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Jason Smiley is the current head instructor of the Hilliard School
of Martial Arts at the Hilliard Community Center. He began his martial
arts training under Richard Rennie and Derik Simovart in 1987 and received his Shodan from
Sensei Rennie in 1993. He served as Sensei Rennie's assistant instructor at the Sawmill
Athletic Club dojo in Dublin, OH until 2004. He returned as the head instructor at the
Hilliard Community Center dojo in March 1997. He is currently training in Iaido
under Sensei Scott Stukenberg and received his Shodan in Iai
from Master Roger Jarrett in 2008.
Richard Rennie is the founder of the Hilliard School of Martial Arts. He
has 40 years of martial arts experience, has rank in 4 styles, and
is a certified firearms instructor. He has
studied Aikido, Bando, Iaido, Jeet Kune Do, Jiu-Jitsu, and Kung Fu.
He began his training in Weirton, WV in 1969 by studying Bando from
John France. He began his Jeet Kune Do training with John McKracken in
1973. His Iai training began in 1974 with Kataka Sensei. His firearm
training began in the United States Military. The Hilliard School of
Martial Arts was founded in his garage. In 1979 he was asked to start
a karate program for the Hilliard Community Center and moved the school there,
where it remains today.
In 1988 he was asked to open a second dojo at the Sawmill Athletic Club.
Today he teaches seminars ranging from basic self defense to force-on-force
firearms training for law enforcement.
Gary Tucker (Golden Gloves boxer, Jiu-Jitsu, and Shorin-Ryu)
Derik Simovart
Matt Burnett
Dan McConnell (now teaching Aikido and Modern Arnis)
Steve Block
7 Simovart
Shellie Calle
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