Martial Artist Students Worldwide Need Bushindo University

Dear Students, Friends, and Family,

These are profoundly hard and often heartbreaking times environmentally, economically, politically, socially and in so many other ways. But one fact remains certain: Bushindo University and IBDA have always been an important element in providing empowerment tools, events, courses and a way of living for thousands of people all around the world for over 35 years now.

We have made a commitment to help people transform their lives: to learn martial arts, health rejuvenation, spiritual practice, and life enhancing empowerment methods. Bushindo University, through the efforts and good will of Doshi Richard Van Donk, has made a most notable difference in people’s lives, perhaps even your own. We ask that if we have in any way impacted your life, you help us in continuing to help people around the world study these arts that we all love so much.

As you may have heard, we have been in the center of several huge California fires. Our small mountain town was devastated and nearly burned to the ground. Over 2000 homes and buildings burned to within 2 blocks from the University and Dojo. While we were fortunate to not have the building burn, we experienced smoke damage, loss of power and loss of phones and non-access for a very long time. We will persevere.

For many years we have operated at a near non-profit level. We have on purpose lowered our prices on courses so that less fortunate people around the world could study these arts. In 2006 Doshi Richard Van Donk donated all his teachings, while taking no profit, to the university so that the training would be more available to the world, and he continues to selflessly support the University both in time and with his own financial sacrifice.

You may not realize that when you purchase a course, book or DVD, you are also helping someone else learn the art. These funds not only keep the University going but allow us to offer lower prices to others, so those less financially fortunate can study something that changes their lives. That has always been our goal: “Helping others to have a better life.”

THANK YOU!!!