Mr. Weber, Sr. has over 50 years of experience in self-defense training. He has a 5th degree black belt in Nihon Goshin Aikido. He has given numerous demonstrations, including those in Madison Square Garden and on television. He has lectured and conducted rape prevention seminars for many women’s groups. He has taught women’s self-assertiveness classes at Converse Women’s College. He has taught special education classes at elementary, middle, and high school levels as well as being a high school substitute teacher. The South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind asked him to create a program that would contribute to the independence of these physically challenged students. Numerous newspaper articles have been written about his art and his unique teaching style. Industries, colleges, high schools, elementary schools, YMCAs, church organizations, men, women, and children of all ages have benefited from his experience in the Martial Arts.

As a Spartanburg County Deputy Sheriff for almost 10 years, he taught the practical uses of Aikido and how to handle dangerous situations without the need for excessive force. He was a South Carolina State Criminal Justice Academy Certified Training Instructor for Police and Detention Officers. He was the Lead Florida Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor at the Pasco/Hernando County Police Academy for ten years, and also taught at the Tampa Police Academy. He graduated with class 90 at Central Arizona Regional Law Officers Academy in 2005.

Mr. Weber was the Southeast Director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association and the senior training instructor under the U.S. Director. Besides being the Newsletter founder and editor, he also wrote and published the National Training Manual titled “The Student Guide.” He is not only trained in other styles of Aikido, Karate, Jujitsu, Judo, Tai Chi, and other arts, but has also travelled to Japan to experience the culture and to more firmly understand the roots of Japanese Martial Arts. Additionally, in 2011, he was certified as a Phase One Instructor of Jeet Kune Do, the Filipino Martial Arts, and Progressive Fighting Systems by Paul Vunak.

Originally from the New York Metro area, he moved to South Carolina and eventually established five schools across North and South Carolina. He introduced Nihon Goshin Aikido to Florida in 1991 and to Arizona in 2003.