Tucson Dojo

Tucson, AZ Dojo

Chief Instructor

Sensei Steven A. Weber has 39 years of experience in self-defense training. He is a fifth degree Black Belt, Senior Training Instructor under U.S. Director Richard A. Bowe and Southeast Director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association. Not only trained in other styles of Aikido, Judo, Karate, Ryu Kyu Kempo, Jujutsu, Aikijutsu, Tai-Chi, Kobudo, and other arts, he has traveled to Japan to experience their culture and more firmly understand the roots of Japanese Martial Arts. Besides being the newsletter founder and editor, he has also written and published the National Training Manual called "The Student Guide". He graduated from the State University of New York and began graduate work towards his M.B.A. As a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy for almost 10 years, he taught the practical uses of Aikido in police defensive tactics. He was a S.C. Criminal Justice Academy Certified Training Instructor for Police and Detention Officers. He has given numerous demonstrations, including those in Madison Square Garden and on T.V. (Public T.V., channel 4 & 7, and WSPA Carolina Noon - Tips on Self Defense.) Numerous newspaper articles have been written about his art and his unique teaching style. He established 5 schools in both Carolinas and is currently the Chief Instructor at the Aikido Academy of Self Defense in the Tampa Bay area. He was a Florida Certified Police Tactics Instructor and a lead instructor at the Pasco/Hernando & Hillsborough Police Academies. Sensei Weber continues to oversee the dojo operations in the Tampa, Florida area and is now introducing the art of Nihon Goshin Aikido to the Tucson, Arizona area.