Kobudo Club Dojo-cho

	Mark J. Toth, U.S.A. Kobudo Club Dojo-cho GWNBF-KJJR Instructor Mark Toth has been studying the classical martial arts of Japan and China for 18 years. His original interest was somewhat academic: after extensive formal study of Catholic theology (earning a Master of Divinity, and Baccalaureate and Licentiate canonical degrees in Sacred Theology), he wanted to explore certain Eastern philosophical systems that integrated body, mind, and spirit. His search for a place to begin this investigation led him to a dojo for traditional Japanese martial arts. After almost a decade of training, Mr. Toth became a GWNBF-KJJR instructor. Shortly thereafter, in 2003, Grandmaster (Soke) Shoto Tanemura awarded him the title dojo-cho, or "school director," giving him permission to open his own school.
Today, Toth Sensei (honorific meaning, “Teacher”) directs U.S.A. Kobudo Club, which is located west of Philadelphia, in Delaware County (Pennsylvania). Kobudo Club offers students an authentic experience of traditional-style martial arts training, with a modern emphasis on safety and enjoyment. Toth Sensei's pedagogical approach is informed by his own personal experience: he believes that traditional-style martial arts training produces not only practical self-defense (physical) skills, but mental and spiritual benefits as well. During training, he emphasizes safety as well as respect for and patience with every student, whom he regards as fellow travelers on the path to physical, mental, and spiritual perfection. Toth Sensei is an official representative of the Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation (GWNBF) and Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei (KJJR). These organizations were established by Grandmaster Shoto Tanemura for the preservation and transmission of traditional Japanese martial arts. The GWNBF-KJJR organizations are international in scope, with schools in more than twenty foreign countries and in Japan, where Grandmaster Tanemura maintains his Genbukan Dojo. Below is a list of Toth Sensei’s current martial art titles, certifications, and traditional mastership licenses (menkyo):
U.S.A. Kobudo Club Dojo-cho Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation Instructor Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei Instructor Japan Kobudo/Koryu World Federation Member Genbukan Ninpo Taijutsu, Sandan KJJR Jujutsu, Nidan Genbukan Ninpo Bojutsu, Chukyu Genbukan Ninpo Bikenjutsu, Gokyu Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu, Shoden Menkyo Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu, Shoden Menkyo Koto Ryu Koppojutsu, Shoden Menkyo Tenshin Hyoho Kukishin Ryu Jujutsu, Shoden Menkyo
Professionally, Mr. Toth has been involved in higher education administration since 1992. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for Student Services at the Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).

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