Lead Instructors

Head Instructors Mitsuaki Uchida and Brendan Dumont are assisted by many lead instructors. The Taido school’s lead instructors are black belts who have all trained for at least 10+ years (Most have 15+ years training), and have competed and medaled in international competitions. Not only do they have the requisite experience and accomplishments, they have also been approved by U.S. Taido’s Founder, Uchida Kaicho, as designated lead instructors. Uchida Kaicho’s criteria for lead instructors is based on some of the afore mentioned experiences and achievements, as well as having a long standing commitment to helping the school train future black belts and showing exemplary leadership skills over many years.

Tony Antinazi
Rank: 4th Degree Blackbelt (Yon Dan)
Tournament Credentials: Participated and medaled in several international competitions in both Japan and the U.S.

Musashi Uchida
Rank: 2nd Degree Blackbelt (Ni Dan)
Tournament Credentials: 1998 Tokyo Friendship tournament participant-Jissen, 2001 Okinawa friendship tournament participant-Hokei and Jissen, 2002 U.S. National Championship: 1st place Jissen, 4th place Grappling. 2005 International Friendship Tournament: 1st place Jissen, 4th place Hokei, 1st place Tenkai.

Corey Myers
Rank: 2nd Degree Blackbelt (Ni Dan)
Tournament Credentials: Gold Tenkai in 2001 International Tournament; Bronze in Jissen in 2001 and 2005 International Tournament, Silver in Hokei in International Tournament.

David Magnuson
Rank: 3rd Degree Blackbelt (San Dan)
Tournament Credentials: World Taido Championships (Friendship), Finland 1997, Bronze medal Jissen, Bronze medal Tenkai; Taido Friendship Tournament, Japan 1999, Silver medal Hokei, Silver Medal Group Jissen, Bronze medal Group Hokei and Tenkai; U.S. Taido Championships 2002 and 2005, Silver Medal Grappling, Silver Medal Jissen, Gold Medal Tenkai.

Roger Grant
Rank: 2nd Degree Blackbelt (Ni Dan)
Tournament Credentials: Jissen: 2nd Place-Intermediate age group, Tenkai: 4th Place-adult age group (Taido International Tournament, Finland, 1997); Hokei: 1st Place-intermediate age group (US Taido Tournament, 1997), Hokei: 1st Place-High School age group, Group Hokei: 2nd Place team-high school age group, Team Jissen: 2nd Place team-high school age group (Taido Tournament, Japan, 1998); Tenkai: 1st Place-high school age group(Taido Tournament, Japan, 1998), Hokei: 1st Place-college division(2002 Championships), Hokei:1st Place-1st and 2nd degree black belt division(2005 Championships).