In December 2004 an elite unit of the U.S. Army sent its protective detail to Orlando, Florida for special Non-Lethal Urban Warfare Training at Shoshin Aikido Dojo. Their Commanding Officer, Lt Jeffery Green has a long association with Dan Linden Sensei and the famous Dojo in Central Florida.

With a deployment date set but kept secret, the army platoon arrived in the evening for several hours of intense training in Non-Lethal Urban Tactics taught by Linden Sensei with the assistance of Chris Evans and Curtis Ihlefeld. The emphasis was acquisition of target and non-lethal resolution. Aikido, for the modern warrior.

Linden Sensei, Author of On Mastering Aikido (2004) is a U. S. Navy veteran of the Viet Nam war and has served on special assignment to the U.S. Secret Service Presidential Detail, the F.B.I. and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He is employed as a security specialist.

Afterward, refreshments were served outside on the deck behind Sensei’s home. “Anything we can do for these men and women is small compensation for what they are giving us by their service. We owe them anything within our grasp and pay homage to their dedication.” Said Dan Linden.