David Dow, Shidôshi 士道師

The following is my resume of sorts of my training experience with the Bujinkan Dojo's Budo Taijutsu.
Which includes 7 years living & training in Japan

• 1985 Warrior Quest seminar Germantown Ohio
• 1986 Trained at the Dayton Dojo, Ohio
• 1987 Dojo Breakup
• Started Training with Kevin Schneider & Larry Turner
• 1988 When to Japan
• Member of the Bujinkan Nagato Dojo under Shihan Toshiro Nagato
• Trained at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo under Soke Masaaki Hatsumi
• 1989 Go to Michigan, U.S.A.
• 1989 Founded and ran the U of M Ninjutsu Club
• 1991 Return to Japan
• Member of the Bujinkan Nagato Dojo under Shihan Toshiro Nagato
• Trained at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo under Soke Masaaki Hatsumi
• 1993 Received 5th Dan Black Belt 1st try, Sensei used a Bo staff(He did not have a shinai on hand)
• Dec. 1996 Received my 7th Dan Black belt
• Dec. 1996 Go to Los Angeles U.S.A.
• May 1999 Received 8th Dan at the Hombu, Noda city Japan
• Jan 2002 Received 10th Dan at the Hombu, Noda city Japan
• Oct 2002 Attended Matt Thornton's)SBGi) Functional JKD Seminar added Aliveness to curriculum
• Oct 2003 Attended Rodney King's (SBG S. Africa) boxing Seminar
• Mar 2004 Promoted to Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Chris Haueter
• Jun 2005 Promoted to Blue Belt 2 stripes