2024-01-23
Upcoming 2024 session dates will be:
Jun 5 - Jul 24 (Jun 26 - July 24) NO CLASS Jul 3
Jul 31 - Sep 18 (Aug 21 - Sep 18) NO CLASS Sept 4

2023-12-20
Congrats to our new promotions!

2023-12-17
Upcoming 2024 session dates will be:
Jan 10 - Feb 21
Feb 28 - Apr 10
Apr 17 - May 29


Older news...

2023-08-29
Upcoming 2023 session dates will be:
Oct 4 - Nov 15
Nov 22 - Jan 3

2023-08-09
Congrats to our new promotions!

2023-04-26
Congrats to our new promotions!

2023-04-02
Upcoming 2023 summer session dates will be:
Apr 12 - Apr 26
May 3 - Jun 14
Jun 21 - Aug 2
Aug 9 - Sept 20

2023-03-08
Congrats to our new promotions!

2022-11-02
Upcoming 2023 spring session dates will be:
Jan 4 - Feb 15 (or 4-pass Jan 25 - Feb 15)
Feb 22 - Apr 5 (or 4-pass Mar 15 - Apr 5)

2022-12-21
Congrats to our new promotions!

2022-06-01
Upcoming 2022 fall session dates will be:
Sept 14 - Oct 26
Nov 2 - Dec 21 (no class Nov 23 Thanksgiving)

2022-06-01
Upcoming 2022 session dates are :
You must register via the Hilliard Rec and Parks website. Standard sessions are 7-weeks but shorter 4-week sessions are available. Click on the date range to register for that session. Confirm all dates when you get the Rec and Parks websites.

2022-05-18
Congrats to our new promotions!

2022-04-13
Congrats to our new promotions!

2021-12-14
Upcoming 2022 session dates are :
You must register via the Hilliard Rec and Parks website. Standard sessions are 7-weeks but shorter 4-week sessions are available. Click on the date range to register for that session. Confirm all dates when you get the Rec and Parks websites.


2021-12-08
Congrats to our new Brown Stripe and Orange Belts!

2021-09-22
Congrats to our new Yellow Belt!

2021-06-20 Upcoming 2021 session dates are :
Sep 8 - Oct 20 (Sep 29 - Oct 20)
Oct 27 - Dec 15 (Nov 17 - Dec 15) No class Nov 24

2021-05-26 Congrats to our new Yellow Belt and Greeen Stripe!

2021-04-07 Upcoming 2021 session dates are :
Apr 14 - May 26 (May 5 - May 26)
Jun 2 - Jul 14 (Jun 23 - Jul 14)
Jul 21 - Sep 1 (Aug 11 - Sep 1)

2020-11-19 Congrats to our new Yellow Belt!

2020-10-06 Upcoming 2020 session dates are :
Oct 7 - Nov 25 (no class Nov 11)
Oct 28 - Nov 25 (no class Nov 11)

2020-09-30 The Hilliard Community Center is working to re-open some programs - karate is included.

2020-03-18 The Hilliard Community Center is closed due to COVID-19, please contact us regarding class status.

2020-03-05 We have new Shodans! Congrats to Sensei Lees and Sensei Simovart!

2020-02-24 Upcoming 2020 session dates are :
Mar 4 - May 6
May 13 - Jul 15
Jul 22 - Sep 30 (no class Sep 9)
Oct 7 - Dec 23 (no class Nov 11 or Nov 25)

2020-01-23 Congrats to Sensei Smiley on promotion to Nidan in Judo and Jujitsu!

2019-11-06 Congrats to our new Brown Stripes!

2019-04-24 Upcoming 2019 session dates are :
Apr 24 - Jun 26
Jul 10 - Sep 18 (no class Jul 3 or Sep 4)
Sep 25 - Dec 4 (no class Nov 27)
Dec 11 - Feb 26, 2020 (no class Dec 25, 2019 or Jan 1, 2020)

2019-08-22 Congrats to our new Green Belts!

2019-06-20 Congrats to our new Black Belts!

2019-04-11 Congrats to our new Orange Belt!

2019-02-20 Upcoming session dates are :
Feb 13 - Apr 17

2018-11-14 Congrats to our new Orange Belt, Green Stripes, and Green Belt!

2018-08-15 Upcoming session dates are :
Aug 29 - Nov 14 (No class Sept 5 or Oct 31)
Nov 28, 2018 - Feb 6, 2019 (No class Nov 21 or Dec 26)

2018-09-27 Congrats to our new Brown Belt!

2018-08-15 Congrats to our new Black Stripe!

2018-03-14 Congrats to our new Green Stripes and Orange Belts!

2018-01-18 Current 2018 dates are :
Jan 24 - Mar 28
Apr 4 - Jun 6
Jun13 - Aug 22 (No class July 4)

2017-10-23 Current dates are :
Oct 25 - Jan 10 (No class Nov 29 or Dec 27)

2017-09-30 Congrats to Sensei Smiley on promotion to Yondan in Iaido!

2017-09-21 Congrats to our new Orange Belts!

2017-08-02 Congrats to our new Green Belts!

2017-07-26 Current dates are :
Aug 9 - Oct 18 (No class Sept 6)

2017-02-22 Congrats to our 1st Yellow Belts!

2017-02-22 Current dates are :
Mar 15 - May 17
May 24 - Aug 2 (No class July 5)

2016-06-08 Congrats to our new Green Stripes!

