Jeremy Dancey Seicho Jutsu Instructor

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SHIDOSHI JEREMY DANCEY

My name is Jeremy Dancey and I have been training in Seicho Jutsu for seven years, three of them under the direct tutelage of Grandmaster Daniel Verkerke.

I began studying Seicho Jutsu in my first year of college, in 1996. In high school I had run track and played rugby, achieving success in both but left wanting more than simply running all day. I saw martial arts as the ideal method to couple physical and mental training into one. At that point, spiritual development was not among my training goals.

The adjustments I have had to make to my perceptions and general understanding since joining Seicho Jutsu have been remarkable. The curriculum has helped me to transcend the need to rely solely on the physical aspects of fighting and to tap into the skills and gifts that I never knew I had. Although it often feels as though I am ?going against the grain,? the challenge presented by such an environment will ensure that I am always learning new things and extending myself well beyond my comfort zone.

In my time with Grandmaster Verkerke I have learned many lessons, the greatest of which is the importance of balanced personal growth, and that Martial Arts is best used as a forum to better my whole life, and not just a couple of areas. The psychic and spiritual development that I had paid no mind to previously has now become an essential part of my training and day-to-day living.

Currently I live in Kitchener, Ontario, with my wife Ing and son Julian, and work as a Robotics Technician in Stratford.