Centerfield Instructors

Mary McLean Sensei, Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt)

Co-founder of Centerfield Aikido, Mary started Aikido in 1978 as part of a doctoral program in Transpersonal Psychology in the San Francisco area. Two of her early teachers in the art, Robert Frager and Robert Nadeau Sensei, were direct students of O Sensei. Their transmission of his spirit transformed the dojos where Mary trained. She was also a close friend of Terry Dobson Sensei, who told her many stories of his ten years with the Founder. Mary regards Aikido as a spiritual path that teaches people to embody the principles of non-violence and universal love in everyday life. Her teaching focuses on relaxed, spontaneous movement from the body's heaven-earth column, and on the joyous experience of falling. Mary is a licensed, clinical psychologist specializing in body-centered psychotherapy with adults, and is a certified bioenergetic breathwork practitioner.

David Keip Sensei, Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt)

David began training at Aikido of Monterey in 1982. He brings to his teaching an appreciation for the martial aspects of the art and a deep commitment to Aikido as an embodied practice for transforming aggression & violence within & without. David is also Chief Instructor of Wellspring Aikido Arts and a senior certified instructor with Kidpower International.

David Currently teaches at Wellspring Aikido Arts in the International Budo Academy, 3210-C Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, CA. 707-544-2673