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| Brian Hill Sensei began studying aikido in 1996 at the age of 26, and also studdied tae kwon do and karate in his youth. He was promoted to yondan (fourth degree black belt) in March of 2010. Brian has studied as a live-in student under Pat Hendricks sensei in San Leandro, CA, and Hitohiro Saito sensei in Iwama, Japan. Brian began teaching aikido at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in the fall of 2001, and opened River City Aikido in the Spring of 2005. Brian is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has practiced psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and their families. He currently supervises therapists and provides anger management and substance abuse therapy at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Virginia Wesleyan College and a master's degree in clinical social work from Virginia Commonwealth University. Please feel free to contact Brian at 804-387-2279 if you have questions, or email him at bthill70@gmail.com |
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| Brian practicing bokken suburi at the Witt Shihan seminar 2005, Ashland, VA. |
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| Hitohiro Saito sensei and Brian Hill sensei pose for a photo on the occasion of Brian's last training day as uchi deshi at Saito sensei's Iwama Tanrenkan dojo, June 2005. |
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| Sightseeing at the shrine atop Mount Tsukuba, Japan. June 2005. |
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| Brian sensei (right) cranks on his best morote-dori as Mark Larson sensei instructs at a seminar in Fredericksburg, VA (c. 2001). |
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