The Farm Training Programme of Outdoor Classes began in June, 1974 and quickly became one of the most popular and distinctive programmes of the Dojo. Many wonderful outdoor trainings were held there in winter (combined with cross-country skiing) as well as summer (combined with swimming and hiking).

The locale for these events was Sensei's hundred acre Farm (with stream, pond, rolling hills, and adjacent twenty-acre virgin forest - the last in all of Southern Ontario), near Meaford, Ontario.

The farm was sold in June 1999, and for the first time, we held our annual summer training at Bruce's Mill Conservation Area. Here are some pictures from the training from the spring of 2007:

Although not as private nor distinctly "ours" as the farm was, it did offer several distinct advantages such as modern toilet facilities (sorry - no more romantic line-ups at the outhouse) and a ride of about 30 minutes from downtown Toronto as opposed to 2 hours to the Farm. Some of us will always miss the romanticism of the Farm. On the other hand, Bruce's Mill is an excellent location for our trainings, close to the city, with excellent views, clean washrooms, beautiful hiking trails, picnic benches, and wonderful grass to train on.