BUJINKAN MIDWEST TAIKAI

Gabe Logan oversees Bujinkan of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan. He has trained in the Bujinkan since 1992.

Hi, I am Jackie from Kajowaraku Dojo. I passed my Go Dan test at 2024. I trained under my teacher Patrick Lee since 2016.

Pat started training Budo Taijutsu in 1992 and continues to train in Japan bi-annually with the grandmasters and senior teachers to gain a clearer understanding of the art. He enjoys training weekly inside and outside the country. A proponent of seeing the region’s Bujinkan martial artists cross pollinating training ideas, he strongly supports the Midwest Taikai held every summer in different cities in the Midwest. Originally from Malaysia, he is well versed in several Asian languages and make visits there to meet family and friends in the martial arts.

Pam is a co-owner of the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo. She started training in 1995 and has visited Japan since 2001 to train with senior Bujinkan instructors. Pam passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in 2006. She is a jugodan and recipient of the Dai Shihan certificate. She has taught at numerous taikai events including the opportunity to teach at the Noguchi Taikai in 2022. Pam practices lateral training in yoga and taichi​ to complement her taijutsu training. When not at the dojo, Pam is a Chief Operating Officer for a business organization.

Alan began training in the Bujinkan as a student at the University of Michigan in 2002, under the tutelage of Michael Asuncion. He passed the 5th Dan test in August 2004, and received his 15th Dan menkyo in April 2022. Although he moved to California in 2013, where he continues to oversee the San Jose Bujinkan Dojo, he maintains close ties and frequent contact with members of the Michigan Dojo and extended midwest Bujinkan community. Outside of training, Alan balances his energies between a career in medicine and raising a young family.

Mike has been a part of Bujinkan since the Fall of 2011. After finding his footing there in Fort Wayne, IN he eventually went on to train with the folks at the UMich Dojo. After his tenure there at the university he ultimately found himself transferring to Charleston, SC where he continues his studies. Outside of training Mike spends most of his time digging up fossils, as the head of operations, for the Charleston Center for Paleontology.

Charles is a Lead Instructor at the Dayton Bujinkan Dojo. He started training in 1994 and has visited Japan since 2001 to train with senior Bujinkan instructors. Charles passed the Godan test at the Bujinkan Hombu in 2007. In 2024 Charles was awarded Dai Shihan menkyo. Charles currently teaches Tuesday & Friday adult classes.

Nick Nelson, Shidoshi has been studying Budo Taijutsu since 2006. In 2018 he began training under Patrick Lee, Dai Shihan and received Shidoshi (teacher certification) at the Bujinkan Hanbu, Japan in 2019 after passing the Sakki test given by Toshiro Nagato, Dai Shihan & Shinden Fudo Ryu Soke. Nick is also a Kendo practitioner as well as certified firearms instructor. He is the Dojo-Cho (Chief Instructor) of the Akeru Bujinkan Dojo in St Louis, Missouri.

Genevieve has been training in the Bujinkan since 2008. She started under Gabe Logan in the Bujinkan of the Upper Peninsula Dojo. She has been to Japan several times, got her 5th dan in 2015 and her 10th dan in 2022.

Andrew began his martial arts training in 1996 at the Michigan Bujinkan Dojo under the instruction of Michael Asuncion. In 2001 he passed the godan test administered by Hatsumi Sensei and in April of 2022 he received the 15th Dan. He lives in Ann Arbor with his family and train at UM.