• May 1984 began training in Jukido Jujitsu as a direct student of Shihan Arel and Master Greg Howard (Chairman, International Director and International Associate Director respectively) at the honbu (world headquarters) dojo in Connecticut.
• 1984 1 st Place Randori Shiai
• 1985 1 st Place Randori Shiai
• 1986 1 st Place Randori Shiai
• 1987
• 1 st Place Randori Shiai
• Probationary Black Belt – Jukido Jujitsu

• 1988
• Shodan – Jukido Jujitsu
• BS Electronic Engineering Technology University of Hartford West Hartford , Connecticut
• Began formal training in Kokondo Karate under Shihan and Master Robert Longo.

• 1990
• Awarded instructor’s certification in Jukido Jujitsu and began his assistant instruction at honbu and the Kingswood-Oxford Jukido Academy in West Hartford, Connecticut
• 1991
• Nidan – Jukido Jujitsu
• Chief instructor of the Simsbury Kokondo Academy
• 1992
• Founded Hartford’s LEAP Jukido Jujitsu program for specialized and inner city children,
• Founded Metropolitan Hartford YMCA Jukido Jujitsu and the UCONN Jukido Jujitsu and Kokondo Karate Club.
• 1993
• Shodan – Kokondo Karate
• Founded Willimantic Jukido Jujitsu Academy
• Initiated the revision of “Sankosho” publication
• 1994
• Founded Northeast Lamp Recycling, Inc. (NLR) East Windsor , CT

• 1995
• Sandan – Jukido Jujitsu
• Nidan – Kokondo Karate
• Founded Storrs Kokondo Academy
• 1999
• Yodan – Jukido Jujitsu
• Established UCONN Jukido Jujitsu Club
• 2000
• Sandan – Kokondo Karate
• Awarded Kokondo-ka of the Year
• Devised the curriculum for the first Jukido Jujitsu accredited class offered in a University course of study. Initiated and presented the University of Connecticut (UCONN – Storrs, CT) with the program and instructed the first class; fall 2000. Average Student Evaluation of course – 9.7 compared to university mean of 8.7
• 2001
• Assisted instruction in Kokondo Karate at the Finland Kokondo Seminar; world headquarters; Helsinki, Finland
• 2002
• Yodan – Kokondo Karate
• 2004
• Director Recognition
• Honored with National Jukido Directorship
• 2005
• Godan – Master Rank Decoration – Jukido Jujitsu
• Publication and release of:

  Sankosho – A warriors guide to Kokondo Karate and Jukido Jujitsu Authors – Paul Arel & Robert E. Robert

• 2006
• Guest instructor to Tai Po Judo Club in Jiujiang China. Introduced the principal of “jushin” to Wong King Chun - Hachidan and chief instructor.
• Founded House of Kokondo LLC
• 2007
• Special Appreciation Award – Decorated with one of a kind pewter Kokondo Pin
• Grand Opening – House of Kokondo

In addition to his Kokondo career Robert Sensei is a 1988 graduate of University of Hartford, earning a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology and professionally, he serves as principle and Vice President of Northeast Lamp Recycling, Inc. (NLR) in East Windsor, Connecticut; www.nlrlamp.com