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Third Place Dojo

Train. Gather. Belong.

Home is the first place. Work and school are the second. Third Place Dojo is everything in between.

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Not a gym.
Not a club.
A third place.

Ray Oldenburg coined the third place as the social spaces between home and work where real community happens. Barbershops, coffee shops, parks. We believe a dojo can be that for Coudersport.

People showing up, moving their bodies, and getting a little better at life together.

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Train

Learn to move.

Kokoro-Jitsu structured curriculum, The Kokoro-Jitsu Club, and Gracie Garage open mat. All skill levels welcome, zero experience required.

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Gather

Show up.

Game nights, Ghost Jiu-Jitsu, Thrift-Jitsu, and whatever the community builds next. No training required.

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Belong

Stay awhile.

Coudersport's third place. A place you go because you want to. Simple pricing, no contracts, no pressure.

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Help Us Open

We're building this together.

Third Place Dojo is community-funded and community-built. We've secured the space on Main Street and now we're working to get the mats on the floor, the lights on, and the doors open. Every bit of support goes directly toward opening day.

Ko-fi memberships and donations
Support us on Ko-fi at any level. Every contribution — big or small — helps get the mats down and the doors open.
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Pre-register as a founding member
Sign up for a monthly membership before we open. Founding members lock in their rate and help make opening day possible.
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Spread the word
Tell a neighbor, share the site, invite someone who needs a third place. Community starts before the doors open.

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Everything that happens here.

Martial Art

Kokoro-Jitsu

A living art rooted in BJJ, Kenpo, Karate, and Aiki principles. Absorb. Discard. Add. Structured ranks, objective testing.

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Events

Ghost JJ and Thrift-Jitsu

Glow-in-the-dark rolling, thrift store outfit nights, game nights, and more. The dojo as a community space, not just a training floor.

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Open Mat

Gracie Garage

Free, informal grappling in the spirit of Gracie Garage. No hierarchy, no pressure. Just rolling and learning together.

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