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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=235 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="ed246283.jpg"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="208" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#999980" BORDERCOLORDARK="#666600" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 305 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="11acaf520.png" border=0 width="175" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="South Austin Aikido"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="what_s_new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><B>Whats New</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="2006_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2006 Events"><B>Events</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_aikido.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Aikido"><B>About Aikido</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_our_dojo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Our Dojo"><B>About Us</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="stories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stories"><B>Media</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="eef76763.jpg"> <div> <B>Meet the Instructors</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="617" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#999980" BORDERCOLORDARK="#666600" FRAME="VOID" RULES="COLS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="98"><div> <A HREF="frequently_asked_questions_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frequently Asked Questions "><B>FAQs</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="meet_the_instructors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet the Instructors"><B>Instructors</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <A HREF="class_scheduleab.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Schedule"><B>Schedule</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <A HREF="costs_and_equipment.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Costs and Equipment"><B>Costs & Equipment</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <A HREF="map_to_the_dojo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map to the Dojo"><B>Map to </B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="map_to_the_dojo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map to the Dojo"><B>the Dojo</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> <A HREF="http://www.southaustinaikido.com/legacy/members/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.southaustinaikido.com/members"><B>Member's</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.southaustinaikido.com/legacy/members/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.southaustinaikido.com/members"><B>Page</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="710" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Head Instructor</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Jay Lindholm</B></div> <div> Nidan (2nd degree black belt)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="f136f760.jpg" border=0 width="111" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Jay Lindholm Sensei began his martial arts training in 1981. Following two years of training in a street fighting system “Kajukenbo”, he then spent eight years training in Tae Kwon Do.  Jay Lindholm, Sensei taught at his own Tae Kwon Do school in Dallas, for two years prior to moving to Austin, Texas in 1989.  </div> <div> Lindholm Sensei started his aikido career in 1989 which has continued through today encompassing 17 years of consistent aikido practice.  Lindholm Sensei regularly attends training seminars with both <A HREF="hiroshi_ikeda_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan">Ikeda Sensei</A> and <A HREF="mitsugi_saotome_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mitsugi Saotome Shihan">Saotome Sensei</A> to bring ideas and training methods back to the dojo.  His motto is “just start wherever you are and get better from there.”</div> <div> Email:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#262626" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:jay.lindholm@southaustinaikido.com/legacy" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jay.lindholm@southaustinaikido.co">jay.lindholm@SouthAustinAikido.com</A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Assistant Instructors</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 183 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Todd Kammerer</B></div> <div> Shodan (1st degree black belt)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="f1565760.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><I>More info to come..</I></div> <div> Email:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#262626" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:todd.kammerer@southaustinaikido.com/legacy" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:todd.kammerer@southaustinaikido.c">todd.kammerer@SouthAustinAikido.com</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 183 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Tommy Kammerer</B></div> <div> Shodan (1st degree black belt)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="f1764760.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><I>More info to come..</I></div> <div> Email:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#262626" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:tommy.kammerer@austinaikido.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:tommy.kammerer@austinaikido.com">tommy.kammerer@SouthAustinAikido.com</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Guest Instructors at South Austin Aikido</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 183 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Tres Hofmeister Sensei</B></div> <div> Rokudan (6th degree black belt) of <A HREF="http://www.boulder.asu.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boulder.asu.org/">Boulder Aikikai</A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="f2562760.jpg" border=0 width="98" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Tres Hofmeister sensei has been a student of <A HREF="hiroshi_ikeda_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan">Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan</A> since 1980 and is a senior instructor at Boulder Aikikai.  His energetic presence, fun-loving nature, clean and stylish form, clarity of presentation, and warm willingness to interact with students of all levels creates an atmosphere for lively and productive training.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Sunny Skys Sensei</B></div> <div> Sandan (3rd degree black belt) of <A HREF="http://www.aikido-of-fremont.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.aikido-of-fremont.com/">Aiki Zenshin Dojo</A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="f196d760.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Sunny Skys and has been instructing people in the art of aikido since 1989 and is the head instructor at Aiki Zenshin Dojo.  His dedication to the community and commitment to his students keeps him constantly on the move.  During the school semester, he heads the Aikido program at San Jose State University while teaching night classes at Aiki Zenshin Dojo.</div> <div> Sunny continues to develop and inspire the individual goals of his students while he expands his level of knowledge under the tutelage of <A HREF="hiroshi_ikeda_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan">Hiroshi Ikeda</A> and <A HREF="mitsugi_saotome_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mitsugi Saotome Shihan">Mitsugi Saotome</A>.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 196 WIDTH="690"><div> <B>Craig Slack Sensei</B></div> <div> Sandan (3rd degree black belt) of <A HREF="http://www.alamocityaikido.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alamocityaikido.com/">Alamo City Aikido</A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="f1d6b760.jpg" border=0 width="107" height="118" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Craig Slack is the head instructor at Alamo City Aikido.  Sensei Slack practiced directly under Master Instructor (Shihan) <A HREF="mitsugi_saotome_shihan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mitsugi Saotome Shihan">Mitsugi Saotome</A> at his former dojo in Washington D.C., and received his rankings from Saotome Sensei.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="690"><IMG BORDER="0" 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