| Kodai No Bushido Instructors | |
|---|---|
| Nancy Bigham | Godan, School Head |
| Matt Bigham | Nidan, School Head |
| Jaya R. Carl | Sandan |
| Pete St. Pierre | Yodan |
| Assistant Instructors | |
Nancy Bigham started
Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu in 1979
and has been teaching since 1983.
She received her Godan in 2006.
She is continuing her studies of Danzan Ryu under
Professor Robert Hudson, Shichidan,
and recently started the study of
Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo at Oshiro Dojo in San Mateo.
She has been an active member of the
American Judo & Jujitsu Federation
since 1980 and serves as the Accounting Committee Chair.
Nancy joined
Kodai No Bushido
as an instructor in 1993 and took over as joint school head with her husband,
Matt, in 1995.
In addition to her rank in Jujitsu, Nancy holds certificates in and practices Okazaki Restorative Massage. She has been approved by the AJJF to teach athletic taping to meet AJJF Dan requirements and has been certified by the American Red Cross in Community First-Aid and CPR since 1982. She was an certified instructor in the R.A.D. System of Basic Physical Defense for Women from 1997 to 2006.
Instructor for the following courses at Kodai No Bushido:
In March of 1980 he received his Shodan and in 1988 Matt received his Nidan from the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation. In January of 2012, Matt received his Yondan from Professor Husdson.
Matt and Nancy have been co-school heads since 1983 for Suni Tani/Ketojin, Laurel Jujitsu, Ternion Academy and now Kodai No Bushido.
Matt has guided many people to black belt and a number of them have gone on to become AJJF School Heads.
Instructor for the following courses at Kodai No Bushido:
Jaya started the study of
Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu in 1986 with
Matt and Nancy Bigham.
Jaya received his Shodan in 1990, Nidan in 1994 and Sandan in 1997.
Jaya joined Kodai No Bushido (then known as Ternion Academy of Martial Arts) in 1990 when Vern and Tanya Brekke were school heads. He started teaching regular classes at Kodai No Bushido in 1994.
Instructor for the following courses at Kodai No Bushido:
Sensei St. Pierre started his study of
Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu in 1993.
He is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu,
member of the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation,
and a Certified Restoration Therapy Technician.
Instructor for the following courses at the Kodai No Bushido:
Jay Gischer has over 15 years of martial arts experience, including Danzanryu jujitsu, tai chi, xing-i, bagua, and freestyle wrestling. He spent most of his life thinking he was Frodo Baggins, whose life's work was to give up power. Through study at Kodai no Bushido, he realized that perhaps he was more like Aragorn, who needed to take up the sword, but feared to do so.
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