Team

We have a dedicated group of senior instructors with links back to Ron Russell and his teachers.

Ray Eder 6th Dan

Technical Director
Chief Instructor Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore)

Co-Founder and life member of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore), Ray was a student of Ron Russell until the time of Ron's death.

Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido

Gail Eder 5th Dan

Chief Instructor Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin Do
Senior Instructor Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore)

Co-founder and life member of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore). Chief Instructor of Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin Do. Gail was a student of Ron Russell until the time of Ron's death.

Colin Lee 5th Dan

Senior Instructor

Life member and Senior Instructor of Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore). Colin was a student of Ron Russell from beginner through to Shodan.He joined us in the early 2000's after a break from aikido.

Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido

Gerald Lopez 4th Dan

Senior Instructor

Gerald did his early training in the UK under Ken Williams who had been one of Ron Russells early teachers. After a long Break Gerald joined us at Kyu Shin Do Aikido (North Shore) as a Senior Instructor

Web Site: Kyu Shin Do aikido

Web Site: MindBody aikido

Assistant Instructors

An invaluable part of our team are our assistant instructors who help us with teaching beginners and fill in for our teachers in an emergancy.

Phil Smith 1st Dan

Assistant Instructor

Phil has been training with Kyu Shin Do Aikido(North Shore) since November 2008.

Vaughan Magnusson 1st Dan

Assistant Instructor

Vaughan has been training with Warkworth Aikido-Kyu Shin Do since February 2013.