Richard Moon

Richard Moon began formal study of Aikido in 1971 with Robert Nadeau sensei—

a personal student of the founder of the art of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba O sensei. Richard

has studied numerous martial arts, including Cheng Hsin, Tai Chi, and boxing with

world champion Peter Ralston. He trained in Capoeira with three-time world heavyweight

champion, Mestre Acordeon Bira Almeida. He has studied and taught

yoga since 1963. Richard studied dance with John Graham and impro-

visational theater with The Committee. A lifetime student across a

broad spectrum of music, he has studied with many masters in many

styles, including classical guitar with George C. Economides, Indian

ragas and voice with flautist G. S. Sachdev of the Ali Akbar College

of Music, and jazz at the California Jazz Conservatory. Richard has

also performed in numerous blues and rock bands over many decades.

As a partner with Chris Thorsen in an Aikido-based consulting

firm, Richard has coached executives and their teams in the corpo-

rate realm, helping them to develop dynamic presence, inspired lead-

ership, and collective intelligence. Using issues of conflict as sources

of power, the firm has worked with groups to facilitate communica-

tion and creativity, to mediate, and to solve problems through the

power of extraordinary listening. Richard’s work combining Aikido

and dialogue in a sophisticated marriage was enriched by his study

of dialogue with David Bohm and nonviolent communication with

Marshall Rosenberg.

Richard has worked internationally, applying the

principles of Aikido in mediation and international peace building

through work done in Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and around the

Pacific Rim.

For more information and instructional videos that focus on consciousness

and awareness studies, visit Richard’s YouTube channel:@moonsensei.