Jacques Payet Shihan
- Jacques Payetis the founder and head instructor of Aikido Mugenjuku. He holds the rank of Hachi dan (8th degree black belt) and was the longest serving foreign uchi-deshi (live-in student) of Shioda Gozo Sensei. Payet Sensei has been practicing Aikido for over 35 years and taught in multiple countries before founding Kyoto Aikido Mugenjuku in 2008. In addition to teaching the Adult General classes and the Kenshusei course, Payet Sensei continues to travel extensively teaching Aikido in many different countries.
- * More information on Payet Sensei is available here on Payet Sensei’s Wikipedia entry
Aoi Kataoka
Yoshinkan Aikido 5th dan.
Peter Andersen
Yoshinkan Aikido 4th dan.
Atsushi Yasuda
Yoshinkan Aikido 5th dan.
Yuki Nishimura
Yoshinkan Aikido 4th dan.
BRANCH INSTRUCTORS
Kevin Pickard
Mugenjuku Aikido 6th Dan / Yoshinkan Aikido 6th Dan
Kevin Sensei, Rokudan, Shihan. In 2000, he helped to establish the original Mugen Juku Dojo in Los Angeles. In 2008 he relocated to San Diego to found Aikido Del Mar, also known as Aikido Mugen Juku San Diego.
Edward Sterrett
Mugenjuku Aikido 6th Dan / Yoshinkan Aikido 6th Dan
Edward Sterrett is the owner and instructor at Aikido Mugen Juku, Los Angeles. He began his study of Yoshinkan Aikido in 1996, and has been a direct student of Jacques Payet Shihan since 2001. He received all of his rank and certifications through Payet Shihan, and returns yearly to Japan for intensive training with him.
Joe Scarlato
Yoshinkan Aikido 5th Dan
Joe is a former NYC Police Detective and former US Marine. He began his studies of Yoshinkan Aikido in 1999 under David Fryberger Sensei in NYC. In 2018, Joe opened the Cape Coral Aikido Dojo in Florida, USA. He has continued his studies under Jacques Payet Sensei, both in Japan and USA since 2013.
Ronen Krausz
Mugenjuku Aikido 5th Dan / Yoshinkan Aikido 4th Dan