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| Steve Gengo, 5th degree black belt |
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1622 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
aikidonoevalley@mac.com
(415) 647-8401 dojo
(415) 710-4415 cell |
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| To share my boundless interest & delight in the practice of Aikido and its profound message with as many people as possible. |
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| Aikido of Noe Valley
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| 1987 - Present |
| Developed a successful Aikido dojo in San Francisco, CA. While Dojo Cho (Chief Instructor) of the Day Division - and later the entire school - I began kids' community Aikido programs, traveled great distances (USSR, Mexico, Alaska, Hawai'i) to share Aikido's practice and message, and taught special interest groups--for instance, art students from the San Francisco Art Institute. I visited Japan to study at both Hombu & Shingu Dojos. I also made pilgrimages to Iwama Dojo and O'Sensei's grave site in Tanabe, Japan. Moreover, while a teacher at Aikido of Noe Valley, I have offered many hours of private instruction. |
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| Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP)
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| 1987 - 1988 |
| Taught Aikido and its philosophical underpinnings at a Bay Area psychology graduate program. |
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| Aikido of San Francisco
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| 1978 - 1987 |
| Served for some seven years as uchi deshi (live-in student) under Sensei's Bill Witt, Robert Nadeau, and Frank Doran. Earned three levels of black belt while uchi deshi. Also, while living and training at the dojo, I attended numerous workshops with the world's leading instructors who visited, including Morihiro Saito Sensei, Yamada Sensei, Nishio Sensei, Fujita Sensei, and others. |
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| 5th DEGREE BLACK BELT (Aikido) |
| Awarded (1st through 5th dan) by Shihan Bill Witt, 7th dan |
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| 3th DEGREE BLACK BELT in Ideta Ryu Budokan (Aiki-Jujutsu) |
| Awarded by Koichi Barrish, Soke |
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| 20 YEARS T'AI CHI CH'UAN (The Yang Style of Cheng Man-Ch'ing) |
| Various Teachers (Vanessa & Martin Inn, Steven Kow, et al.) |
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| ALSO TRAINED IN JUDO, KARATE, & GUNG FU |
| Judo (child), Judo & Karate (college), Gung Fu (1 year - adult) |
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In addition to extensive martial arts training and experience, I also hold a PhD in clinical psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, with BA degrees in philosophy from Santa Clara University and in psychology from the University of San Francisco. My Masters Degree is in existential-phenomenological psychology from Duquesne University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In graduate school, I also studied world religions and religious practices, including Taoist Chi Gung breathing exercises. After graduate school, I practiced Zen Buddhism at two different Zendos, worked on several psychiatric units, developed a private practice in Gestalt therapy (in which I am also trained), and was a staff psychologist at San Quentin State prison. Most recently, I became certified as a massage therapist, having learned Shiatsu, Swedish, trigger point, and deep tissue massage. I also passed the first two levels of Reiki. Currently, at the Acupressure Institute of Berkeley, I am studying Tui Na, a massage form based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. While teaching Aikido techniques and principles, I attempt to incorporate my extensive educational and experiential background. |
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Available on request |
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