ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
RENE REVILLA
Rene Revilla started training with Sensei Gomez in December of 2008. He achieved the level of Shodan in Aikido in 2014 and Nidan in 2016. Rene has been an active police officer since 1981. He successfully completed the City of Miami S.W.A.T training, and performed 289 missions during that period.
BRANDON GROSS
Brandon Gross started training with Sensei Gomez in June of 2016. He achieved level of Shodan in Aikido in December of 2022. Brandon has tutored students in mathematics for over 15 years in topics ranging from basic arithmetic to calculus. He holds a B.S. in Finance from USF, Sarasota-Manatee.
JESSE HANSEN
Jesse Hansen started training with Sensei Gomez in October of 2022 at Zenbu Dojo. He currently has the level of 2nd Kyu in Aikido.
MARIA KARANJA
Maria Karanja started training with Sensei Gomez in January of 2023. She currently has the level of 2nd Kyu in Aikido.
GIL SILAS
Gil Silas, originally from Lithuania, started training with Sensei Gomez in October of 2018 at Zenbu Dojo. He currently has the level of 2nd Kyu in Aikido. Gil is fluent in Russian, Lithuanian, Polish, and English.
KIMBERLY GUZAN
Kimberly Guzan, Zenbu Dojo's coordinator, started training with Sensei Gomez in January of 2022. She currently has the level of 2nd Kyu in Aikido and Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Shotokan Karate.