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Martial Arts Legend, Master Hidy Ochiai, Celebrates 2 Years in Ashburn
World renowned Master Hidy Ochiai visits Ashburn dojo location for 2 year anniversary event with apprentice, Sensei William Max Winkler.
ASHBURN, VA – World-famous Master Hidy Ochiai and his apprentice, Sensei William Max Winkler, opened their first traditional Japanese karate school in Northern Virginia two years ago! They celebrated this anniversary with a very successful Open House at the Ashburn Dojo. Master Ochiai was there for a meet and greet with his current and former students. There were amazing demonstrations by Sensei Winkler and the karate students of the Ashburn school, some martial arts lessons, free giveaways and a raffle with valuable prizes.
Hidy Ochiai’s mastery of the martial arts has been featured on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, ESPN and frequently on the covers of top industry magazines, including Black Belt Magazine, Martial Arts Illustrated and Martial Arts Professional.
His unmatched, jaw-dropping sword demonstration has garnered over a half million views on
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YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3EZcKsiYRU).
Sensei William Max Winkler, who owns the Ashburn Dojo states, “I am proud to bring an authentic Japanese Martial Art to Northern Virginia and honored to work and study under Master Ochiai. Our open house was a great opportunity to celebrate our two years in business and show those in attendance what we offer through our classes for both children and adults. We were happy to celebrate our anniversary with the members of the community.”
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Brought to this country in 1966, Hidy Ochiai’s Washin-ryu Karate-do is based on the principles of Budo (the martial way) – respect, honor, and self-development. For 50 years, Master Ochiai has taken a holistic approach to martial arts practice that guides students to realize their potential. Hidy Ochiai’s highly acclaimed training/teaching model equally emphasizes the development of the mind and the body in a self-paced training program. In 1996, the New York State Education Department validated Ochiai’s Educational Karate Program (EKP) as an effective in-school curriculum to teach character education, safety awareness and violence prevention strategies. EKP directly addresses problems of bullying and encourages cooperative and respectful learning environments (www.hidyochiai.org/educational-karate-program).
