Traci Kato-Kiriyama and Ryan Suda took an evening to train at our dojo, while in town from Los Angeles on unrelated matters. Traci is a multi-disciplinary artist and community organizer (Tuesday Night Project, etc.), and Ryan is the man behind the curtain at Blacklava Designs, a well-regarded Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing shop and store for all things Asian American. Thanks for stopping in, we love having visitors!

Suda brought the “Nobori” banner, made by Blacklava, as a gift to the dojo. Check out their work if in need of custom shirts or banners!

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L-R: Ryan Suda, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Erik Matsunaga, Ryan Yokota