Chief Instructors:

Bio Gabriel 6th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin) USAF
Certified at the World Aikido Headquarters,
Tokyo, Japan

Gabriel Sensei lived and trained in Japan from 1973-1978. While in Japan, he trained at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo under the direction of Kishomaru Ueshiba. Gabriel Sensei also studied privately with Masuda Shihan at this time. He has been a self-defense instructor to supreme court justices in Beirut, Lebanon. Gabriel Sensei is the founder of Aikikai in Lebanon with headquarters in Beirut as well as the official Aikikai representative for that region.



Joe Nemeth 6th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin) USAF
Certified at the World Aikido Headquarters,
Tokyo, Japan

Nemeth Sensei began his study of Aikido and Judo in 1961. He studied Judo at the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. Nemeth Sensei became a 3rd Dan instructor of Judo before focusing exclusively on Aikido in 1974. With 40 years of martial arts study behind him, he continues to train regularly with many of the United States Aikido Federation's top instructors.



Cliff Marcus  6th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin) USAF
Certified at the World Aikido Headquarters,
Tokyo, Japan

Marcus Sensei began his Aikido training in 1969. For more than 30 years he has devoted his training exclusively to Aikido. Since 1978, Marcus Sensei has been teaching this art to his students while maintaining a commitment to train with some of the world's top instructors.




Frank Johnson 5th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin) USAF
Certified at the World Aikido Headquarters,
Tokyo, Japan

Johnson Sensei began his Aikido training at the New York Aikikai in the early 1970s. He has been a long-time student of Yamada Sensei and has spent many years as a dedicated student of the art. He presently shares his love of Aikido by teaching the morning program at Aikido of Nassau County.