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Instructors The owners of Blue Lake Aikido are the husband and wife team of Mark and Jen Dulyanai. Tired of city life, the Dulyanais moved, with the full blessings and support of the Aikido Center commnunity, to the South Shore from Sacramento to open their own dojo (school, lit. "place of the way"). Mark Dulyanai began his Aikido training in 1989 with Sensei Ace Atkinson at UC Riverside. He has instructed both children and adults at the Aikido Center (Sacramento, CA). He successfully started the Juniors Program at the Aikido Center while he was in the Apprenticeship Training Program. A Sandan (Third degree black belt), he believes that Aikido is “dai misogi” (great purification). His teaching emphasizes the importance of musubi (connection) and makoto (sincerity) in relation to kihon-waza (basic/foundation techniques). He continues to train and maintain contact with Matt Fluty, dojo-cho of the Aikido Center. Jen Dulyanai was a full-time instructor at the Aikido Center for over three years. Jen apprenticed under Senseis Matt and Theresa Fluty, owners of the Aikido Center (Sacramento) and recently received her Sandan (Third Degree Black Belt). As an apprentice, Jen created the Pre-Juniors program for children ages 4 to 7. As well as teaching, she has continued to study aikido, healing, and meditation. Jen believes that "Aikido is for people seeking joy, community, and personal transformation." |
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