Sylvie Firestone, 5th Dan, Shidoin discovered her passion for Aikido in 1994 at the New York Aikikai where she had the privilege of training under the direction of shihans Yoshimitsu Yamada and the late Seiichi Sugano, respectively. In addition to Aikido, Firestone sensei teaches Battōdojustu (Japanese swordsmanship): Toyama Ryu Battōdojutsu, Zen Nihon Batto Do Renmei, and its equivalent, the US BattoDo Federation curriculum. To this day, Firestone sensei continues to hold a weekly teaching position at the NY Aikikai, the United States Aikido Federation headquarters.įirestone sensei and his wife Sylvie founded Aikido of Westchester in 1997, where he teaches seven days a week. Ten years later, he founded City Aikido of Los Angeles.įirestone sensei later joined the New York Aikikai in 1993 as a live-in student (ushi deshi) and trained intensely under Yoshimitsu Yamada shihan and the late Seiichi Sugano shihan, both direct students of the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. He began his Aikido journey in Los Angeles in 1981 under the guidance of the late Rev. He is a full time professional Aikido teacher accredited by the United States Aikido Federation and Hombu dojo, Japan. Douglas Firestone, 7th Dan, Shihan is the founder and chief instructor of Aikido of Westchester.
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