Raman Bekarevich, the founder and chief instructor of Takemusu Aikido Society, have studied Aikido in Japan for a decade under top-level instructors, including direct students of Morihei Ueshiba. Raman obtained the 2nd and 3rd dan from Hiroki Nemoto sensei. He arrived in Ireland in 2020 and began to teach takemusu aikido in Balbriggan and Dublin city centre. In early 2025 Raman obtained the rank of 4 dan from Ulf Evenas shihan.
Jan Toth
1 dan Aikido Aikikai
Jan Toth, an assistant instructor and children officer of Takemusu Aikido Society, has practised Aikido for more than a decade and has extensive experience of training in Japanese dojo. Jan obtained his 1 dan from Ulf Evenas sensei in 2025. In 2023 he spent 3 weeks as uchideshi in Iwama.
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Hiroki Nemoto
7dan
Aikido Aikikai
Hiroki Nemoto sensei is one of those few remaining aikido teachers who got to train with the founder of the art. He was born in 1950, making him 14 years old when he entered Ueshiba Morihei O-sensei's dojo in 1964. He trained under O-sensei for one year. Nemoto Sensei then continued to study from 1974 to 2002 from Morihiro Saito Sensei in the Founders dojo in Iwama. He also travelled with Saito Sensei all over the world and has extensive experience in training and teaching aikido. He was granted a 6th Dan Aikikai in 1992 and a 7th Dan Aikikai in 2018.
Shigemi Nakata (Ishiyama)
6 dan
Aikido Aikikai
Shigemi Nakata is one of the top female students of Morihiro Saito sensei. Her precise techniques demonstrate important insights usually hidden from students if techniques are executed in a powerful manner. Shigemi Nakata was granted a 6th Dan Aikikai in 2020.
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