Thank you for visiting my website! My name is Michael Fletcher and I am the Sensei of the Harrisonburg Hebi Ashi Dojo. The first meeting that I had with my instructor, Shogo Kuniba, Soke, was March 15, 1986. That was the day my life would change forever. I had met a true Japanese Sensei; a living legend. I was able to train under him until July 14th, 1992, when he passed away.

This site is dedicated to my late Soke, Shogo Kuniba. My dojo is named in his honor. Kuniba, Soke had a reputation in Japan for his devastating kicks; his mawashi geri (roundhouse kick) would coil around your block as if a mighty snake were striking, and his foot would hit its target with "no trouble". His nickname was Snake Foot or, in Japanese, Hebi (Snake) Ashi (Foot). Hence, the name of my dojo:

Hebi Ashi Dojo       

My hope is that you will appreciate this site half as much as I enjoy speaking about Shogo Kuniba, Soke!

If this is your first visit please go to each of the search bars and read about us; or, if you don't have a lot of time now, click here to see our hours and contact information!

The Hebi Ashi Dojo is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia

est. 1990

Click on the Dojo Info button and see what the membership has to say about the Hebi Ashi Dojo and training with Michael Fletcher, Sensei.

See the Style page to read about how to do Kata the way it was intended!

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