Kyoshi Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson was born in New York City, New York in 1948 graduated from New York University in Business Administration and also graduated from the University of Martial Arts & Sciences with Master degree and PhD in Zen Psychology. He is the retainer of the level Kyoshi Shihan 8th Degree Black Belt in Kaizen Aikijitsu, 8th Degree Black Belt in Shang fu Shang Chinese Karate, 8th Dan in Kaizen Ryu Kenjutsu and a 8th Dan in Black Dragon Aikijitsu and a 7th Dan in Chinese Goju Karate and a 7th Dan Miito Ryu Kenjutsu. He was nominated to the 1st International Budo America Magazine Hall of Fame 2005 and voted Aikijitsu Grand Master of the Year 2005. He has been practicing martial arts for the past 46 years. He is Turkey’s President and representative for The International Budo Sport federation which is recognized in thirty-three countries, He represent Aikido and Aikijitsu and he was also a member of the World Budo Federation and has sit on the board of directors and representative for Turkey and United States in Aikido and Aikijitsu Arts, and he was also a member of the Technical Advisory Committee. He is also recognized and was promoted to 8th Dan in Aikijitsu by the World Martial Arts Foundation and The Dutch Association of Tae kwon do Instructors and Teachers of Korean and Japanese Martial Arts. He has been teaching and lecturing in Turkey for the past 13 years in grade schools, universities and corporations. He has taught private classes and seminars in Holland, England, Paris and Spain. He owns his own school in Istanbul, Turkey called Club Aiki the Far Eastern Arts Wellness Center, where he continue to create a sense of awareness towards martial arts and the development of his students both mentally, physically and spiritually.

Apart from his continued efforts in reaching the youth community of Istanbul through his dojo, over the years he has transferred his experience in these martial arts to eager students, and has taught many within an age range of 6 to 70; some of which have become teachers of Kaizen Aikijitsu & Chinese Karate arts today. However, he has reached the point where he feels that his teaching needs to be expressed in a different form and reach larger groups of the society through creative awareness programs towards the philosophy concepts and the benefits of the martial arts training. For this he has moved to a 470 meter sq new training center (Dojo).

E-mail: teddywilson@clubaiki.com (available for seminars)