How many of us know that An-shu Rumiko,
in addition to being a world-renowned martial arts teacher, is also a skilled classical Japanese musician?
Here is a photo of An-shu Rumiko with her fellow musicians
at a concert performance in Columbus.

Ribbon Cutting
The new location was celebrated by as Ribbon Cutting with the Dayton Chamber of Commerce in July 30th.

To-Shin Do Central Training Headquarters
and Dayton Quest Center now in our new home!

Wait until you see the new Dayton Quest Center facilities! We moved across the street to 6236 Far Hills Avenue in Centerville over the weekend of May 11-12 and classes are now underway in the new building on the east side of Far Hills Avenue just south of KFC.

Classes began Monday, May 14 at our NEW LOCATION at 6236 Far Hills Avenue!
Click here for directions.

An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes' Long-Awaited Ninja Vol. 6 Available Now!

Legendary ninjutsu master Stephen K. Hayes returns to impart four decades of wisdom and insight to his loyal readers in the newest volume of the acclaimed Ninja series! Featuring beautiful artwork by Gregory Manchess, original cover artist of the of the first five volumes of the series, Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage - Ninja Vol. 6 is the latest in the ground-breaking series begun by An-shu in the form of hand-written notes back in Japan, in the late 1970s.

This highly anticipated new book from the best-selling author includes an in-depth story of the inspiration for the establishment of the Kasumi-An branch of the Togakure ninja tradition on the slopes of Mt. Togakure in the late 1980s, a look at An-shu's days as the security escort for the Dalai Lama of Tibet in the 1990s and what it takes to be the bodyguard for Asian spiritual royalty, a thick section of classical and updated kata that forms the base for 2nd and 3rd Degree Black Belt in An-shu's To-Shin martial arts, and a "bound-to-be-controversial" closing chapter on what it takes for a new generation's headmaster to bring an ancient tradition into modern relevance for his students.

Black Belt Books #485 $19.95 – Available at the Dayton Quest Center Pro-Shop counter! Get your autographed copy right now, or order from SKHQuest!

Wonderful News
An-shu Stephen K. Hayes on the Cover
of Black Belt Magazine

The March 2007 issue of Black Belt, the world’s top martial arts magazine, feature’s Dayton Quest Center founder Stephen K. Hayes as the cover personality. The issue contains an in-depth story by An-shu on how the traditional martial arts were transmitted from generation to generation up to today, which is actually one of the chapters from his soon-to-be-released book Ninja Vol 6, Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage. The magazine’s opening editorial as well focuses on An-shu, and describes our head teacher as a true pioneer, one of the 10 most influential living martial artists in the world.