Aviv Goldsmith Sensei
6th dan, Chief Instructor
Aviv Goldsmith Sensei began Aikido training in 1975 at the New York Aikikai. In 1986,…
Dwight Petersen Sensei
4th dan, Assistant Instructor
Dwight Petersen Sensei is the founder of the Fredericksburg Aikido Club. Petersen Sensei discovered the…
Donna Pienkowski
4th dan, Instructor, Certified Yoga Instructor
Donna Sensei starting training in 2002 and teaching Aikido in 2007. Since 2018 she also…
Steve Fennell
4th dan, Instructor
Steve Sensei started practicing Aikido in 2002 and he began teaching in 2008. As a…
Heather Phillips
4th dan, Instructor
Heather Sensei began practicing Aikido in 2005 and started teaching in 2009. Heather was one…
Sarah Montgomery
4th dan, Instructor
Sarah Sensei started practicing Aikido in 2005 and began teaching in 2010 at J. S.…
Dr. Robert Kravetz
4th dan, Instructor
Robert Sensei started practicing Aikido in 1975 and has been training for over 40 years!…
Tom Schaidhammer
3rd dan, Assistant Instructor
Tom Sensei first was drawn to the martial arts by the popular TV series Kung…
Rich Ekvall
3rd dan, Assistant Instructor
Richard Sensei teaches our Special Needs Class and assists with classes in Stafford. He loves…
Rand Engel
3rd dan, Assistant Instructor
Rand Sempai was introduced to Aikido at New England Aikikai with Sensei Mitsunari Kanai around…
Robert Fischer
2nd dan, Assistant Instructor
Robert began his aikido journey in late 2004. He was in his mid-50’s and in…