Why The Take'Bushi Dojo?

Each Fudoshin Bujutsu Dojo is required to have a name. As you can well imagine this is not an easy task. After many hours researching and discussing the topic "The Dojo of the Bamboo Warrior" was chosen due to its reference in Japanese culture and indeed in many more cultures around the world. The concept is best explained by the following quote.

" It is said that the bamboo symbolizes all the virtues of the true warrior. It stands tall, yet bends humbly at the slightest breeze.............. it is firmly rooted in the ground; it endures the harshest conditions, including the coldest winters. ............. the warrior, like bamboo is ever ready for action. Bamboo is also the only hollow tree. This hollowness symbolizes the ideal of the warrior's spiritual emptiness............. for its lack of solidity and dimension, bamboo is an incredibly strong and flexibly wood and thus has infinite uses.

These are the warrior's ideals: to be strong, yet flexible, and to be humble, yet epitomise total versatility."

The Late Reverend Kensho Furuya