Launch of the new website!!

Hello AZB students, parents, friends, and potential new members,

I'm excited to announce the unveiling of the new Arizona Budokan website, which is chock-full of information, pictures, schedules, and news to keep you excited and involved with all we're doing at the dojo. I also hope that the redesigned site will give students both old and new a fresh look at our amazingly rich history and tradition--along with all of the other reasons we are considered the premiere traditional martial arts training facility in the Valley.

It has been an honor to train with Shihan Crosswell and our other incredible instructors for the last two and a half years. I believe we have something truly special and unique at our school and it is deeply rewarding to finally be able to shout it out to our dojo family and to the world.

None of this would have been possible without the dedication and design magic of my lifelong friend Kevin Carr at Sideways Eight Productions, who has overseen all of the artistic and technical aspects of the site. The result so far is even more beautiful and functional than I had dared hope--and over the next six months or so, it's only going to get better.

I'd also like to thank Shihan Crosswell and all of the kids, parents, students, and instructors at Arizona Budokan for providing me with great feedback on their experiences as well as ideas and pictures for the website.

Please keep checking back and please do contact me with any feedback or suggestions you might have--either in person or by email. Thanks again for being a part of our amazing dojo family--and if you're new to the Arizona Budokan, please stop by and visit soon. We can't wait to meet you!

Dawn

Welcome to our blog

A quick hello from the web and social media developer for azbudokan.com!  I'm proud to be working with Shihan Crosswell and Dawn Croft to relaunch the website.

A total redesign of the site is under way, both aesthetically and technically.  The rich content from the current site will be retained and enhanced - including the addition of videos, lots of photographs and a more detailed look into the arts, their histories and the proud lineage of the Dojo.  The header for this blog is a little clue as to how the site is evolving.  We will be announcing some launch dates in the next week!

This blog will be the future home of the day to day events of the Dojo.  We will be posting announcements for special seminars, demonstrations and promotions.  I am hoping that eventually, Shihan Crosswell will be posting as well!

I'm also going to jump the gun and introduce the woman I am proud to call my friend and most likely the primary blogger - Dawn Croft.  Dawn posses a rich martial arts background in many arts and has studied around the world.  She has been studying at the Arizona Budokan since August of 2008 - if memory serves me.  And she's been my friend for over 17 years.