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Tada sensei (or Todd) has been training in martial arts since 1977, specifically Japanese martial arts since 1992. He is a nidan (2nd degree black belt) in Aikido as authorized by the Aikikai Hombu dojo in Tokyo, Japan. In addition he has spent a number of years of formal training in other Japanese martial arts: Shotokan Karatedo, Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu, Kendo, and Ne waza. He also has experience in Western combatives (boxing, wrestling, defensive tactics, military), Systema (Russian Spetsnaz (special operations), Asian martial arts (Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua, wushu, muay thai, and others).
He obtained a degree in Chemistry from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1997. In industry he has worked with world reknowned scientists, and was instrumental in the development & institution of calibration standards and dopants for trace explosives, chemical warfare, and narcotics detection instrumentation around the world post 9/11.
He instructs Aikido/budo on Bainbridge Island where he resides with his wife & daughter. He is a member of the Yoneyama family group in Hokkaido, Japan. |
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Ueshiba Moriteru (Doshu/Aikido), David Brown (sandan/Aikido), Koichi Ideta Barrish (soke/Ideta ryu Aikido), Arun Thakur (O'Sensei deshi/Aikido), Robert Nadeau (O'Sensei sotodeshi, nanadan/Aikido), Steve McCann (godan/Shotokan Karate-Do), Jim Risinger (Soke/Sung Do, yondan/Tae Kwon Do, shodan/Kenpo Karate, shodan/Kyudo, godan/Togakure ryu Ninjutsu), Richard Van Donk (Hatsumi Masaaki uchideshi, judan/Togakure ryu Ninjutsu), U.S. Special Operations personnel (ground fighting (Ne waza)), Frank Shamrock (5-time undefeated UFC World Champion (submission fighting/ne waza)), Imamura, Tatsunori (kancho Sapporo Kokusai Aikikai, rokudan/Aikido), Charlie Tanaka (president U.S. Kendo Federation, nanadan/Kendo), Chan Goh (yondan/Kendo), Jeff Adams (sandan/Aikido), Anno sensei (hachidan/Aikido), Jack Wada (Hikitsuchi sensei uchideshi, rokudan/Aikido), Obata Toshishiro (Soke/Shinkendo, hachidan/Yoshinkan Aikijujutsu), Kato Hiroshi (O'Sensei deshi, hachidan/Aikido), Miyake sensei (Hokkaido, godan/Aikido), Pat Hendricks (nanadan/Iwama ryu Aikido), Kobayashii Hiroaki (Kobayashii Yasuo (O'Sensei uchideshi, hachidan/Aikido)) son, godan/Aikido), Lou Bermingham (sandan/Aikido), Frank Silvey (sandan/Aikido), Sue Ann McKean (godan/Aikido), Nishihara Takaharu (godan/Iwama ryu Aikido), Clint George (Hikitsuchi sensei uchideshi, rokudan/Aikido), Udono Takanori (Hikitsuchi sensei uchideshi, godan/Aikido), Yamada Yoshimitsu (O'Sensei uchideshi, hachidan/Aikido), Okamoto Seigo (Soke/Roppokai Aikijujutsu, Menkyo Kaiden/Daito ryu Aikijujutsu), Dan Delaney (yondan/Aikido), Glen Kimoto (yondan/Aikido), Linda Holiday (Hikitsuchi sensei uchideshi, godan/Aikido), Mary Heiny (Hikitsuchi sensei uchideshi, rokudan/Aikido), Martha Jordan (sandan/Aikido), Yoshi Shibata (sandan/Aikido), Ikeda Hiroshi (hachidan/Aikido), Russ Rhodes (Soke Kenju Ryu Kenpo Jujitsu), Wally Jay (Soke Small Circle Jujitsu), Saito Hitohiro (kancho Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai), James Williams (Soke Nami ryu Aiki Heiho, founder Surefire institute, trainer of law enforcement & special operations worldwide), Mikhail Ryabko (General of Russian Army SPETSNAZ and founder of Systema), Vladimir Vasiliev (10 years covert SPETSNAZ operative and trainer of law enforcement & special ops worldwide), and more. |
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