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.
 Master 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 is a member of Professor Dave Castoldi’s award winning demonstration team. He was a recipient of Jujitsu America’s Ohana Award in 2003.
Master Jiava currently holds the following ranks:
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Sensei Mike Castoldi |
Mike Castoldi started his martial arts training in 1982. 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. Sensei Castoldi is available for seminars call (781) 316-6661.
Sensei Castoldi currently holds the following ranks:
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Sensei Maureen Renaud |
Maureen Renaud began her training under Professor Castoldi at the Newton YMCA in 1986. She is a member of Professor Castoldi’s award winning demonstration 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 Renaud currently holds the following ranks:
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Sensei Susanna Fiore |
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 has 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.
Sensei Fiore currently holds the following ranks:
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Sensei Linda Resner |
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 Resner currently holds the following ranks:
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Sensei Paul Arpino |
Bio Forthcoming. |
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Sensei Tom Ahern |
Bio Forthcoming. |
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Sensei Robert Cedrone |
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.
Sensei Cedrone currently holds the following ranks:
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