Bushido-Kai Martial Arts Academy

Welcome to the Bushido-Kai network, official web site for the Bushido-kai Martial Arts Academy located in Halifax Nova Scotia with branch schools in Sydney Nova Scotia and Hong Kong China and at Dalhousie University in Halifax. The Bushido-Kai is associated with the World Kobudo Federation and the Doley Academy of Martial Arts in Fredericton New Brunswick. Senior advisor is Guro Rob Doley and chief instructor is Sensei Ray McKinnon.

Keep checking back as we will be updating our website with information on upcoming events and seminars.

To contact Bushido-Kai, click here or email the us at rrhaley@hfx.eastlink.ca.

Latest News:

A lot has happened in the last few months; we will try to update you on everything but don’t forget to check our Facebook page for photos and updates every week.

As the only certified school in Nova Scotia teaching Jun Fan Gung-Fu and Jeet Kune Do under the Inosanto lineage the instructors traveled to Montréal to take part in a seminar by the legendary Guro Dan Inosanto. Sensei Ray, Rhonda and Tom and our senior instructor Guro Rob Doley took part in a two day advanced seminar covering hours of material. We had great conversations with Guro Dan and told him about promoting his teachings here in Nova Scotia. He wished us luck and hope we would continue to promote J.K.D in Nova Scotia and continue our training under Guro Rob.

Sensei Ray recently was asked to sit on a provincial board that looks at establishing the guidelines for Security officers and Door staff in Nova Scotia. This is also done on a national level and Sensei Ray along with various people from the justice department and local Security firms took part in a four hour meeting on what should be the standers for those working in that field.

The Bushido-kai Academy has now added yet another program to its curriculum. We now offer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Sensei Nathan Stevers. Sensei Nathan holds a Blue Belt in B.J.J. and is affiliated with Renzo Gracie. He currently trains with Titans Brazilian Jujitsu club in Halifax. Sensei Nathan also holds a third Dan Black Belt in Japanese Jujitsu and ran his own club for years here in Halifax. He along with his students will be joining us.

Guro Rob Doley was back at the Halifax Academy on June 7th. He taught a four hour seminar on J.K.D Filipino Martial Arts and Muay Thai Kickboxing. Also he tested Cynthia Rogers and Mike Betts for there level one Muay Thai under the Thai Boxing Association of Canada, both passed and now take there place with Gerald Sanders, Tammy Mosher and Ray McKinnon who all are the first to hold these levels in Nova Scotia.

Sensei Ray taught a J.K.D, Jujitsu and grappling seminar at Carr Taekwondo in Dartmouth. All the students did a great job and had lots of fun. Robert Carr runs a great school.

The Bushido- Kai Academy holds certified classes in Bushido-kai Jujitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jun Fan Kickboxing, Jun Fan Gung-Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts (Inosanto blend), Canadian Shoot wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. All taught under certified instructors.