Preeminence Hall, 3213 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80301, US

HistoryBoulder Kodokan, a non-profit organization registered with the State of Colorado, was founded in 1995 by Paul and Barbara Gehring. An Okinawan martial arts club, it focuses on Matayoshi Kobudo and Okinawan Goju Ryu. Boulder Kodokan started by offering kids classes through the Boulder County Board of Education Lifelong Learning program. This generated enough interest in the parents of the children to start an adult class, which continued after the Lifelong Learning program was shut down in 1998. We found a new home in PreEminence Hall at 3213 Walnut in 2004. With the help of many students and friends, the space was transformed into the Asian movement arts studio that it is today. We are affiliated with Matayoshi Kobudo Shinbukai and Kenbukan from Okinawa.SpecialtiesAt Boulder Kodokan, students learn Okinawan Goju Ryu karate and Matayoshi Kobudo (Ancient Weapons). Through our instruction and connections to the roots of the art we study, we strive to stay true to the traditional practice of these styles. We are affiliated with Okinawan dojos and both travel to Japan and host seminars here in Boulder to learn from the heads of those organizations. We place a premium on the ambiance created by having a smaller non-commercial club that provides students with personal attention from senior students. One of our club mottos is,