DAYTON BUJINKAN DOJO

MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL


Dojo Instructors



The Dayton Bujinkan Dojo is unique in the fact that it is owned and operated by its students. All of the staff members of the dojo have regular careers; the dojo is not run as a full-time job for any of its instructors. Because of this, the training programs are more grounded, as each instructor is teaching Budo Taijutsu with their own personal experiences intertwined.


In addition, the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo and its staff are part of the Bujinkan Shidoshi Kai (teacher's guild) from the Bujinkan Hombu in Nodashi, Chiba-ken, Japan. Below provides a brief introduction of the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo instructors.



Jeff Ochester



Co-owner | Instructor



Jeff (Bujinkan Shidoshi) is one of the co-owners of the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo. He started training in 1991. Jeff has been to Japan yearly since 1997, and passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in 1999. He received his Jugodan in 2010, and is also a Golden Dragon Award, Shin Gi Tai Bufu Ikkan Award, Yushuu Shihan and Dai-Shihan certificate recipient. Jeff currently teaches on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Jeff's career is in cybersecurity as a manager for a global energy company.



Marty Dunsky



Co-owner | Instructor



Marty (Bujinkan Shidoshi) is one of the co-owners of the dojo. He has been training in the Bujinkan since 1995 and going to Japan for training since 1999. Marty passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in 2003 and received Jugodan in 2011. He is also a Golden Dragon Award, Shin Gi Tai Bufu Ikkan Award and Yushuu Shihan certificate recipient. Marty currently teaches Wednesday kid's and adult classes. Marty's full-time career is as a licensed Emergency Room Physician (D.O.) in the Miami Valley.



Pam Dunsky



Co-owner | Instructor



Pam (Bujinkan Shidoshi) is one of the co-owners of the dojo. She has been training since 1995. Pam passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in Japan in 2006 and received Judan in 2011. She visits Japan yearly to train with Soke and the Japanese Shihan. She currently teaches the kids classes and fills in for the adult classes as needed.​ Pam's full-time career is as a senior director for a global investment corporation.



David VandenBos



Co-owner | Instructor



David (Bujinkan Shidoshi) is one of the co-owners of dojo. David has been training in the Bujinkan since 2001. He visits Japan regularly to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Bujinkan Shihan. David passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in Japan during 2010. He provides assistance during adult classes and teaches as a fill-in instructor when needed. David's full-time career is as a Fire Chief of a local Fire Department.



Charles Gelm



Instructor



Charles (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training in the Bujinkan since 1995. He passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in Japan during 2007. In 2014 Charles was given his Judan. He visits Japan regularly to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Bujinkan Shihan. Charles currently teaches Tuesday & Friday adult classes and Saturday children classes. His full-time career is as an operations manager in the Dayton area.



Mike Ockerman



Instructor



Mike (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training since 2001. He visited Japan for the first time in 2007 to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Bujinkan Shihan. In 2014 Mike passed the Godan test under Nagato Shihan. Mike currently teaches the Monday & Friday night adult class and the Saturday morning kid's class. Mike's full-time career is in the commercial truck sales industry. He is also an accomplished musician, playing guitar and bass for local bands in the Miami Valley.



Bob Ensign



Instructor



Bob (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training in the Bujinkan since 1994. He visits Japan yearly to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Bujinkan Shihan. Bob passed his godan test during 2005 and received his Jugodan in 2016. He also is a Yushuu Shihan and Dai Shihan certificate recipient. Bob has earned a Kyosei rank in Tenshin Ryu Kenjutsu (non-Bujinkan), and has performed a number of demonstrations for the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo. Bob currently fills in as an instructor during the week. Bob's full-time career is as a physician assistant (PA) in the Dayton area.



Jess Attilli



Instructor



Jess (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training since 1995 and going to Japan for training since 2003. Jess passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo in 2005 and received Jugodan in 2014. He is also a Golden Dragon Award, and Shin Gi Tai Bufu Ikkan Award recipient. Jess visits Japan yearly to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Japanese Shihan. He currently teaches an adult class on Thursday evenings. Jess's full-time career is as a Labor Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association.



Jim Davis



Instructor



Jim (Bujinkan Shidoshi-ho) has been training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu since the mid-1980s. He teaches the adult class on Thursday nights when time permits. Jim is also an Army reservist after serving in the Army full-time. Jim's full-time career is in the maintenance industry for local school systems.



Trevis Burkett



Instructor



Trevis (Bujinkan Shidoshi-ho) has been training since 2000 at the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo. He has experience in both Wado Ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate. Trevis currently teaches Thursday nights along with Jim Davis. Trevis full-time career is in the software solutions industry.



Alan Sakoman



Instructor (North Carolina)



Alan (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training since 2001. He passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in Japan during 2008. In 2014 Alan was given his Judan while training in Japan. Alan taught at the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo through March 2011 until moving to North Carolina for business. Alan has visited Japan three times to train with Hatsumi Soke and the Bujinkan Shihan. He also trained extensively with Dan Klug and Sean Askew (mentors). Alan is originally from Croatia and is fluent in English, Croatian and Russian. His full-time career is as an IT business manager.



Mark Gregory



Instructor (Toledo, Ohio)



Mark (Bujinkan Shidoshi) has been training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu at the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo since 1998. During his first trip to Japan in August 2011, he took and passed the Godan test under Noguchi Shihan at Ayase Budokan on the first attempt. Mark currently lives near Toledo, Ohio. Mark's full-time career is as a Christian Minister in the Toledo area.



Jeff Fuller



Firearms Instructor (Indiana)



Jeff Fuller provides year-round firearms classes offsite for Dayton Bujinkan Dojo students. A former Army Airborne soldier and law enforcement officer, Jeff is also a NRA Certified Instructor, Bujinkan Blackbelt and OPOTA Firearms Instructor. Jeff's full-time career is as a Director of Security for the US Operations of a global power company. In 2015, Jeff relocated to Indiana.



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