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Instructors


Todd Martin, Chief Instructor
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Todd holds the rank of godan
(5th degree black belt) and is a Shidoin (Certified Second Level Instructor). He has been training in Aikido since 1981.  He began his training at Aikido of Northampton when he was eleven years old.  For four years Todd was uchi-deshi (live-in student) for Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei at New York Aikikai (Yamada Sensei was one of the last uchi-deshi for O Sensei).


Eric Hardendorff
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Eric holds the rank of yondan (4th degree black belt). 
He has been training in Aikido since 1984.








Phil Dowling

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Phil is a shodan (1st degree black belt).  He has been training Aikido for over 20 years.  He also competes in marathons and triathalons.











Heath Atchley
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Heath holds the rank of shodan (1st degree black belt).  He has been training in Aikido since 1999.  He has also trained in Karate and Shao Lin Kung Fu.