Shaun Devoy (Head Instructor) – Utah
Mr. Devoy has been studying martial arts, yoga, and personal development for over 35 years. His training has taken him all over the world to learn from several different masters, earning him black belts in Karate, Japanese Jujutsu, Ninjutsu, Judo, and others. He is the founder of the Shinkenkan Dojo/ Satori Life Center LLC.
He is the Utah representative for Grandmaster Tetsuhiro Hokama’s International Kenshi-kai Organization (IKO).
Brandon Scott (Assistant Instructor) – Utah
Mr. Scott has been studying martial arts since 2006 and holds a Nidan (second degree black belt) in Jissen Taijutsu (Combatives), as well as black belts in several different martial arts. In 2023 he traveled to Okinawa to train with Hokama Sensei.
Daniel Hovley (Instructor) – Washington, USA
Mr. Hovley has been been studying martial arts since 2000 and holds a Menkyo Shoden in our system, as well as black belts in several different martial arts. He specializes in classical Japanese Jujutsu.
Phil Fisher (Assistant Instructor) – Scotland
Mr. Fisher has several years of eclectic martial arts training from several different schools. His training within our system began in 2010 and he specializes in the use of bladed weapons. He is the founder of Tasogare Ryu Gekiken and his dojo can be contacted at hitoshiken.com