youth Mudansha 2nd Place Dmitri Brown
Mudansha 3rd Place Matt MacLaren
Youth Star Performer Sean Kelly
Youth 3rd Place Taichi Matsuura
Sandan 3rd Place Eric Collins

10 year old Dmitri only started Kendo in August, but has been Koyokaiโ€™s most regular class attendee and has brought a new joy and energy to our club. It is no surprise that his performance for a Kendo Tournament debut exceeded expectations.

All United States Kendo Federation Junior Nationals 4/11/26 in Huntington Beach California. It is with great pride that ...
04/12/2026

All United States Kendo Federation Junior Nationals 4/11/26 in Huntington Beach California. It is with great pride that Koyokai Kendo at Southside Dojo announces that Taichi Matsuura has won the Boys 16~18 National Championship. A huge accomplishment at a very competitive event. Thank you all for your support.

Address

8534 Portage Road
Portage, MI
49002

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday 5pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 9:30pm
Friday 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 7:30am - 2:30pm

Telephone

(269) 385-0111

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