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Dai Shihan Marcus Dwyer "Seigi Ryu Founder" - RIP
 

Marcus Dwyer who started the Seigi Ryu Dojo in 2000 and held the highest rank of Dai Shihan Ju Godan (15th Dan) in the Bujinkan, had trained for over 35 years in a varity of martial arts before dedicating his training to the art of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Previously has had trained in Judo, Karate, Kempo, Shotokan, Full contact kickboxing, Boxing, Wing Tsun, Kung Fu, Aikido, Traditional Jujutsu, Brazilian Juijutsu and CQB.

 

He was a direct senior student of Dai Shihan Pedro Fleitas in Spain. Pedro is one of only a handful of direct personal students of Soke Massaki Hatsumi (34th Grandmaster).

Marcus also trained with Excel Security in the UK as a bodyguard, and worked for Media Security in Dublin as a head trainer for their doormen for over 7 years. Unlike so many people that teach self defence with no backround in applying their art to real life situations, Marcus teaches from his experience of real life encounters.

Marcus also ran the highly successful Oriental Medicine Clinic in Lucan. He was currently one of only three people in Ireland to hold a B.Sc, in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine and the only advanced Master Tungs acupuncturist in Ireland.

 

Marcus tragically passed away suddenly in late 2018 and loss to the dojo is felt every day.  His dojo passed to his senior student Shihan Jugo Dan Hujo Gunn who is committed to continuing his training legacy into the future. In Memoriam

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Dai Shihan Hujo Gunn – Head Instructor
 

Hujo began his Bujinkan journey in 1984 under Brian McCarty, who was among Ireland’s leading Bujinkan instructors at the time. After a break from training in the 1990s, he resumed his studies in 2000 under Shidoshi Marcus Dwyer. In February 2008, Hujo successfully passed his Godan (5th Dan) test in Japan and was awarded the prestigious Shidoshi instructor’s license. Shortly thereafter, in April 2008, he opened the Bujinkan Gunn Dojo in Walkinstown.

In addition to running his own dojo, Hujo continued to train regularly under Marcus Dwyer and made annual trips to Japan to study with Soke Hatsumi and other senior Japanese instructors. Following the sudden passing of his mentor and close friend Marcus in 2018, Hujo, as Marcus’s senior student at the time, inherited the Dwyer/Seigi Ryu Dojo and now serves as its head instructor in addition to his original dojo. He is committed to honoring Marcus’s legacy and continuing the lineage of his teachings.

Hujo also advances his own training under his current Master, Dai Shihan Pedro Fleitas, and travels worldwide to study with both Japanese and international Dai Shihans. Hujo is one of the few Instructors in Ireland privileged to have trained with Soke Hatsumi during both of his visits to the country in the 1980s. Hujo travelled 16 times to Japan to train with Soke Hatsumi (up until his retirement) and continues to travel at least three to four times per year to attend Bujinkan training events around the world.

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Dai Shihan Philip Stanley - Senior Instructor
 

Philip has been a member of the Dojo since 2003. He has been training in  martial arts since the age of 14 and has training in various arts including karate, aikido, judo and western boxing. 

 

He began his Bujinkan training in 1994 under Dave Carol and later Steve Byrne. After a break away he returned to training under Marcus Dwyer in 2003. He has travelled to Japan on numerous occasions to train and has attended many courses in Europe, the UK and, of course, here at home in Ireland. 

 

Philip passed his Godan Test at the 2008 Daikomyosai, and since Marcus’s passing is a direct student of Dai Shihan Pedro Fleitas in Spain. He was awarded the rank of Bujinkan Dai Shihan in 2021. 

 

Philip has been awarded instruction certificates in various elements of the UnryuKai syllabus. He is also an accredited instructor in the Management of Violence and Aggression in the Workplace and Qi Gong.

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George Hynes Shidoshi Kyudan (13th Dan) - Instructor
 

I started training with Shihan Marcus Dwyer in 2003 and have continued my  training ever since . Over the years  i  have travelled to  Tai Kai's and Seminars across Ireland and Europe and have become one of Marcus' senior students . I  passed my Godan ( 5th Dan ) test in 2013.

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Colin O'Neill Shidoshi Hachidan (13th Dan) – Instructor
 

I started training in the Bujinkan in 2008 with Marcus Dwyer and have continued to train in the Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo. I have travelled to Japan on several occasions to train with Soke Hatsumi and his senior instructors and students. I passed my Godan (5th Dan) test and was awarded my instructors license in Japan in Feb 2017.

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Tom – Instructor
 

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Sid Doyle – Instructor
 

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Jack McGlynn – Instructor

I started training in the Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo with Marcus Dwyer in 2016 and have continued to train here ever since. In that time I have travelled to a number of seminars in Ireland and Europe. 

In 2018, through training in the dojo I was introduced to the Japanese physical therapy Amatsu, which quickly became a new career and passion.

In November 2024 I passed my Godan (5th Dan) test at the Sesimbra Taikai in Portugal.

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