About Us

Jinenkan Pennsylvania Gouken Dojo was founded in 2004 by Chad Flakker after he achieved the title "Dojo Cho" from Unsui Sensei.

Dojo Cho Chad Flakker began  studying martial arts at the age of seven.  When he was  12 , he  became very involved in weight training for the next eight years. The desire to study martial arts was still strong in his heart. After some research, he discovered and began training in the Bujinkan Dojo at the age of 20. Chad later began training directly with Unsui Sensei, making a weekly training pilgrimage to Maryland, and continues traveling around the world in pursuit of his art.

A message from Unsui

To everyone at Chad's dojo, I believe you are all training very hard, day after day. On top of kobudo training, the most important thing is to not add any unnecessary strength. I also want you to progress by keeping in mind the idea of "kankyu-kyojaku" (slow/fast - strength/weakness), and using each of those movements distinctly in your training. Chad is an excellent man. So please follow his teachings and train as hard as you can. -- Unsui