About Us
Life Mastery Through Martial Arts!
The Dayton Quest Center is an up-lifting place in which to spend time with friends who share your commitment to personal advancement. Your instructors are dedicated to helping you discover your own insights into personal power, resourcefulness, broad vision, peace of mind, and happiness.
Stephen and Rumiko Hayes – Hombu An-shu
oversee classes at the SKH Quest Center in Dayton, Ohio. They inspire students with their life-long goal of teaching the personal transformation technologies that lead to more personal peace and world community harmony. (Check An-shu’s personal web site with his biography, blog, and book store at SKHQuest.com. Subscribe to receive every new post by RSS feed.)
James Kentoshi Norris – 6th Degree
moved from Washington State to study in An-shu’s original “barn dojo”, and now heads up SKH Quest To-Shin Do Hombu teaching and testing programs. An-shu says, “James Kentoshi has some of the subtlest taijutsu going – really authentic ninja movement. As my right-hand man for years, his skill quality shows the results of dedication to constant training with me. James Kentoshi Norris is one of the best you can find when it comes to delivering my message and art!”
Richard Watoshi Sears, Psy. D., M.B.A. – 5th Degree
began training in the early 1980s as a teenager at the famous “barn dojo”, and is now professor of Clinical Psychology at Union Institute & University. An-shu says, “Richard Watoshi takes the essence of his years in the martial arts and meditation sciences and so relevantly converts the techniques to practical lessons. Dr. Sears has so much to share from his extensive experience, and channels his intelligence and compassion into inspiring To-Shin Do classes.”
Kathy Antoshi Joseph – 3rd Degree
is a veterinarian, mother of three To-Shin Do Black Belt teen children, an avid equestrian, regularly travels to seminars around the USA and as far as the Himalayas on the Tibetan border to study with An-shu Stephen K. Hayes. An-shu says, “Kathy Antoshi is so impressive as the fully Renaissance woman, so accomplished in so many fields. Dr. Joseph shares important transformational knowledge with all students from her very special unique insights.”
Shane Raitoshi Stevens - 3rd Degree
from Colorado moved to Dayton to study with An-shu, and became a full-time teacher committed to sharing his energetic teaching style and passion for To-Shin Do martial arts. An-shu says, “Shane Raitoshi is a great example of the model student. I love how he never leaves my class without asking one more question to add to his knowledge and skill; Shane’s tenacity reminds me of my days with my teacher back in Japan in the 1970s.”
Brett Griffin – 2nd Degree
began To-Shin Do training as a youth and now continues with his dedication to growth and advancement through teaching our visionary martial art. An-shu says, “Brett has a real skill for combining a sense of how enjoyable this is and at the same time a sense of authentic caring that all students get the point of each piece of our training. Watch this guy – he is amazing in his ability to make even the most challenging lessons seem like fun.”
Robert Hayes – 1st Degree
has been an avid student of martial arts since he was 4-years-old, training in several different martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Kempo and Muy Thai. Robert enjoys weapons training, especially Tanto-jutsu knife defense. An-shu says, “Robert’s extensive experience in other martial systems lets him help students focus in on all the diverse success strategies of our To-Shin Do approach, whether strike, grapple, or weapon defenses.
Andrew Berger – 1st Degree
began To-Shin Do training in the youth program. Now a high school student, Andrew is dedicated to helping others learn the art and spends much of his time at the Dayton Quest Center. An-shu says, “I am always delighted with Andrew’s ability to communicate important technique details in a highly encouraging way that allows students to advance at their own personal pace.”
Robert Gerace – 1st Degree 
is an engineer in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning field, and enjoys a wide variety of hobbies including skateboarding, sewing, restoring a Victorian house, and motorcycling. An-shu says, “Watch out for Robert when he gets his hands on the bo staff or naginata halberd. He’s a whirlwind with those polearms.”