Beautiful traditional Japanese dojo in Severna Park, MD. Shocked to find a truly traditional Japanese martial art with a group of great students and instructor who have been doing this for years. This is what most serious martial artists have wished they could find after all their years of studying and dreaming while watching great Samurai films.Anybody who wants to experience a traditional martial art should check out.

If youre really interested in the study of traditional Japanese Budo, this is one of the few places in the US to do so. This is no buy a Belt/rank organization. Here students are taught not only how to develop functional martial arts techniques, but also the mindset required to use them, as well as the philosophies behind them, both in and out of the Dojo. Students are continually encouraged as well as challenged not only to improve themselves through training, but to help others to improve themselves and the lives of those that they come in contact with. If your searching for martial arts glory this is not the place to find it. If you want to develop from both within and without, The Rembukan Dojo can help you achieve those goals!

If youve been looking for something real in old-school martial arts, maybe something you cant quite describe and have never found, you might discover it at the Rembukan. The word dojo doesnt translate easily. Its not just a physical building or a sports club. This is not a place for ring competition or would-be ninja. The practice is focused on preserving classical Japanese traditions, while understanding modern Western learning methods and tendencies. Beautiful environment, extraordinary instruction and a close-knit group that feels like family.

The Rembukan dojo is a true treasure buried unexpectedly in suburban Maryland. Classical Japanese martial ways are fading, even in Japan. Here is one of the few remaining places in the world where a traditional martial way is being practiced in the traditional manner, but without affectation. There are no members of this dojo seeking to be real samurai. Rather, students strive to learn and preserve an old way of doing things, without adding to it, and also without diminishing it. It is a lifelong process of seeking to improve, slowly and painfully. Certainly not for everyone, but with deep rewards for those who have the mindset to learn.

Rembukan is not your typical “backyard” dojo. On the outside, this is a traditional Japanese dojo with a beautiful Japanese garden and koi pond serenely set in the suburbs of Severna Park, MD. On the inside, the dojo embodies the true spirit of “Do” and reflects a style and atmosphere created by the instructor that provides the perfect environment for learning. The dojo itself is extremely well-kept but more importantly, Polland Sensei is one the finest instructors you will find in the art of Jo and Iaido. He is sincerely passionate about his school and his desire to help people learn the way of sword and Jo – and I know the students appreciate it - this is a place that feels like home!