Sottaku Doji Dojo - Taree  (Sensei Graeme's Hombu) 

When looking for a name for the hombu, Sensei Graeme wanted a name that reflects the special nature of the training that takes place in this particular dojo. Training here is usually in smaller numbers. Those who attend have shown a little extra dedication to their training by making the trip to 'where their Sensei is'. There is an emphasis here on the relationship between the student and the Sensei. It is not a place where just anyone can walk in off the street and train.

The term Sottaku Doji has its roots in Zen philosophy.

"When a chick is struggling to peck its way out of its eggshell, sometimes its efforts alone are not enough. To help her baby come into this world, the hen will gently peck at the shell too, so that by their combined pecking, the baby chicken may escape its eggshell. Furthermore, the chick may one day grow up to be a hen, and peck the outside of an eggshell of her own offspring and so the cycle continues.

This phrase is used as a metaphor for the interaction of a  student and a Zen master As the student struggles with Zen (like the chick pecking the inside of the shell), the master will try to encourage and direct the student's mind (like the hen pecking from the outside). Once the student has exited the mind's eggshell, they may one day grow into a Zen master, and continue the cycle by pecking at the mind eggshells of those still trapped inside." 

Although Sensei does not consider himself a master this metaphor does describe the training that takes place here.
The students and Sensei work together, unified in a single purpose. Hopefully the student will later repay the favour by helping the next generation of students.

We can but hope.