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Sensei / Dojo Owner
Owner of a bustling, urban dojo that caters to children, youth and adults, Sensei Simonetta Mariani began her training in the Martial Arts in 1992. She is a fourth-degree black belt in Karate-Do & Jiu Jitsu, a fourth-degree black belt in Ancient Weaponry, a Laoshi level 1 instructor in Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gwa and Chi Gung, a fourth-degree black belt in Jodo and third-degree black belt in Iaido (the way of the sword).
She holds a degree in Psychology and is fluent in four languages. Her Martial Arts studies have taken her abroad to Japan, where she had the privilege of visiting and training at Yamaguchi Sensei's Dojo, the headmaster of Japanese Goju Ryu, visiting the Butokuden, Japan's oldest training hall and visiting the Yoshinkan Aikido Dojo.
