Michael Donnelly Sensei's interest in Japanese culture started with his first exposure to the Japanese martial art of aikido in 1976. He is now a third-degree black belt in aikido, affiliated with the Kokusai Budoin and Shudokan Martial Arts Association. In addition, Mr. Donnelly is a Senior Advisor with the Shudokan Martial Arts Association.

Donnelly Sensei, while primarily interested in budo (martial ways) in Japanese culture, has recently become interested in the history of medical ethics in China and Japan and their legal and philosophical interactions with Western medical ethical models and practice.

Mr. Donnelly has worked as an attorney and a pathologist's assistant. While not the legal counsel for the Sennin Foundation, he often serves as our unofficial legal advisor. He is a resident of Andover, New Hampshire.