Sensei Tom Wilder (Assistant Chief Instructor)
I began my martial arts study at age 35 with an effort to get in better shape. I started with Tae Kwon Do and Aikido classes and trained for just over a year. I soon realized that practicing Aikido was what I was really looking for and ended up changing schools. I have been practicing here with Sensei Fen for the past 10 years and am currently ranked Yondan (4th degree black belt).
Sensei Terry Joyner
I started my Martial Arts career in 1972 at the Summer Park Recreation Center in East Point, GA under the tutelage of Sensei Joe Eidson. I was promoted to Shodan in Shito-Ryu in 1978, then progressed to the rank of Yondan (4th Degree) i nearly 1995. My first introduction to Aikido came in 1978 at Georgia State University. While I did not continue my study at that time, I later rediscovered Aikido in Douglasville, GA in 1991. I began my training with Sensei Fen in early 1992 and continued teaching Karate and Aikido in Douglasville and Austell until 1995. I was promoted to Shodan in 1995, Nidan in 1997, Sandan in 2001, Yondan in 2007.