CHIEF INSTRUCTORS:
Joseph Nemeth, 6th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin) USAF
Certified at the World Aikido Headquarters,
Tokyo, Japan
Serves on the Board of Directors of the United States Aikido Federation
Nemeth Sensei began his study of Aikido and Judo in 1960. He trained in Judo at the Kodokan in Tokyo Japan and achieved the rank of 3rd Dan before focusing exclusively on Aikido in 1974. Nemeth Sensei has also trained in Aikido at Hombu Dojo in Japan. With more than 40 years of martial arts experience, he continues to train actively with many of the top Aikido instructors in the United States, especially Yoshimitsu Yamada, Shihan, head of the U.S. Aikido Federation.
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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.
Bio Gabriel
6th Dan
Certified Instructor (Shidoin)
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.
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.
