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Kevin Schneider is the chief instructor for the Bujinkan Akahige Dojos.
Kevin began his training in the martial arts in 1971, He began his study of Bujinkan Budo
Taijutsu in 1981. He first met Bujinkan grand-master Hatsumi Masaaki in
September, 1982.
In 1987, he
traveled to Japan and was accepted by Hatsumi-sensei as a personal student. At
that time, he was also given membership as a licensed instructor in the
Bujinkan. Following directions from Hatsumi-sensei, he returned to United States
and established the Bujinkan Akahige Dojo. Kevin became a licensed senior
instructor (Shidoshi) in the Bujinkan system in 1991. He was awarded the
15th degree black belt by Hatsumi-sensei in 2006.
In addition to his ongoing studies of Budo Taijutsu, he also has studied
Tomiki-ryu aikido, Chinese Kung-fu, and Kodokan Judo. He is a program manager for
a nationwide information systems consulting company and also works as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician and as an
industrial safety educator.
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