Bakersfield Budo is a martial arts school in Bakersfield, California, centered on classical Japanese and Okinawan budo as a disciplined practice of control, awareness, and respect. Its Goju-ryu training is rooted in the Okinawan Goju-Ryu Bujutsu Kan as a shibu dojo within the OGRKK, emphasizing the balance of internal and external force through physical technique and breath work. The program also includes Soto Zen zazen through the Zen Fellowship of Bakersfield and iaido study through Central Valley Iaido as an official kenkyu-kai. Across these traditions, instruction follows the standards of each parent organization and is guided by an ethic of harmony, composure, and non-destructive conflict resolution.