Instructors

Pegasus Club and the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo trains and holds instructors to strict standards and guidelines in order to ensure the training experience provided is it at the highest level.

To achieve this we equip them with the correct tools that are essential for their development both as students and as teachers in the art Ninjutsu and its way of life.

As a club policy all kids groups operate with assistant instructors with a ratio one instructor for every eight kids.

As of November 5th 2016 all instructors have successfully completed, a government approved, Emergency First Response Primary (CPR) & Secondary Care (First Aid) course.

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Eric Stylianou

Eric is a member of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2005. Born on September 27th 1979 he is a family man, married with one child. He has been practicing martial arts from a young age and has dedicated his time in studying Ninjutsu under the guidance of Shihan Michael Efstathiou.

He holds the 7th Dan degree, having passed the Godan Test on April 5th 2015 at the Honbu dojo in Japan, in the presence of the grand master Sensei Massaki Hatsumi. Eric continues to enrich his knowledge through frequent visits to Japan, various seminars and training sessions with Sensei Michael Efstathiou.

Eric has been teaching at the Limassol Dojo for a few years now and has experience working with children of various ages. Currently, he is teaching children & adult groups at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Limassol.

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Panayiotis Themistokleous

A member of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2004, Panayiotis Themistokleous was born on June 15th 1983 in the district of Limassol in Cyprus. He is a family man, happily married with 3 children and lives in Limassol. He has been practicing various martial arts, Shotokan, kick-boxing, Tae-Kwon-Do and Ninjutsu, since the age of 9 years old. His career in Ninjutsu started  2004 under the guidance of Shihan Michael Efstathiou.

Having passed the Godan test, on October 2015 here in Cyprus/Limassol in presence of Shihan Darren Horvath and Shihan Michael Efstathiou, he holds the 7th Dan grade.

Panayiotis is teaching at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Paphos since 2014. He is currently teaching both kids & adult groups.

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Constandinos Demosthenous

Born on June 17th 1980 in Nicosia, Cyprus, Constandinos has been a member of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2004. He works as a marketer /computer multimedia in a group of restaurants. Constandinos Demosthenous tried a variety of martial art styles before studying Ninjutsu under Sensei Michael Efstathiou.

In October 2015 he passed the Godan test, here in Cyprus/Limassol in presence of Shihan Darren Horvath and Shihan Michael Efstathiou. He currently holds the 7th Dan grade.

Constandinos is currently teaching an adults group at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Nicosia

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Giannos Papastylianou

Giannos  joined the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in 2007.

He is a 5th Dan instructor from Nicosia and is teaching an adults group at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Larnaca.

In April 2017 he passed the Godan test, here in Cyprus/Limassol in presence of Shihan Darren Horvath and Shihan Michael Efstathiou. He currently holds the 6th Dan grade.

 

Yiannis Archontides

Yiannis is a member of Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2002. Born on April 2nd 1976 he is a family man, married with two children. He works as an Ophthalmologist (MD, MSc) at Larnaca General Hospital. 

He has been practising various martial arts, Karate, TaeKwonDo, Judo and Ninjutsu since the age of nine. His path in Ninjutsu started in 2002 under the guidance of Shihan Michael Efstathiou.

In October 2015 he passed the Godan test, here in Cyprus/Limassol in presence of Shihan Darren Horvath and Shihan Michael Efstathiou. He currently holds the 5th Dan grade. 

Recently, in 2020, he started teaching at the newly found Dojo in Larnaca (Children & Adults).

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Christos Efstathiou

A Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo member since 2011, Christos was born on October 10th 1983 in Limassol and is a family man. He begun his search in the martial art world at a young age. After trying various arts he began the study of Ninjutsu under Sensei Michael Efstathiou.

He passed the Godan Test on July 27th 2018 at the Honbu dojo in Japan, in the presence of the grand master Sensei Massaki Hatsumi. Along with pursuing additional knowledge, he is currently teaching at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Limassol.

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Axilleas Morides

Axilleas is a member of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since May 2011. He was born in Limassol on May 14th 1987 and has been practicing Martial Arts from a young age. Under the instruction of Shihan Michael Efstathiou he continuing his study of Ninjutsu.

He holds the degree of 4th Dan and while still enhancing his knowledge, he is currently teaching a children group at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Limassol.

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Panikos Kadis

Panikos is a member of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2008. Born on December 9th 1987, he is a certified personal trainer with specialization in many different population groups. Currently one of the owners of GymPro gym in Nicosia. He has been in the fitness industry for the past ten years with a lot of experience. He has been practicing martial arts from a young age and has studied various martial arts systems. He is currently studying Ninjutsu under the guidance of Shihan Michael Efstathiou.

He holds the 5th Dan degree since July 2019 after passing the Godan test at the Honbu dojo, in Japan, in the presence of the grand master Sensei Massaki Hatsumi. Panikos continues to enrich his knowledge through various seminars and training sessions with Sensei Michael Efstathiou.

Panikos has been teaching Ninjutsu at the GymPro gym for a few years now and has experience working with children of various ages. Currently, he is teaching children & adult groups at the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Nicosia (GymPro).

Myria Tanou

 
Myria is a member of Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo since 2010. Born on October 10th 1979. She is a family woman, married with two children. She works in the University of Cyprus since 2002. She has been practising in Aikido and Muay Thai. Her path in Ninjutsu started in 2010 under the guidance of Shihan Michael Efstathiou.
 
She holds the degree of 2nd Dan and recently, in 2020, she started teaching at the newly found Dojo in Klirou (Children and Adults).
 
The instructor in charge of the Cyprus Bujinkan Dojo in Klirou is Myria Tanou .
Please call us for more information if you are interested in training in Klirou (Nicosia).

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