Serge Beraud Sensei, 4th Dan Aikikai, Chief Instructor

Born 1958 in Paris, Serge Sensei began studying Aikido in 1978 at Paris University, France.
Serge Sensei was living in Tokyo between 1987 and 1991 and continued studying Aikido at the Hombu Dojo during this period. He is fluent in Japanese.
Back in France, he was teaching in several dojo; organized and took part in multiple seminars. He obtained the National Aikido teacher diploma and was a member of the French Aikido Federation Grading Committee.
Among Serge Sensei teachers were Christian Tissier Shihan (7th Dan), Yamaguchi Shihan (9th Dan) and other senior World Aikido Headquarters teachers in Japan.
He moved to Singapore in 2006.
Serge Sensei wife Nathalie Marcias is holding 2nd Dan.

Thierry Diagana Sensei, 4th Dan Aikikai

Born in France in 1966, Thierry Sensei spent his youth running around the track as fast as possible and clocked the 400 meters dash in 46"05.
In 1991 he decided to start working on his brain as well and earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology in 1995. By then he wrongly assumed he had learned all he needed to know about discipline, hard work and self-sacrifice until he moved to San Diego in 1996 where he met his first Aikido teacher T. K. Chiba Shihan (8th Dan; founder of Birankai International). For 5 years he seriously reconsidered his assumption and intensely studied Aikido at San Diego Aikikai. He then moved to San Francisco and furthered his study of Aikido under the guidance of G. E. Nomura Shihan (6th Dan) at the Aikido Institute of San Francisco.
In 2005, Thierry Sensei earned a Birankai assistant-instructor (Fukushidoin) certificate and in 2008 he received a Birankai instructor (Shidoin) certificate.
Thierry Sensei is living and working in Singapore since February 2007.

Guillaume Demesy, 1st Dan Iaido

Born in 1970 in La Reunion, Guillaume began studying Iaido and Aikiken in 1986 in Shung Do Kwan dojo in Geneva, under the guidance of Pascal Krieger (co-director of the European Iaido Federation and Menkyo Kaiden in Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo in 1997).

Guillaume received his first Dan in 1996 in Muso Shinden.

Between 1997 and 2009, he has practiced Iaido sporadically, alone and with his Sensei in Geneva.

Since his relocation to Singapore in 2007, Guillaume has practiced Iaido in Budo Academy, before joining Mumei Shudan dojo where he shares his knowledge of the art with his students alongside Thierry Sensei.

Guillaume is married with Cristobel and has two kids, Ella and Vadim.