Jacob began his martial arts training in Shin-Budo Kai aikido under Ralph Bryan Sensei in 2006 and began training in Otachi Ryu Iaido under Rodger Mayeda Sensei in 2010. Jacob Park Sensei, 1st Dan (Otachi Ryu), Iaido Chief Instructor 2nd Dan SBK Aikido, ASBK Assistant Instructor. Dave was promoted to Nidan in October, 2016. He maintains a blog on hiking and exploring at. Outside of the dojo he is active in many outdoor activities and has written several hiking and exploring books including the latest edition of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Albuquerque. Dave achieved Shodan at the ripe young age of 65.
He resumed training under Ralph Bryan Sensei in 2006 and has trained continually since that time.
He trained under Jim Redel Sensei until 2004, when he left for a two year hiatus. Dave’s training in aikido began when he joined ASBK in 1999. Nick has been with ASBK since 2015 and was promoted to Sandan in October 2019.ĭavid Ryan, 2nd Dan, ASBK Assistant Instructor. His particular interest is learning Aikido with his fellow students through ukemi, the art of receiving the throw, and connection between training partners. Subsequently, at New Mexico Aikikai, Nick was promoted to Nidan by Kristina Varjan Shihan in 2008. During his time at Southwestern Aikikai in Albuquerque, Nick was enrolled in the kenshusei (instructor training) program and was uchideshi (dojo resident-understudy) while there, he received the rank of Shodan from Dennis Abbott Sensei in 1998. Throughout the years, Nick has trained at several dojos throughout New Jersey, Washington state, and New Mexico, as well as attending aikido summer camps and instructor training seminars. Nick Wechselberger, 3rd Dan, ASBK Assistant Instructor. Since that time, Adam has trained under Ralph Bryan Sensei, earning his Shodan in 2007 and Nidan in 2010. In 1996 when Ishimoto Sensei relocated, Adam helped to establish a new dojo location and continued under Jim Redel Sensei, who left SBK in 2006. Adam began aikido in Albuquerque in 1994 under Wade Ishimoto Sensei. Jennifer was promoted to Yondan in October 2019.Īdam Hernandez Sensei, 3rd Dan, ASBK Instructor. After years of practice with her fellow aikidoka, she is still impressed by the powerful grace that this martial art can generate. Since 2006, she has studied under Ralph Bryan Sensei. That year she began her aikido training in Shin-Budo Kai style aikido in Albuquerque. Although she was impressed by the fluid movements and power of the art, it wasn’t until 2001 that she decided to give it a try herself. Jennifer’s first exposure to aikido was in the 1980s when she watched her cousin participate in a demonstration on Maui. Jennifer Miyashiro Sensei, 4th Dan, Assistant Chief Instructor. He also trains in Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo under the auspices of Phil Relnick Sensei. He is the editor and principal author of The Aikido of Shin-Budo Kai, A Guide to Principles and Practice. Since retirement from CDC in 2010, Ralph is increasingly focused on aikido and related pursuits. Shizuo Imaizumi Shihan certified Ralph as a Chief Instructor in March 2006 and promoted him to Godan on September 1st, 2016. He resumed aikido practice in 1994, training sequentially under Wade Ishimoto Sensei and Jim Redel Sensei until 2006.
Professional obligations intervened again when he joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta in 1987.
Medical school intervened from 1978 – 1982 after which Ralph resumed aikido practice with Mitsugi Saotome Shihan at Aikido Shobukan Dojo in Washington, DC from 1982 – 1987. Returning to Austin, TX that same year, he practiced with the Austin Ki Society for 2 years. Ralph first experienced aikido during a semester of study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1976 – attracted to its philosophical underpinnings and noncompetitive approach. Wanted to start them off right.Ralph Bryan Sensei, 5th Dan and Chief Instructor at ASBK. (That is only my humble opinion) Look good, got them for class. Saul Sensei from Albuquerque, NM United StatesĮxcellent quality, always loved this bokken. Thank you.ġ of 1 people found the following review helpful: The product was delivered perfectly in Brazil.
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