Jamie Nicks, Shodan

Jamie began training in 2004 at Aikido of Champlain Valley, where she studies intensively with Benjamin Pincus Sensei, is currently uchi-deshi, and regularly teaches children's classes. In addition to her Aikido practice, Jamie studies mathematics and physics at the University of Vermont, and enjoys dancing, cooking, gardening, and camping.

"Aikido is always a challenge, but the more dedicated I am, the more rewarding it is. I love to experiment with the soft and the hard; it's fun to train with someone really intensely, and then surprise them by being soft and gentle. I'm particularly interested in finding joy in the intensity and stripping away everything I don't need physically and mentally."

--Jamie Nicks