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| Brian Hill began studying aikido in 1996. Brian also studied karate and tae kwon do in his youth. He was promoted to yondan (fourth degree black belt) in March of 2010. Brian has participated in the uchi deshi programs under Pat Hendricks sensei in San Leandro, CA, and Hitohiro Saito sensei in Iwama, Japan. Brian began teaching aikido at the Downtown Campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in the fall of 2001, and began calling his dojo River City Aikido in the Spring of 2005. Brian is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has practiced psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and their families. He currently supervises substance abuse therapist at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Virginia Wesleyan College and a master's degree in clinical social work from Virginia Commonwealth University. |
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