Castoldi Jujitsu Instructors

Our Instructors

The great part about this class is it offers alternate moves for situations. In other martial arts classes, you are required to learn certain forms. This is a sequence of moves that a board of directors have decided must be memorized by all students of that system. In Castoldi's system we realize that the same moves do not work for everyone. Each instructor works with the students to show them their "own style" of defense. For every one move the attacker makes, you will know several different ways to avoid it. Its that simple.

Sensei Steve Jiava Head Instructor	Steve Jiava is the Executive Director and Lead Instructor of Castoldi's Jujitsu. He started his martial arts training in 1985. He holds a 5th degree black belt in Castoldi's Street Self Defense, a 4th degree black belt with Jujitsu America, and a 4th degree black belt with Small Circle Jujitsu He is a member of Professor Dave Castoldi's award winning demonstration team. He was a recipient of Jujitsu America's Ohana Award in 2003.
Sensei Mike Castoldi Head Instructor	Mike Castoldi started his martial arts training in 1982. He holds a 4th degree black belt in Castoldi's Street Self Defense ,a 4th degree black belt in Small Circle Jujitsu and a 3rd degree black belt with Jujitsu America. He is a member of Professor Dave Castoldi's award winning demonstration team. He was a recipient of Jujitsu America's Ohana Award in 2004. Mike is available for seminars call (781) 316-6661
Sensei Maureen Renaud Instructor	Maureen Renaud began her training under Professor Castoldi at the Newton YMCA in 1986 She holds the rank of 3rd degree black belt in Castoldi's Jujitsu and a 2nd degree Black Belt with Jujitsu America and is a member of Professor Castoldi’s award winning demo team. She received her Basic Back and Long Life Massage Certificates from Jujitsu America. Maureen is a 1993 graduate of the Muscular Therapy Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sensei Susanna Fiore Assistant Instructor	Susanna Fiore began training in 1985 with the Boston Area Women's Self Defense Collective, an organization devoted to teaching girls, women, disabled and elderly people self defense. She earned her Blue Belt in Tae Kwon Do and taught many workshops around the Boston Area. In 1998, Susanna began training in jujitsu and street self defense with Professor Dave Castoldi where she found the streetwise and practical style she had been searching for. Susanna earned her first degree black belt in 2004 and recently earned her 2nd degree black belt from Professor Castoldi and Jujitsu America.
Sensei Linda Resner Assistant Instructor	Linda Resner Began her training in Small Circle Street Defense under Professor Dave Castoldi in 1992 and holds Nidan rank through Jujitsu America. She also holds Yondan rank in Ten-Chi Kenpo under Elliot Edwards in which she began training in 1987. Linda also studied Tai-Chi Chuan with Alan Shapiro-a direct student of both T.T. Liang and William Chen. She originally learned the 150 posture long form from Arthur Goodridge.
Sensei Paul Arpino Assistant Instructor	Bio Forthcoming.
Sensei Tom Ahern Assistant Instructor	Bio Forthcoming.
Sensei Robert Cedrone Assistant Instructor	Robert Cedrone (Robbie) has been a student of Castoldi for 13 years. He cross trained for a year in boxing, kick boxing, and Grappling (Gracie jiu-jitsu). He worked on his grappling skills and won 1st place in 3 consecutive New England Open Grappling Tournaments. He has since been in only 1 tournament in 2004 which he won. He is a Student at Lasell College and works in a distributing center for pet food.