Ken Nisson Sensei, 5th Dan, began Judo practice in 1958 and while serving in the Air Force Reserve, assisted training the Strategic Air Command Judo Team. He began Aikido with Koichi Tohei Sensei and Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei (United States Aikido Federation - USAF) in the 1960s, and later aligning his practice with Mitsugi Saotome Sensei (Aikido Schools of Ueshiba - ASU). With Terry Dobson Sensei, he co-founded "Vermont Aikido" of Burlington in 1972 and Bond Street Dojo of New York City in 1973. For many years Nisson Sensei served as Chief Instructor of the Vermont Aikido dojo, until stepping down in 2001 to move to the West Coast. Ken Nisson Sensei currently instructs at the Aikido of Modesto dojo in Modesto, California.