Sensei Jim Giorgi 3rd Dan Nihon Goshin Aikido

Sensei Giorgi began his training in NGA in 1983, In 1988, the year he was promoted to the rank of Sho-Dan (First Degree Black Belt) he has been a senior instructor at the Aikido School of Self Defense in Middletown, New York, under the supervision of his instructor, Sensei Robert B. MacEwen, Jr. Sensei Giorgi also trains under the direct supervision of Shihan Richard A. Bowe, U.S. Director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association in Guttenberg, New Jersey. Sensei Giorgi was promoted to the rank of Ni-Dan (Second Degree Black Belt) in 1996, and to the rank of San-Dan (Third Degree Black Belt) in 2003. Currently, he and a group of the senior instructors at the Middletown dojo are completing the soon-to-be-published book Nihon Goshin Aikido: The Art and Science of Self-Defense.

In September of 2006, Sensei Giorgi relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is now teaching Nihon Goshin Aikido in the Fort Lauderdale area at 1520 S. Federal Highway (U.S. 1) at the corner of S.E. 16th Street (U.S. Taido Karate School). Please call me at 954-729-1220 for more information or to schedule an appointment to observe a class. I am also available for private lessons at the Fort Lauderdale location. Please contact me if you are interested.

Sensei Giorgi also conducts workshops that can either focus solely on the martial arts principles of aikido or be an integration of demonstrative physical techniques and application of the aiki principles to personal, business / organizational, and athletic pursuits to enhance optimal performance in life and work arenas.

If you are interested in a workshop at any location in the United States or foreign countries, please contact me.