Kevin Sensei is the co-founder and head instructor of Aikido Del Mar. He has been dedicated full-time to Aikido since 1999 and has more than 30 years of experience as both a student and instructor. Ranked rokudan (6th-degree black belt), he has trained extensively in Japan and across North America with top practitioners and is an internationally certified instructor. In 2000, he collaborated with his teacher, Jacques Payet Sensei, to establish the original Mugen Juku Dojo in Los Angeles. The following year, he started a children's class at Huntington Beach Dojo, and in 2008, he relocated to San Diego to found Aikido Del Mar as part of the Mugen Juku network, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

Edward Sensei is the co-founder of Aikido Del Mar and holds the rank of rokudan (6th-degree black belt). While based in Los Angeles, where he owns and instructs at Aikido Mugen Juku, Los Angeles, he remains actively involved with Aikido Del Mar. He began training in Yoshinkan Aikido in 1996 and has been a direct student of Jacques Payet Shihan since 2001. All of his ranks and certifications were awarded through Payet Shihan, whom he hosts annually in California. Edward Sensei also returns regularly to Japan for intensive training.

Joe Sensei began his Aikido training in 1992 in Philadelphia under Yukio Utada Sensei, the chief instructor of Doshinkan Dojo within the Aikido Association of North America. Five years later, he transitioned to training in Aikikai-style Aikido under TK Chiba Sensei, who was an uchi deshi (live-in student) of O Sensei, the founder of Aikido. Joe Sensei has been training at Aikido Del Mar since 2010 and holds the rank of yondan (4th-degree black belt) in Yoshinkan Aikido. He leads the morning adult classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Nick Sensei discovered Aikido in college at the suggestion of a roommate. He enjoyed it so much that he continued training throughout his final year of school. After graduating, he moved to San Diego for work and began searching for a dojo, eventually joining Aikido Del Mar in May 2014.

Nick Sensei has a particular interest in ukemi and techniques that blur the line between Aikido and its predecessor, Aiki-Jujutsu. He teaches the Thursday evening class and currently holds the rank of sandan (3rd-degree black belt) in Yoshinkan Aikido.

Lucia Sensei started training with Aikido Del Mar in 2015. She chose the practice of Aikido to help her feel safe in her body and gain confidence and stability. She is passionate about bringing harmony to the world and recognizes Aikido as a powerful way to neutralize aggressive energy.

She often applies Aikido principles in her private practice as a transformational coach to help her clients learn effective methods for resolving conflict, fostering understanding, and creating authentic connections.