Archway Aikido

Mr Ivan Melo (Aikido, Boxing, Iaido - 3rd Dan Aikido, 1st Dan Iaido)
Ivan Melo started practising Aikido in Brazil in 1998. After training briefly under Reishin Kawai Shihan, Ivan joined the Senshin dojo where he acted as head deshi and assistant instructor under Ricardo Leite, Clauber Scarparo and Tharso Vieira Senseis’s instruction. Over the years, he attended many international seminars of internationally renowned masters such as Yoshitmitsu Yamada, Nobuyoshi Tamura, Donovan Waite, Christian Tissier, Yahe Solomon, George Lyons, Peter Bernath and others. As an enthusiast of martial arts Ivan has trained Kung Fu, Judo and Boxing. In London since 2011, Ivan is a professional guitarist and continues his training in Aikido and Iaido under the supervision of Ismail Hasan sensei. Ivan attained his 3rd dan in Aikido in 2016 and Iaido 1st Dan in Iaido in 2018. In 2019 he trained full time at the Aikikai Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Miss Cathy Ayumi Humphris (Aikido - Junior assistant)
Cathy is relatively new to Aikido and brings great enthusiasm and ability to her training. She assists with the children's classes bringing in her experience as a music teacher to young people which allows her to teach and assist more effectively. She assisted and covers classes on Saturday's for the 7-15 year olds.