Sensei – MARTIAL ARTS FOUNDATION

Pantelis Sakellariadis

Pantelis Sakellariadis was born on December 1977 in Athens. He was involved from an early age in classical sports and his first encounter with the art of Aikido was in 1995 as a student in Fukushinkan Dojo of George Kolliopoulos Sensei.

While studying Aikido in Fukushinkan Dojo, he had also the chance to train extensively under the guidance of Kostas Giannas Sensei.

After the completion of his military service, he joined Kobukan Dojo of Athens under Adam Adamski Sensei (6^th Dan Aikido).

Alongside his training in Aikido, Pantelis Sakellariadis began his training in the Martial Art of Judo in Panhellenic Gymnastics Association, following the teachings of Athanasios Kaparos Sensei (6^th Dan) and Kostas Markou Sensei (3^rd Dan).

He is a Graduate of Business Administration from Portsmouth University and his professional career includes a several years employment in the Procurement and Contracts departments of Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications and National Bank of Greece.

He currently holds the rank of 4^th Dan in the martial art of Aikido, 2^nd Dan in Seishinkai Ju-Jitsu and the 1^st Dan in Judo. He is the leading instructor of Martial Arts Foundation.