Taikyoku Budo Seiya Dojo

Specialties

Martial Arts: Jujutsu, Aikido, and Kempo

Meet the Business Owner

Robert V.

Business Owner

Robert Van Valkenburgh began training in traditional Korean hapkido under Joe Sheya, in 1998, in Annapolis Maryland and later with Doug McKnew in Grasonville, Maryland. Robert eventually became an instructor and opened his own school in Arnold, MD. In 2012, Robert began cross-​training in Brazilian Jiu-​Jitsu under while also dabbling in Muay Thai with at Annapolis Mixed Martial Arts. Seeking a way to incorporate solo training and freestyle practice into his hapkido, Robert reached out to Ellis Amdur who pointed him to Budd Yuhasz. In 2013, Robert began training with Budd and began to incorporate the Taikyoku Budo concepts into his teaching, adapting it to traditional hapkido. After the passing of hapkido headmaster Joe Sheya, Robert decided to focus his training and teaching on Taikyoku Budo as a way to condense what he learned from Joe into a more effective martial practice. Robert runs the Taikyoku Budo’s Seiya Dojo in Severna Park, Maryland.