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About the Instructor Joanne Veneziano, a fifth degree black belt, began training in 1976 at the New England Aikikai under the direction of Kanai Sensei, a direct student of the founder. In 1979 she moved to Seattle to continue her study with Mary Heiny Sensei at the Seattle School of Aikido. In 1986 she took trained in Fukuoka, Japan under Suganuma Sensei. She opened Emerald City Aikido in 1991. Veneziano Sensei's approach to her training has always been committed passion. She endeavors to pursue Aikido as a path of personal growth. Her teaching style combines warmth and humor with serious physical practice. She is a dedicated teacher and practitioner who has inspired many to undertake the art of Aikido. Veneziano Sensei takes to heart O Sensei's teaching and applies the art of peace with joy and vigor. In addition to running Emerald Ctiy Aikido, Joanne is the founder of The Breath Connection, teaching the Buteyko Institute method of breath retraining to assist people with breathing disorders such as Asthma, Allergies, Anxiety, Snoring and Sinus Conditions. Since 1987 she has worked as a certified Social Worker in the Emergency Department of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington "When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple fluid, kind and fearless" - Byron Katie