Mike Goodman

Dojo Cho - Chief Instructor

Godan

5th degree black belt

Bob Hodge

Godan

5th degree black belt

Luke Maranto

Godan

Luke is a 5th degree black belt in Aikido. He has been studying Japanese martial arts since 1982 and is also a 4th degree black belt in Yoshukai karate and a 4th degree black belt in Mugai Ryu iaido. He is the Mugai Ryu iaido study group leader.

Derek Duval

Godan

Derek is a 5th degree black belt Aikido certified instructor. He has been training in martial arts for over 30 years including Aikido, Judo, Iaido and Tae Kwon Do. Derek is a veterinarian.

Simone Maranto

Yondan

Simone has been training in Japanese martial arts since 1992 and training with Aikido Association Atlanta since 1996. She is a 4th degree black belt in Aikido and 3rd degree black belt in Iaido, the art of Japanese Swordsmanship.

Tom Wilder

Yondan

4th degree black belt

Keith Washington

Yondan

4th degree black belt

Gifford Pace

Sandan

Gifford began his martial art training in close-quarters police tactics under the supervision of Fred Burnside. He found Aikido in San Antonio and trained under Lac Tran during the late ’80. Upon his move to Memphis, his abilities and knowledge of Aikido and Kempo grew by working closely with Gary Chase. He would go on to be one of the founders of the Keishinkan dojo in Memphis, as well as run an Aikido class for Lausanne High School. He now has been training at Kyushinkan dojo in Atlanta since 2013.

Johan Shutz

Sandan

Johan started Aikido in 2005 with the AWA at Kyushinkan dojo.  Johan has trained in judo, but he enjoys Aikido more. Johan is married and enjoys time with family and friends, travel across the globe, outdoor photography and is fascinated by astronomy. He holds an MBA from Tuck at Dartmouth College, has worked in ocean transport and logistics, in management consulting with CSC and Gartner, and has his own management consulting business.

Alex Gurevich

Sandan

Alex is a 3rd degree black belt Aikido certified instructor and a 2nd degree black belt in Mugai Ryu iaido. With background in Karate and Judo from his youth, Alex enjoys multiple martial arts and tries to experience different styles and forms throughout his personal and work travels. In his day to day job, Alex is an analytics and artificial intelligence consultant for enterprise companies.

Robin Johnson

Sandan

3rd degree black belt

Justin Thompson

Sandan

3rd degree black belt

Our Main Dojo is located at:

Holcomb Center

2880 Holcomb Bridge Road

Alpharetta, GA 30022

(678) 608 - 2929

Our Satellite Dojo is located at J3 Academy:

13695 Highway 9 North #105

 Alpharetta, GA 30004

(Monday & Wednesday)