
Bruce Schmoetzer began his martial arts training in 1981 studying Karate at Johnson Space Center. He found his vocation in Aikido in 1997 when he began studying with his teacher Wendy Whited Sensei. In 2005 Bruce's name was added to the wall of yudansha (Black Belts) at Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, Japan. He earned his Nidan (2nd Degree) in 2014. Since 2007 he has been the chief instructor & dojo cho of Beartooth Aikido in Richland, WA. In his day job, Bruce is the founder and chief consultant for Wilke Systems where he makes technology invisible. In previous lifetimes he has worked for NASA (twice!), Apple and AT&T among others. He holds a BS in Physics from Purdue and an MS in Nuclear Physics from Kent State. Originally from Kentucky, Bruce now lives in the Tri-Cities where he curates a comics collections built over 30+ years, is valet for 2 cats, indulges his addiction to cooking and loves his appleTV &DVR.
Sessions in which Bruce Schmoetzer Sensei participates
- Fighting in Fiction 3125- Writing Track
- 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Aikido Martial Arts Demonstration Bronze- Main Stage
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
- Japanese Culture and Etiquette 3117- Craft/ Costumes
- 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
Sessions in which Bruce Schmoetzer Sensei attends
- So you want to learn Japanese (or any other language) 3117- Craft/ Costumes
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Christian Left in Fandom 3119- Art/Media/Wildcard
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- LGBT Terminology Sage
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Japanese Archery Sage
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Ignition Meet and Greet Courtyard
- 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
- Consent: Not just a thing for alternate and adult cultures 3119- Art/Media/Wildcard
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Funko Pop Figures 3121- Gaming/Fan Track
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Fighting in Fiction 3125- Writing Track
- 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The State of Star Trek 3119- Art/Media/Wildcard
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Japanese Brush and Ink Calligraphy Harvest
- 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM | 2 hours
- Workshop