Brian's Martial Arts Certifications
Aikido
GO-DAN
(5th degree black blt)
February 1, 1995
YO-DAN
(4th degree black belt)
June 29, 1989
SAN-DAN
(3rd degree black belt)
October 17, 1985
NI-DAN
(2nd degree black belt)
June 21, 1982
SHO-DAN
(1st degree black belt)
April 20, 1980
1st International Tournament
Tenri City, Japan
June 16, 1989
Judo
SAN-DAN
(3rd degree black belt)
March 19, 2000
NI-DAN
(2nd degree black belt)
May 2, 1992
SHO-DAN
(1st degree black belt)
October 29, 1984
SHO-DAN
(1st degree black belt)
March 15, 1992
Nationally Certified
POLICE SELF-DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR
June 1, 1979
National Police Self-Defense Training Seminar Instructor
June 22, 1979
Other miscellaneous
Aikido Certifications
YON-DAN
(4th degree black belt)
SAN-DAN
(3rd degree black belt)
NI-DAN
(2nd degree black belt)
SHO-DAN
(1st degree black belt)
IKKYU
(1st Kyu)
3rd Level Brown Belt
Micellaneous Law Enforcement
Psycho-motor Skill Design Instructor Certification
ASP, Tactical Police Expandable Baton Certification
American Ju-jitsu Association
(Shiai Judge) |
UNITED STATES JUDO ASSOC.
ALL OKINAWAN SHORIN-RYU KARATE-DO FEDERATION
UNITED STATES KARATE ASSOCIATON
AMERICA AIKIDO INTERNATIONAL/NAK
UNITED STATES AIKIDO INSTRUCTORS INSTITUTE
AIKIDO ASSOCIATED U.S.A. INC.
Justice System Training Assoc.
Armament Systems & Procedures, Inc. (ASP)
Nova Southeastern University |
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Brian Sutherland has been teaching Aikido for over 35 years– He began practicing Aikikai Aikido in 1974 and was teaching for federal law enforcement agencies within four years. Teaching U.S. Customs full time on the weekdays, and training each evening in Hapkido, Tang soo do, Karate and of course Aikido. Weekends were reserved for teaching YMCA classes, and more training. In 1978 he began instruction from Dr. Yoji Kondo, learning a new method of aikido as taught by Kenji Tomiki. Brian was introduced to Judo shortly after and has been a dedicated student since. During the 1980’s he taught full time for multiple police agencies including the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This enabled Brian to travel nationwide visiting aikido and judo schools after teaching law enforcement defensive tactics each day.
He’s trained or taught martial arts in over 40 states, and has practiced / competed in Tokyo, Osaka, Tenri City, and Kyota Japan.
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Previous EMPLOYMENT and CONTRACTS
· United States Customs- Washington DC
"Cheif Instructor of Self Defense"
· Federal Prison System: Crisis Control “Technical Assistance Consultant” Federal Correction facilities throughout the United States. (104 Federal Prisons)
· National Institute of Corrections: Defensive Tactics Instructor – Atlanta GA
· University of Maryland: PHED / Women’s Studies Assoc. Professor –Women’s Self Defense course
· Georgetown University: Aikido Club co-founder, Instructor
· University of Maryland School of Nursing: National Nurse Practitioner Symposium – Speaker, “Aikido & Self Defense” demo, lecture, teacher.
· U.S. Department of Justice HQ: Judo/aikido instructor, Washington DC
· Anne Arundel County Police Dept.: Self defense & Disarming tactics – Drug Suppression Unit
· Baltimore City Police, Crisis Management; City School Police Instructor
· Baltimore City Public School District, Children’s Martial Arts Teacher
· St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for Criminally Insane: Crisis Control Instructor for Staff at the Maximum Security Forensic Unit.
· Atlantic Aikido Inc.: Founder, Chief Instructor, Baltimore, Rockville, MD. [dojo/supply stores] morning/evening aikido- 7 days a week
· Best Defense Tactical Training Institute/Palm Beach Police Dept.: “Street Survival & Personal Protection Instructor”, Lake Worth/Ft. Lauderdale Florida
· Atlantic Martial Arts inc.: Founder, Director, Sensei, Ellicott City, Elkridge MD.
Brian and his Staff at Atlantic Aikido / Martial Arts were contracted to teach security guards and instructors for dozens of medical facilities and hospital ER personel. Local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies were among the many contracts fulfilled as well as non profit organizations such as Special Olympics, United Way, and Project Life.
Brian began practicing Aikido in 1974 under Richard Rood. During the 1960's Richard practiced aikido in Hawaii and in Japan under the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
He was an Architectural Engineer and Dale Carnegie Public speaking instructor. During the 1970's Richard ran several aikido schools in the Baltimore/Washington area.
In 1977 Brian graduated from a Dale Carnegie Public Speaking course and began teaching for the United States Customs Service in Washington, DC.
Thousands of Custom Patrol Officers, Inspectors, and Agents from every port of entry in America were required to successfully complete 6 to 8 weeks of Aikido training. In 1978 Richard and Brian formed the aikido club at Georgetown University, and Brian began teaching Crisis Control for the staff at St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital -Forensic Unit, in Washington.(where John Hinckley is still being held)
In the 1980's Richard moved back to Kansas. Brian taught numerous seminars for Richard at Aikido clubs in Salina, Topeka, Lawrence, Russell and at Wichita University. |
Brian was fortunate to train and teach with Richard for many years, traveling to aikido schools and teaching for law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Richard visited Brian's Baltimore and Rockville Dojos several times in the 1990's.
Richard Rood Sensei
( 1938- 2005) |
Richard Rood , Brian Suherland (c.1976)
In 1978, Dr. Yoji Kondo moved to Columbia Maryland from Japan via Houston TX where he served as head of the astrophysics laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center. His style of aikido intrigued Brian. Strikes, sweeps, chokes!...His aikido answered all of the "what if" questions. |
Brian became one of Dr. Kondo's first students in Maryland. He teaches with much knowledge, humor and sensitivity. Dr. Kondo offers a lifetime of martial arts experience with judo being his first love. Judo principles are extremely significant and intigrated into the aikido we practice as originally taught by Professor Kenji Tomiki. |
Dr. Kondo, Brian uke -1979
1st East Coast Aikido Championship - 1984
(1st place tanto randori) |
Atlantic Martial Arts, Baltimore, 1994
Dr. Kondo, Professor Shishida, and Brian |
Dr. Yoji Kondo, and Brian
Columbia MD, 2011 | |
Brian teaching at a seminar at Baltimore Martial Arts Academy 2011 |
