What is Budokon (bu-do-kon)?
In Japanese, Budokon means “way of the spiritual warrior.” It is a fusion workout that integrates yoga, martial arts and meditation into one wholistic mind-body-spirit system. It allows people at all fitness levels to explore martial arts and yoga in a safe, non-competitive environment. Budokon was created by Cameron Shayne, a 20 year veteran of the study and mastery of body awareness and organization through yoga, martial arts and meditation. This integration of practices and holistic health stem from continuous study that began at the age of 12 and included several forms of martial arts as well as yoga. According to Shayne, what makes Budokon different from other fusion workouts is that it is an art form; he created new, unique techniques. Shayne founded Budokon in 1999 at the Equinox Fitness Club in Santa Monica, California but it did not enter the mainstream until 2003 when some of his celebrity clients endorsed it. Since then, instructors have been trained by Shayne throughout the
