Joseph Capogreco Sensei, 3rd dan

Joseph Capogreco Sensei holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt under the International Yōseikan Budō Federation (IYBF). He began his study of Yoseikan Aikidō in 1981 while attending the University of Ottawa. Seeking to complement his academic studies with something that could strengthen both mind and body, he found that balance in Yoseikan Aikidō.

He studied at the University of Ottawa for several years with Kaoru Sugiyama Sensei, as well as with other IYBF instructors who taught there after her departure.

Capogreco Sensei has also studied First Aid, C.P.R., Crisis Intervention (Non-Violent), and Suicide Intervention. He finds these disciplines highly relevant to his Yoseikan training—and vice versa.

Over the years, he has attended numerous camps and clinics, made several visits to Los Angeles to train with Patrick Augé Sensei, and in 1997 traveled to Japan to study with Master Minoru Mochizuki.

Since earning his shodan, Capogreco Sensei has substituted for many instructors in Ottawa dōjōs before beginning to teach his own class at the Orleans Recreation Complex Aikidō Club in 1999.