School
You’re Life is on the Line, Practise well.
--Hatsumi Sensei
The Edmonton Bujinkan Phipps Dojo, originally the Jihi no Kokoro Dojo, was founded in 1999 by Carlyle Cupid. Carlyle wanted to create a dojo where people with good hearts could come and train free from the aggressiveness and competitive atmosphere of other schools.
In the fall of 2003 Carlyle put the school in the care of his senior students; Jason Meltzer, Cliff Lauchlan and Anton Phipps. Shortly thereafter, due to health reasons, Carlyle had to stop formal training for several years in 2006 and shortly after, moved to Calgary to continue his career. Having returned to Edmonton, healthy, in 2024, some of his original students requested that he take on the training of their children.
The original adult school is now named the Bujinkan Phipps dojo, reflecting the current curriculum taught at the school that was developed by Anton Phipps. It too is based on the Ten Chi Jin Ryaku no Maki developed by Hatsumi Sensei as well as instruction and input, from numerous Japanese Masters.
The youth curriculum is designed to provide a springboard for youth to move into the Bujinkan Phipps dojo seamlessly and ensure that students have the necessary basics so they can participate in any Bujinkan school in the world. We have revived the name Jihi no Kokoro to reflect the feeling of grace and compassion that we hope to instill in our students.