Daniel Caslin is the Chief Instructor of Aikido of Owensboro. He began his Aikido training in 1976 with Frank Doran at Stanford University. He thereafter trained under Mary Heiny in Seattle. He spent a year in Shingu, Japan in 1979 studying Aikido full time under Hikitsuchi Michio Sensei, 10th Dan, one of O'Sensei's post-war students. Other influential instructors in Shingu were Motomichi Anno (8th Dan), Yanase (7th Dan) and Tojima Sensei (6th Dan). Upon returning to the United States, Daniel trained with Tom Read in Arcata, California and began teaching in Arcata. He later moved to Kentucky, where he opened a dojo in 1982. He is affiliated with North Bay Aikido in Santa Cruz and Hombu Dojo in Tokyo. He has a continuing interest in meditation and yoga. Dan is also the managing partner of caslin.org
	Rick Triplett is an Assistant Instructor at Aikido of Owensboro. He has been dabbling in various martial arts since 1958 and studying Aikido from Dan since the Owensboro dojo first formed in 1990. Rick received his 1st Dan rank from Linda Holiday in 1996. He and his wife operate a private K-12 school in Owensboro.  His last promotion was Nidan by Caslin Sensei.
	Chris Booker is an Assistant Instructor at Aikido of Owensboro.  His last promotion was Nidan by Caslin Sensei.
	Michele Cecil is Instructor for the AiKid's classes.  She began her training in 2002 and was recently promoted to Shodan, first-degree black belt.  In addition to training in this dojo, Michele has trained under Linda Holiday Sensei in Santa Cruz and Anno Sensei in Shingu, Japan.