Teja Bell

Teja Bell, 6th Dan
Teja began practicing Aikido in 1971 and has been studying with Robert Nadeau Sensei since 1979. He has also practiced with many of Osensei’s first-generation teachers, including Francis Takahashi, Morihiro Saito, Akira Tohei, Kazuo Chiba, Hiroshi Ikeda, Terry Dobson, Mitsugi Saotome, and Mitsunari Kanai Sensei. Teja’s relationship with Frank McGouirk Sensei of Aikido Ai spans over thirty-five years, integrating Aikido, Zen, Chinese internal arts, and healing arts. An ordained Rinzai-lineage Zen master/priest and lineage dharma teacher, Teja Bell Fudo Myoo Roshi is the 84th ancestor of this Zen tradition.