Bogdan Heretoiu

Arts4Hope Founder and KineOasis co-Founder, Bo is the father of three awesome kids, a Filmmaker by trade, and a passionate lifelong Movement Explorer and Educator through Martial Arts.

He brings over 40 years of practice and more than 20 years of teaching experience for all ages.

As a Massage Therapist he is also trained in various Bodywork modalities, has worked as a Caregiver with Seniors, and ran movement programs for Kids and Young Adults with Disabilities.

He grew up in Romania (but he is not officially a vampire) and spent most of his childhood and youth with his late Grandma – his most favorite person in the world.

As a Parent and Educator, he hopes to pass on the values he learnt from his Grandparents and Teachers onto his own kids and younger students.

Bo started Okinawan Goju-Ryu at the age of 13, became one of the Founders of the first Romanian Martial Arts Federation, and later an Aikido Instructor with the Romanian Aikido Federation under Dan Ionescu Shihan.

He founded The Grasshoppers Club and runs his Martial Arts program as a hybrid between in-person classes and an online community.

He loves being outdoors, never says no to chocolate, and thrives when surrounded by friends and family.

See me through my words and know me through my deeds.

“How wonderful the world would be..."

The most miraculous embodiment of life can happen in a kiss, a hug, a step, a reach, a hold, or release. In the simplest and most powerful movement of all, we open our eyes every morning and in a single instant, life fills our minds and spirit, calling us to rise.

Bamboo Shoots, Grasshoppers & Inner Sanctuary over a cup of Tea

The ABC of Martial Arts

The A B C of Martial Arts

Inner Path - Inner Space

Find a way to return to your most inner space. Retreat from the daily noise and re-discover the silence of being - a state of mind where power resides.

On Skills and More

Skills are treasures we collect over a lifetime of active explorations and each Skill is a "Portal" back into our brain. A gateway for us to gain "user" access to the world around us.

On Curiosity: Part 1

Curiosity is a form of reaching inward and outward, expanding into life, enhancing and exulting the sense of being alive.

On Being: A Teacher-Student Tandem

"A teacher is a student who teaches in order to continue his study." (Mochizuki Minoru Sensei)

What is the POINT in practicing Martial Arts?

WHY & HOW

On Practice Considerations

Why Martial Arts & How?

Martial Arts are nothing but methodologies to enhance human abilities and skills for fighting purposes. These same methodologies can be used to enhance human abilities and skills for all activities and purposes - gardening, farming, building, playing sports, performing arts, hard labor jobs, etc.

Age and Quality of Movement

"Shift attention and awareness to yourself - with candor, care, and simplicity."

Moving between Heaven and Earth

The legacy of generations of explorers of movement belongs to everyone.