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Suenaka Zenzan Dojo was founded in 2006 by James Huss, Shihan. Shihan Huss has practiced martial arts for 35 years and has trained extensively in karatedo, aikido, and tai chi chuan. Shihan Huss holds the rank of godan in aikido, sandan in Shorin-ryu karatedo, and shodan in Shuri-ryu karatedo. He has studied and/or taught in the USA, China, Philippines, S. Korea, Bolivia, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Suenaka Zenzan Dojo was first located in Greenville, South Carolina. The word zenzan means "first range of mountains," those foothills visible from all over the upstate. Though the dojo is no longer in the foothills, the name remains the same, for the word zenzan symbolizes the first obstacles we must overcome on the montane path to mastery.

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