My Sensei

Aikido

Gentil Pennewaert 6th Dan Shidoin
» My current Aikido Sensei, head of Shindokan Dojo, Newport Beach, CA.

Seiichi Sugano 8th Dan Shihan
» NY Aikikai, US Aikido Federation. Pennewaert Sensei's Sensei, co-head of NY Aikiai, and the US Aikido Federation.

Miles Kessler 5th Dan
» Head of Integral Aikido, Tel Aviv, Israel. My first Aikido Sensei, at Mito Kokusai Aikido Club, Mito City, Japan.

Morihiro Saito 9th Dan
» Ibaraki Dojo, Iwama, Japan

Hitohiro Saito 6th Dan Soke
» Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai Tanren Juku, Kasama, Japan

Kendo

Taro Ariga 7th Dan Renshi
» Kancho (Head and Chief Instructor) of Butokuden Dojo, Irvine CA. My current Kendo Sensei.

Sandy Maruyama 5th Dan Sensei
» Represented the USA in the 12th World Kendo Championships in Great Britain 2003
» Represented the USA in the 13th World Kendo Championships in Taiwan 2006
» Represented the USA in the 14th World Kendo Championships in Sao Paolo 2009

Mitsuru Inanuma 5th Dan Sensei
» Yasato-machi Kenyukai Instructor, Ibaraki Japan. My first Kendo Sensei and Best Man at my wedding.