So Budo Kai Calendar

2025 - Year of the Snake

JANUARY

FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR
January 2nd (Thursday)
Children Class: 5pm ~ 5:50pm
Adult Class: 6pm ~ 7:00pm

SO HONBU DOJO WINTER KYU TEST
January 18th (Saturday)
1PM - Children
2:30PM - Adults
Jacksonville, FL

20TH YEAR SO HONBU DOJO ANNIVERSARY
January 25th (Saturday)
12pm at the Dojo
Late Soke Masaharu Sakimukai's Birthdate

MARCH

HANSHI T. SAKIMUKAI'S 82ND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
March 31st (Monday)

APRIL

SO BUDO KAI SPRING DELAWARE GASSHUKU
TBA

MAY

SO HONBU DOJO SPRING KYU TEST
May 3rd (Saturday)
1:00PM - Children
2:30PM - Adults
Jacksonville, FL

JAPAN TOUR V
May 27th ~ June 6

JUNE

SUMMER ELITE CONDITIONING CAMP
June 9th (Monday) ~ July 11th (Friday)
Registration required

JULY

15TH SOKE MEMORIAL GASSHUKU

ANNUAL SO BUDOKAI UNIFIED TRAINING, DAN GRADING AND CERTIFICATION
Begins: July 11th (Friday) 9:00 AM
Ends: July 12th (Saturday) 3:00 PM

63rd ANNUAL CHINTOKAN CELEBRATION DINNER
July 12th Saturday @ 6PM SouthBank Hotel at Jacksonville Riverwalk
$85 PER PERSON - RSVP REQUIRED

SEPTEMBER

SO HONBU DOJO FALL KYU TEST
September 13th (Saturday)
1:00PM - Children
2:30PM - Adults
Jacksonville, FL

SOBUDOKAI FALL GASSHUKU
TBA

DECEMBER

ANNUAL DOJO DAY
December 6th (Saturday)
9am ~ 2pm
No Class
Dojo Projects and Maintenance
Clean Up inside and outside of the Dojo

LAST CLASS OF THE YEAR
December 29th (Monday)
Children 5pm ~ 6pm
Adults 6pm ~ 7:00pm

2026 JANUARY

FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR
January 3rd (Saturday)
Children and Adults combined 10am ~ 11:30am

SO HONBU DOJO IS CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS
Jacksonville, FL

"New Year's Eve and Day" - "Memorial Day" - "Independence Day (4th of July)" - "Labor Day" - "Veterans' Day" - "Thanksgiving Day & Friday" - "Christmas Eve and Day"

ADDITIONALLY - It is a Japanese custom to close the Dojo for the New Year from "Last Class of the Year" to "First Class of the Year"