Yoshinkan Aikido - Meishinkan Dojo

Sensei Jim Jeannette, Nanadan (7th Degree)

Sensei Jim Jeannette, one of North America's top Aikido Instructors, is a certified 7th degree black belt in Yoshinkan Aikido. 

During his 30 years of training and teaching Aikido Yoshinkai/Yoshinkan Aikido, Jim has been the head instructor of the University of Windsor Aikido Club, the Renbukan Aikido Dojo and was the founder of the Aiki Centre of Canada. During its eight years under the direction of Sensei Jeannette, the Aiki Centre was Windsor's only full time Aikido and Yoga school.  

Sensei Jeannette's 6th dan and Level 1 teaching certificate were awarded by Yoshinkan founder Gozo Shioda Sensei

Inquiries regarding Aikido/Aiki Buki workshops, seminars or dojo consultations with Sensei Jim Jeannette may be made to:

  Aikido Yoshinkai Windsor 

at

aikican@yahoo.ca

Sensei Robert Mustard, Nanadan (7th Degree)

Sensei Robert Mustard began his Yoshinkan Aikido training under Takeshi Kimeda Sensei (8th Dan) over 25 years ago. After achieving the level of sandan (3rd degree black belt), he left Toronto to continue his study at the Yoshinkan Aikido Honbu Dojo (headquarters) in Tokyo.

In 1987, Mustard completed the intense 9-month "Senshusei" training course which is mandatory training for the Tokyo Riot Police and Honbu Dojo instructors. As a direct result of his determination and focus in this grueling training, he was among the first foreigners ever to receive the award for best performance at the annual All-Japan Yoshinkan Demonstration.

For more than 10 years he trained as a direct student of Soke Gozo Shioda founder of Yoshinkan Aikido; Takafumi Takeno Sensei, 8th Dan; and Tsutomu Chida Sensei, 8th Dan. In 1991 Mustard Sensei was appointed Itaku Shidoin by Shioda Kancho and remained the Chief Foreign Instructor at the Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo until he moved back to Canada in 1995.

Today he is recognized worldwide as being among the very best Yoshinkan Aikido practitioners and instructors. When he isn't conducting clinics at aikido dojos all over the world, or taking Uke and translating for the most senior Yoshinkan instructors in the world, like Shioda Kancho, Chida Sensei, Takeno Sensei and Nakano Sensei, he is instructing classes in his own dojo located in Burnaby, B.C. Canada. (http://www.aikido.ca/burnaby) This is where he now lives with his wife Carol and daughter Emily.