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Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei
Yoshimitsu Yamada (山田嘉光 born February 17, 1938)[1] is an aikido Shihan. He is ranked 8th dan in the Aikikai and is the chief instructor at the dojo New York Aikikai.
Yamada is well known for his clear and strong basic technique. Beyond his technical ability, he also possesses a gift for passing on his knowledge. His students have become some of the most well-known and high-ranking aikidoka in the Americas. He teaches seminars all over the world where thousands of students attend his classes. He was a direct student of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, for more than ten years.
Yamada is president of the United States Aikido Federation and chairman of the Latin America Aikido Federation.
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Mitsunari Kanai Sensei.
Chief Instructor of New England Aikikai from 1966-2004, Mitsunari Kanai Shihan was one of the last uchi deshi (live-in apprentice) of the founder of Aikido, Professor Morihei Ueshiba, or O-Sensei, with whom he studied intensively for over ten years. An 8th degree black belt in Aikido, Kanai Sensei was also a master of other martial arts of Japan and expert in the use of the sword and staff. He was assigned to New England Aikikai in 1966 by Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo.
Kanai Sensei was instrumental in the founding of the United States Aikido Federation and was Technical Director for the Eastern United States. He taught widely in Japan, Europe, and throughout the United States and Canada. He passed away on March 28, 2004.
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Seiichi Sugano Sensei
Seiichi Sugano (菅野誠一 17 December 1939 - 29 August 2010) was a Japanese aikido instructor who lived and taught in many Western countries. He held the rank of an 8th dan Aikikai.
Sugano was born in Hokkaido. Sugano had been learning judo for six years when, around the age of 18, he went to train in aikido. Sugano entered the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1957 and by 1959 was a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba. In 1965 he was appointed by Ueshiba to introduce aikido in Australia. He remained there for 15 years, founding the organisation Aiki Kai Australia.[1] At the request of Nobuyoshi Tamura, Sugano went to Europe and stayed in Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Starting in 1988, he resided in New York City where he co-instructed with Yoshimitsu Yamada at the New York Aikikai.
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Donovan Waite Sensei
Donovan Waite Sensei started practicing Aikido in 1969, at a very young age. As a 14 year old, he received his 1st Degree Black Belt from Ralph Reynolds Sensei who was under the direction of T.K. Chiba Sensei in Birmingham, England. Since then Waite Sensei has spent the last 37 years pursuing a deeper understanding of Aikido. Along that path, Waite Sensei has had the opportunity to train under many of Aikido's foremost instructors. In 1984 he apprenticed himself to Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei, chairman of the United States Aikido Federation and chief instructor of the New York Aikikai. For over ten years he was Uchi Deshi, or live-in student, under Yamada Sensei and he still holds a weekly teaching position at the New York Aikikai. Since 1997 Donovan Waite Sensei has been the chief instructor of Aikido of Center City.
He currently holds the rank of 7th Dan and is a certified Shihan, or Master Instructor, with both the United States Aikido Federation and the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Waite Sensei is one of the few, and one of the youngest, Westerners to reach this milestone. He also serves on the USAF Technical Committee. In addition to his duties with the USAF and Aikido of Center City, Waite Sensei extensively travels the world teaching Aikido. He has conducted Aikido seminars in various cities of North, Central, & South America, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, & South East Asia. Waite Sensei is a full-time, professional martial artist who has dedicated his life to the practice and teaching of Aikido.
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Claude Berthiaume Sensei
Claude Berthiaume began practicing aikido at the age of 17, under the direction of René Gauvin. When the latter retired in 1972, Claude joined the Montreal Aikikai, directed by Massimo Di Villadorata.
In 1974, he obtained his black belt and became the first Aikido instructor of the Service des sports at Université du Québec à Montréal, where he was finishing his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education. At the same time, he began studying Iaido under Kanai Shihan.
In 1981, Berthiaume made a trip to Japan where he trained extensively.
In 1983 he became co-founder of the Centre Métropolitain d'Aikido and developed close ties with Yamada Shihan and more so Kanai Shihan, two students of Morehei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido. Under their supervision, he traveled extensively in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, South America and various European countries to attend over twenty seminars every year.
In 1988, Centre Métropolitain d'Aikido and Aikido Kensankai, an older Montréal dojo, merge to become Aikido de la Montagne. Berthiaume becomes the chief instructor a task that he has carried ever since. He teaches at the dojo 6 days per week.
Claude Berthiaume is one of the 7 technical directors of the East Coast United States Aikido Federation (USAF). He has been awarded a 7th degree black belt in 2004 and the title of Shihan (Master Instructor).
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Peter Bernath Sensei
Chief instructor Peter Bernath is a Shichidan (7th degree black belt) and Shihan (master teacher) awarded by Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba, and a member of the Technical Committee of the USAF. Bernath Sensei also holds a Shodan in Iaido.
Bernath Sensei started his Aikido career in 1972 under the direction of Yoshimitsu Yamada, 8th dan, Shihan, Chief Instructor of New York Aikikai and Chairman of the USAF. Yamada Sensei was an uchi deshi (live-in student) of O Sensei and is one of the most respected and influential Aikido teachers in the world today.
Bernath Sensei was an instructor at New York Aikikai prior to being sent to open Florida Aikikai by Yamada Sensei. He has traveled and trained extensively throughout the world including Japan and has been fortunate to study under many of O Sensei's most famous disciples, including Kisshomaru and Moriteru Ueshiba, the second and third Doshu (leader of Aikido). Bernath Sensei is one of the most highly respected Aikido instructors in the United States and regularly teaches seminars throughout the USAF, Canada, Latin America and Europe.
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Peter Van Marcke Sensei
Peter is a 6th dan Aikikai Shidoin. He started his aikido career at the young age of 10. He met and became a student of Sugano Sensei in 1982 and then Tamura Sensei and Yamada Sensei in 1987. He is at present chief instructor of Shu Shin Kan dojo in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Michelle Feilen Sensei
Michelle Feilen Sensei is Chief Instructor at AikiFeilen Dojo in Barcelona, Spain.
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Jules McGough Sensei
Jules is a student of Yamada Sensei and Chief Instructor of AikiStuttgart Sansuikai.
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