Eugene Morales is the chief instructor of Pro Sessions Apex Training. He holds rank in Aikido and Aiki Toho Iai, he is the head instructor for Urban Combatives, and he has practiced Zen for over three decades. He and his wife, Sandra Morales, opened the dojo in Upland, California, in 2017.
In Aikido, Eugene is the chief instructor at the dojo and has been training for twenty-six years. He holds the rank of Godan — 5th degree black belt — traced directly to Japan. He is a certified instructor through the Aikido Association of America and Aikido Association International, and sits on the black belt test committee for the AAA Western Region.
In Aiki Toho Iai, the sword art, he is the chief instructor at the dojo and has been training for twenty-four years. He holds the rank of Sandan — 3rd degree black belt — traced directly to Japan.
In Urban Combatives, he is the head instructor at the dojo, with eight years of study under the curriculum of Lee Morrison, the founder of the system, and Michiel Mulder, a senior instructor under Morrison.
Sandra Morales is a senior instructor at the dojo and co-founded it with Eugene. In Aikido, she has been training for twenty-four years and holds the rank of Yondan — 4th degree black belt — traced directly to Japan. She is a certified instructor through the Aikido Association of America and Aikido Association International.
In Aiki Toho Iai, she has been training for eleven years and holds the rank of Shodan — 1st degree black belt — traced directly to Japan.
Underneath all three arts runs a single methodology — the Pro Sessions Apex Training System. It is the thread through everything taught at the dojo.