Martial Arts Legend Opens Traditional Japanese Karate School in Loudoun

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World-famous Hidy Ochiai opens his first traditional Japanese karate school in the mid-Atlantic in Northern Virginia! His 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.

He is now teaching weekly classes at the new Ashburn location in person! His unmatched, jaw-dropping sword demonstration has garnered over a half million views on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3EZcKsiYRU).

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 more than 45 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-

Hidy Ochiai Karate of Northern Virginia

20604 Gordon Park Square #170, Ashburn, VA 20147

nova@hidyochiai.org

Website for Hidy Ochiai Karate of Northern Virginia: www.hidyochiaikaratenova.com

Website for Hidy Ochiai’s National Headquarters school in New York: www.hidyochiai.org