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HOPE YAMA DOJO
Who We Are
Hope Yama Dojo is a place to learn, and train in, Isshin Ryu Karate, a
martial art founded in Okinawa in the mid-1950s by Master Tatsuo
Shimabuku. Our Dojo offers Isshin Ryu Karate from the Sensei A.J.
Advincula lineage, as well as Ryukyu Kobudo from the Taira Shinken lineage.
Students as young as five years old, with or without previous karate
ability, are welcomed at Hope Yama Dojo. Our Sensei, Norm Losier,
has 35 years experience in martial arts, and is a 6th degree black
belt (Roku Dan) in Isshin Ryu Karate. Sensei teaches his classes with
skilfulness, enthusiasm, energy and dedication.
Our Location
Map of Hope, BC
(Click on thumbnail to view photo in full-size.)
(The red star indicates the location of Hope Yama Dojo.)
Hope Yama Dojo is situated in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. Our community is
approximately two hours east of Vancouver, and is located in the beautiful
Cascade Mountains range. Hope is at the junction of several major highways
(#1, 3, 5, 7), where the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers meet.
Our Website's Purpose
Hope Yama Dojo has had an Internet presence since 2001, when it was
first created by Dojo student Jackie Gartner. The website's maintenance
was subsequently taken over by Yvonne Demoskoff, who re-styled the
site in April 2003. A major
renovation to the website took place in July 2005.
Our website's purpose is to inform both the casual and interested
reader about our Dojo, Isshin Ryu Karate and Ryukyu Kobudo, to keep
in touch with current and former students, and to provide original
and accurate material that is faithful to Master Shimabuku and
Sensei A.J. Advincula's vision of Isshin Ryu.
We invite you to visit us, observe a class, or train with us. We look forward
to seeing you!
What's New On Our Site
To see a list of the most recent updates to Hope Yama Dojo's website, see
What's New On Our Site.
Special Notes
• Hope Yama Dojo respects the online privacy of its young students (age 16 and
under), and does not use their family names in our site's text or photo captions.
• For an explanation on how Japanese words or phrases are used throughout this
website, see Hope Yama Dojo Writing Conventions.
Credits, Copyright, Disclaimer
Website Designer and Maintainer:
Yvonne Demoskoff
Contributions by:
A.J. Advincula, Jackie Gartner, Norm Losier.
Copyright:
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 by Hope Yama Dojo. All rights reserved.
Disclaimer:
All original text and images used on this website are copyrighted
by Hope Yama Dojo. Please do not copy and paste our site's
information and put it on your website. You may link to our site
without sending us an email to ask for our permission.
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