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, he moved to Indiana, where he remains active in Jōdō, training with a group near his home. In 2016, Cieslik Sensei was awarded Menkyo Kaiden, the license of full transmission for Shintō Musō-ryū.
Cieslik Sensei has also studied and holds rank in Aikidō and Iaidō.
