See our Martial Art Programs that include:

Combat Hapkido
Combat SAMBO
Muay Thai & Kickboxing
Russian Kettlebells

See our Class Schedule! New classes have been added to prepare our students for NAGA.

Mr. Hill is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Aiki Jujutsu, a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Aikido and a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Combat Hapkido. He is a certified coach in Western Wrestling, Western Boxing, and a professional Combat Sambo instructor.

Dennis is a Certified Professional Fitness Trainer (NFPT) through the National Federation of Professional Trainers.

Additionally, Dennis is a certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor through Pavel Tsatsouline. Pavel is a former Soviet Spetsnaz PT instructor and nationally ranked ketttlebell lifter, among many other accolades.

Dennis was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in May 2004 as “Martial Arts Instructor of the Year.” In addition, he was inducted into the World Karate Hall of Fame in June 2004 as “Combat Hapkido Instructor of the Year.”

Dennis and AIKI are affiliated with the International Combat Hapkido Federation and American Sambo Association.

He currently continues his training under the tutelage of Joseph Vigdorchik, Sid Kelly, John Pellegrini and Luigi Mondelli from Best Way Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/American Top Team Connecticut located in Danbury. He also continues to learn from other instructors through seminars and private training sessions. He is grateful to have had the privlege of training with the following superb instructors: Keith and Kenny Florian, Mark Hatmaker, David Rudman, Renzo Gracie, Matt Serra, Vlad Koulikov, Pavel Tsatsouline and Stephen Koepfer.

Aiki Academy
5 Foxon Road
Farm River Plaza
North Branford, CT 06471
(203)-484-2020

aikiacademy@yahoo.com


Aiki Academy is a training facility that offers mixed martial arts, self-defense and fitness programs for both adults and children. You will not feel like another number at our facility. We offer a wide choice of class times; therefore, class sizes are small and members receive personal attention.

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