2016-06-08 Current dates are :
May 11 - Jul 13
Jul 20 - Sept 28 (no class Sep 7)
Oct 5 - Dec 14 (no class Nov 23, Dec 21, Dec 28)
Jan 4, 2017 - Mar 8, 2017

2016-04-06 Congrats to our new Brown Belts!

2016-02-17 Upcoming session dates are :
Feb 24 - Apr 27
May 4 - Jul 6
Jul 13 - Sept 14 (no class Sep 7)

2016-02-10 Congrats to our new Green Stripe!

2016-01-13 Congrats to our new Brown Stripe!

2015-10-15 Upcoming session dates are :
Dec 2 - Feb 17 (no class Nov 25, Dec 23, Dec 30)

2015-08-05 Congrats to our new Green Stripe and Brown Stripes!

2015-07-01 Congrats to our new Iaido Green Stripe!

2014-04-15 Upcoming session dates are :
Apr 15 - Jun 17
Jun 24 - Aug 26
Sept 2 - Nov 18 (no class Sep 9 or Nov 11)

2015-04-15 Congrats to our new Green Stripe!

2015-03-20 Yamazaki Sensei seminar at Sensei Stukenberg's dojo.

2014-01-15 Upcoming session dates are :
Feb 4 - Apr 8

2014-11-12 Congrats to our new Green Belt and Green Stripe!

2014-08-15 Upcoming session dates are :
Aug 20 - Oct 29 (no class Sept 3)
Nov 5 - Jan 28 (no class Dec 24 and 31) (bonus class Nov 26!)

2014-07-09 Congratulations to our new Green Belts!

2014-06-03 Upcoming session dates are :
Jun 4 - Aug 13 (no class July 2)

2014-2-12 Session dates have been extended to replace the weather cancelation of Feb 5 :
January 8 - March 19
March 26 - May 28

2013-12-20 Upcoming session dates are :
January 8 - March 12
March 19 - May 21

2013-09-28 Congratulations to Sensei Smiley on promotion to Sandan in Iaido!

2013-07-20 Upcoming session dates are :
July 24 - October 2
-- No class September 4 (Fall cleaning)
October 9 - December 18
-- No class November 27 (Thanksgiving)
-- There will not be class Dec 25 or Jan 1 2014, we should start a new session on Jan 8, 2014

2013-05-22 Congratulations to our new Green Belts and Green Stripes!

2013-03-20 Congratulations to our new Green Belts!

2013-01-19 Congratulations to Sensei Smiley on promotion in Judo and Jujitsu!

2012-10-24 Congratulations to our new Green Stripes!

2012-08-20 Upcoming session dates are :
February 27 - May 1
May 8 - July 17
- No class July 3

2012-08-20 Upcoming session dates are :
September 26 - December 5
- No class Nov 21 - Thanksgiving
December 12 - February 20
- No class December 26 - Christmas
February 27 - May 1

2012-06-20 Congratulations to our new Green Stripes! Also remember next week starts our new session (dates listed below).

2012-04-09 New session dates - please note the June - September session is 13 weeks long due to the closure of the Community Center :
April 18 - June 20
June 27 - September 19
- No class July 4 - holiday
- No class August 1 - Community Center unavailable
- No class September 5 - Community Center closed

2012-03-28 Congratulations to our newest Green Stripe!

2012-03-02 SpikeTV will be airing the "I Am Bruce Lee" movie next Wednesday. Check your email for details.

2011-11-18 Next session dates announced :
Nov 30 - Feb 1
Feb 8 - Apr 11

2011-10-19 Congratulations to our new Green Stripes!

2011-09-13 New session begins next week, September 21.

2011-08-17 Please remember the Community Center will be closed the week of September 4, so there will NOT be class on September 7.

2011-07-13 Congratulations - new Green Belt and Green Stripe!

2011-07-01 New session is July 6 - September 14.

2011-06-15 Next test scheduled for July 13. Please remember the next upcoming session is July 6 - September 14.

2011-06-14 Advanced Edged Weapons course at Black Wing Shooting Center.

2011-06-01 Congratulations - two new Green Belts, one new Green Stripe!

2011-05-05 Party at Sensei Simovart's house May 21!
Rank testing on June 1.

2011-04-21 New session begins next week April 27 - June 29. Also future sessions will be July 6 - September 14 (no class on September 7) and September 21 - November 23.

2011-04-20 Congratulations to our new Green Stripes! Next test is planned for beginning of June with another one shortly after. Remember to check the video page for sparring videos - they are usually posted a few days after matches.

2011-03-06 Sparring videos are now available online. We hope you take time to watch and learn from them. We will try to include notes regarding each match. Please remember these notes are simply meant to help you learn what to look for (both good and bad). We hope you take time to watch all matches - just as in class you learn by watching each other as well as yourself.

2011-02-14 Next session is Feb 16 - Apr 20.

2011-02-02 Community Center is closed today, tonight's class is canceled, please check your email for more details!

2011-01-03 Green Stripe testing is planned for January 19th - more details will be announced in class this week.

2010-12-31 The Hilliard School of Martial Arts is now on Twitter! Follow us on Twitter or read our recent Twitter updates here on the NEWS page. This is another great way to get quick updates and stay up-to-date with what's happening at the Hilliard School of Martial Arts.

2010-11-26 The new session begins next week : December 1 - February 2. Please check your email for more information.

2010-09-02 The Hilliard Community Center karate class is moving to Wednesday evenings starting starting September 15. Please check your email for more information.

2010-07-12 Please make sure you are on our email list and are receiving our email updates. All email message subjects will begin with "[HSOMA]" and will start being addressed from the SENSEI address from HSOMA.COM. Check your spam setting to make sure you are seeing our messages.