Quintin Chambers
Chambers Sensei was born in the early 1930’s in London, England. After two years in the British Navy, he attended Cambridge University. In 1961, he went to Japan on a one-year tutoring contract for a British diplomatic family and stayed for 12 years. While in Japan, he studied Judo at the Kodokan and also Aikido at the Hombu dojo. On February 11, 1962, Donn Dreager introduced him to his Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo teacher, Shimizu Takaji Sensei. Donn Dreager was also instrumental in his study of Katori Shinto Ryu with Otake Risuke Sensei, which began in 1965.
Steve Foster
Foster Sensei started training with Chambers Sensei in 1982 in Hawaii. In 2014, Foster Sensei returned to the mainland and continues to work and practice Jodo. He received Menkyo Kaiden, the highest rank, in 2010
Joe Cieslik
Cieslik Sensei began training in Shintō Musō-ryū Jōdō in 1985 under Quintin Chambers Sensei after moving to Oahu, Hawaii. Twelve years later, he relocated to Frederick, Maryland, where he founded a Jōdō group in the spring of 1998. In 2000, leadership of the group transitioned to Soares Sensei when Cieslik Sensei moved. Today, he remains active in Jōdō, training with a group near his home. In 2010, Cieslik Sensei was awarded Menkyo Kaiden, the highest rank in Shintō Musō-ryū.
Dan Soares
Soares Sensei studied Jodo from 1991 under the guidance of Nishioka Sensei and Mitsuyama Sensei in Tokyo, Japan. He continued with Cieslik Sensei upon his return to the US in 1998. After leading the Frederick Dojo for almost 20 years, he moved to the Shenandoah Valley where he teaches Jodo in Edinburg, VA. He received Menkyo Kaiden, the highest rank, in 2024
John Howland
John Howland teaches in Alaska. He has been studying Jodo with Chambers Sense since the 1980s