Ayamekai instructors

Kazuki Sato: 4th degree black belt

Origin: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Residence: Shinagawa, Tokyo
Favorite aikido technique: shomen irimi nage (frontal body entrance) II
Likes: sharing joys with friends, enjoying good conversations, cracking some good sweat both physically and mentally
Dislikes: conversations where people are just talking at each other and not to each other, selfishness, myopic mindset, disagreeing without any counter proposal

Jon Voris: 3rd degree black belt

Origin: Geneseo, Illinois, USA
Residence: Ichikawa, Chiba
Favorite aikido technique: a tie between kotegaeshi and shomen irimi nage (the barroom bash)
Likes: marathon game days
Dislikes: getting out of bed