Instructors
Instructors in brief (click or scroll down for detail or to edit)
Our instructors and Executive members are experienced aikido practitioners known personally to Maruyama Sensei. They are fully accredited and insured with Aikido Yuishinkai and are committed to the study of aikido. All instructors have had first aid training and hold current 'blue cards' for child related activities. A number of our senior instructors hold Dan and Ki quallifications from the Ki Society as well. All instructors and office bearers are unpaid volunteers who donate their time and efforts for free. (NOTE: for contributors, please only upload images 10kB or smaller in size, detailed bio should be added as a comment to basic bio and photo) |
Ben Hamley
 Assistant Instructor The clubs resident alternate lifestylist, many enjoy his 'slightly' left of centre. Find him teaching on the juniors and beginners course roster. Currently Ikkyu |
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Paul Crawley
 Assistant InstructorOriginally from the Byron Bay region Paul stopped by in Brisbane a few years ago and never got around to leaving (except for a year teaching aikido in the slums of Brazil that is). Shodan |
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Andre Chevallier
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Assistant Instructor - Well known Brisbane Ronin (of a number of schools) has set his hat down at Griffith Aikido (at least for the moment). Shodan until we can get him to attend another grading anyway.
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Rod Nixon-Smith
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ph. 0406 598 478
Rod holds (in addition to your baggage on Qantas) a much prized beginners mind for aikido, and responsible for many an airline upgrade for Maruyama sensei. Rod currently teaches at the Everton Hills (Hills District PCYC) dojo on Monday nights as well as our beginners at the Nathan dojo. 
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Ben Tan
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ph. 0422307790
Our first home grown Aikido Yuishinkai Shodan, Ben was recently awarded his doctorate from Grififth University and also signed on as an instructor. Find Ben sharing the roll of running the beginner's course and teaching on Saturdays at Nathan! 
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Aran Bright
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Aran Sensei has practiced in a few styles of aikido since 1996. Firstly with Ki Society (at the legendary Spring Hill dojo in town) and then laterwith Aikido Yuishinkai after joining Griffith Aikido in 2003. Aran sensei has studied a number of other arts including Hapkido whilst living in Korea and Melbourne, and more recently Systema and Karate whilst in Brisbane.
As a remedial massage therapist, Aran is interested in the health, postural and Ki development aspects of Aikido. Aran's classes, in addition to learning technique, are filled with lots of ukemi and body preparation training. He says to expect a good workout and plenty of bad jokes!!  |
Gabrielle Paynter
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PH: 0450 311 552
Instructor and at the heart of the social scene, Gabby is has just returned from teaching Aikido in Brazil.
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