Class Offering:
Martial Arts Classes for kids, teens, and adults; both beginners and seasoned students.
Private and semi-private sessions by appointment.
Self-defense, meditation, and weapons seminars also coming soon.
Training Structure:
Focus on Balance • Timing • Awareness • Tumbling/Rolling • Joint Locks • Throws • Striking • Weapons
Warm-up & mobility → tumbling & rolling → kihon (core skills) → kata & henka (applied variations) →
cooldown & reflection.
The Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu method of martial arts:
Cooperative drills with a core focus on distance and timing, partner collaboration.
Emphasizes natural and relaxed body movement.
Focus on both mental and physical personal improvement.
Relies on cooperation and mutual respect as a basis for learning.
Individual progress and skill will determine belts and rankings.
Training Methods
Bujinkan practice includes both unarmed and armed techniques.
Unarmed training resembles classical jūjutsu and koppōjutsu — emphasizing strikes, kicks, locks, and throws.
Weapons practice applies the same principles of movement and distance using traditional tools such as:
Katana (sword) • Rokushakubō (6-foot staff) • Hanbō (3-foot staff) • Tantō (knife) • Nawa (rope) • Kusarifundō (weighted chain) • Shuriken (throwing blades)
All weapon training is taught progressively and safely, focusing on awareness and control rather than force.
Safety & Conduct:
Classes follow a respectful, safety-first culture consistent with the Bujinkan Guidelines.
Students train at their own pace in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Inclusivity & CommunitySente Dojo is more than a training hall — it’s a community.
Students of all ages and backgrounds come together to train, learn, and support one another
Meet the Dojo:
Established in 2005 in NYC → Now in Hopewell Pennington, NJ (near Princeton)
Recognized Bujinkan teachers with over 35 years of experience
Skills learned both in US and Japan directly from highest Grandmaster leaders of the art
Shidoshi-Kai membership with Lead Sente Dojo Sensei Ranked 12th-degree black belt Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu
Member of the community for 16 years as proud father, Hopewell Valley Education Foundation board member, and local school district and recreation program volunteer.
Training at Sente Dojo is cooperative and non-competitive. Students work together and learn from one another in a friendly, family-like atmosphere that encourages mutual respect, collaboration, and growth.Teaching PhilosophyRob’s teaching style blends traditional kata (forms) and core principles (Kihon Happō & Sanshin no Kata) with applied henka (variations), fostering adaptability and natural movement that transfers into everyday life situations.
Even if the session is already in progress, you can still sign up! We’ll simply pro-rate the remaining sessions
