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"