Team
We have a dedicated group of senior instructors with links back to Ron Russell and his teachers.
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Ray Eder 6th Dan
Technical DirectorChief Instructor Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore)
Co-Founder and life member of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore), Ray was a student of Ron Russell until the time of Ron's death.
Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido
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Gail Eder 5th Dan
Chief Instructor Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin DoSenior Instructor Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore)
Co-founder and life member of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore). Chief Instructor of Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin Do. Gail was a student of Ron Russell until the time of Ron's death.
Web Site: Warkworth Aikido
Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido
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Colin Lee 5th Dan
Senior InstructorLife member and Senior Instructor of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore). Colin was a student of Ron Russell from beginner through to Shodan.He joined us in the early 2000's after a break from aikido.
Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido
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Gerald Lopez 4th Dan
Senior InstructorGerald did his early training in the UK under Ken Williams who had been one of Ron Russells early teachers. After a long Break Gerald joined us at Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore) as a Senior Instructor
Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido
Web Site: MindBody aikido
Assistant Instructors
An invaluable part of our team are our assistant instructors who help us with teaching beginners and fill in for our teachers in an emergancy.
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Phil Smith 1st Dan
Assistant InstructorPhil has been training with Kyu Shin Do Aikido(North Shore) since November 2008.
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Vaughan Magnusson 1st Dan
Assistant InstructorVaughan has been training with Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin Do since February 2013.