MikeUllmannmikeu Mike started Aikido with Bill Lee Sensei (Shinshin Toitsu Aikido, Rod Kobayashi Shihan), in Austin, Texas, in the 1970s. After moving to Seattle, Mike studied in the mid-1980s with Andy Dale Sensei at his Phinney Ridge dojo. He resumed Aikido practice shortly after Dale founded the Xin Qi Shen dojo in the late 1990s, and received his shodan in 2000 from Andy Dale and John Kanetomi Sensei. Andy Dale awarded Mike his nidan in 2006 and his sandan in 2008. Mike is a member of the board of directors at Seattle School of Aikido. In addition to teaching at the Seattle School of Aikido, Mike is an active member, and assistant instructor, at the Xin Qi Shen dojo. "Before I started Aikido, my Karate instructor said that practicing Aikido would make me less jerky. I'm still working on that." mikeu.jpgWednesday2010-09-08T07:00:00-04:002010-09-08T08:00:00-04:00GeneralAdultmikeu