Teachers – Sanshinkai Aikido Utrecht

Sander van Geloven, 5^th dan, is the teacher and founder of Sanshinkai Aikido Utrecht. He started in 1994 with aikido and has developed himself thoroughly in the system of Masatomi Ikeda shihan, 7^th dan.

Since 2008, he is a student of Michele Quaranta shihan, 7^th dan. He also travels frequently to Japan to study aikido and Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu. Sander is a by the NOC*NSF certified aikido teacher level 4.

Throughout the year he regularly participates in international seminars and summer schools by Michele Quaranta, but also trains regularly with Francesco Marrella shihan, 7^th dan, and Jelena Vrzić, 6^th dan. In the past, he participated in seminars which were given by other advanced teachers.

Sander is also guest teacher for several other groups in the Netherlands and abroad. See the recommendations for more information. Since 2021, he is also educational coordinator for the section Overige stijlen for the Nederlandse Aikido Bond.

Teacher Team

Sanshinkai Aikido Utrecht has build a qualified teacher team. All our teachers hold at least the first dan in aikikai aikido and all of them have followed official education for aikido teacher at Aikido Bond Nederland which is recognised by NOC*NSF. Our teacher team currently consists of the following persons.

	Sander van Geloven
	head teacher
	5^th dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 4 and shidoin
	Yo-Yi Pat
	assistent teacher
	1^st dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	David Polak
	assistent teacher
	2^nd dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	Ernst Bechthum
	assistent teacher
	2^nd dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	Jan Stomphorst
	assistent teacher
	1^st dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2

In the past, the following people were also part of our teacher team or are temporarily not giving trainings.

	Annemiek Simons
	assistent teacher
	1^st dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	Bas Jordans
	assistent teacher
	1^st dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	Bas van der Touw
	assistent teacher
	2^nd dan aikikai aikido

	René Breedveld
	assistent teacher
	1^st dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2
	Erwin van der Sluis
	assistent teacher
	2^nd dan aikikai aikido
	teacher education level 2