Panda Dojo

6 Juniors

Panda Dojo is a Japanese Professional Dojo that is under the Japanese Martial Arts Association (JMAA) in the South division. It serves as the main location of the story with most of the main cast part of the dojo.
Panda Dojo has been known as an underdog dojo, and is considered the first of many grass root dojos that started gaining momentum after winning its first Dojo Champion. It is the first professional Dojo to win a champion that was established during post-Yukihira Japan.

## History

Panda Dojo was first found by Asahi Ai when he felt his professional fighting career wasn't taking him anywhere. Asahi Ai would receive four five, known as the founding five: Tatsumi Sugonu, Kenshi Tadakoro, who was an orphan Asahi would adopt, Erio Kamakiri, the youngest, Tetsu Anastas, and Leone Yanagi. Leone will later bring her younger sister, Alice.

Panda Dojo saw success and recognition when Tatsumi started moving up the individual ranks quickly. Many young martial artists came to study in the Dojo. However, when Tatsumi suffered an injury and failed to attain a Dojo Champion, those same students felt Panda Dojo was carried by Tatsumi and left for more established Dojos.

### My Panda Dojo

Tatsumi's 'sudden return' marked a redemption arc for Panda Dojo. Under "Tatsumi's" lead, Panda Dojo recruited the minimum amount of members to attain its professional status and compete in League Season. This included Izuku Yukihira, an unknown fighter who was actually the son of Gin Yukihira. Panda Dojo would go through a series of events that ended up getting them into the Dojo finals, and attaining its first Dojo Championship.

Panda Dojo's publicity rose as many other Dojo's were shocked at its sudden success, even getting the attention of the ten titans. Even after Tatsumi was revealed to be Takumi the entire time, Panda Dojo was still consider the "Miracle Dojo." Many analysts debate whether its success was carried by its best fighter or if fate was on its side. Panda Dojo is known for being the lowest ranked professional Dojo, but always being close to the finals. It has had four of its members reach the ten titans, with three during the same seasons.

Although other Dojos seem to stem more talent and larger numbers, Panda Dojo has remain consistent in its members, but has garnered a reputation for having great teamwork, possibly the best teamwork in Japan.

## Roster

### Senior Members (16) \*indicates Dojo Team starters

* \*Izuku Yukihira
* \*Kenshi Tadakoro
* \*Erio Kamakiri
* \*Tetsu Anastas
* Ikumi Hashimoto
* Leone Yanagi
* Goro Yamamoto
* Shell Watanabe
* Zenji Enomoto
* Alice Yanagi
* Ryoko Sero
* Ryuichi Anko
* Ikuhisa Mino
* Benjamin Ao
* Su Young Tojo

### Junior Members (6)

* Togoda Sheng
* Su Young
* Matsuda Dande
* Simone Saikawa
* Lao Ono

### Former Members

* Takumi Sugonu
* Tatsumi Sugonu

## Layout

At first, Panda Dojo was one large studio with a men's and women's bathrooms, along with one large open mat for sparring and classes. The lockers were outside and there was one small administration office for the Sensei. After Tatsumi Sugonu's rise, Panda Dojo expanded to two rooms and increased budget for sparring and martial arts equipment. Asahi continued to use his R.V. as a meeting room and location of Dojo member information.

After the Ten Titans invitational, Panda Dojo heavily expanded due to increase in awareness and moved to another location. The new Dojo has men's and women's locker rooms with full showers and bathrooms.The locker rooms connect to a common area that has a kitchen and recreational area. On the second floor, there is a office for the Sensei that connects to a meeting room. The Dojo now comes with two open mats for Senior and Junior training, and a weight room. The Dojo now has a front office that also sells merchandise. The biggest change is the installation of dorm rooms that connect to the locker rooms. These are reserved for Senior Team starters and black belt ranked temporary Dojo members who request to use the Dojo for training.

Panda Dojo is a neighbor to the Black Dragons.