Sensei Mark Tuthill, a two-time inductee into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame as “Instructor of the Year”, has been training in the Martial Arts for the past 33 years and teaching professionally for 26. His training began under Sensei Mike Teto, the Founder of Shin-Yo Karate and with Professor Wally Jay, Founder of Small Circle Jujitsu and two-time inductee to the Black Belt Hall of Fame. Sensei Tuthill continues to rain extensively with Ed Melaugh, 8th Degree Black Belt in Small Circle Jujitsu.

Sensei Tuthill has earned his Black Belt 2nd degree in Karate, Black Belt 3rd degree in Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu and Black Belt 5th degree in Small Circle Jujitsu. He founded his East Hampton Jojo in 1998 and recently completed an extensive renovation making his facility the premier martial Arts center on the East End.

Outside the home Dojo, Sensei Tuthill travels extensively teaching seminars throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Europe. In 2004, Sensei Tuthill and Professor Melaugh performed in Prague for 3,000 spectators at the “Buddha Show”, the largest Martial Arts event in the Czech Republic. They were the first Americans ever invited to this prestigious event.

In 1996, Professor Wally Jay honored Sensei Tuthill naming him Head Instructor of Long Island Small Circle Jujitsu and in 200, was made “Goodwill Ambassador” for Small Circle Jujitsu. In 2004, Sensei Tuthill was elected as the “Director at Large” of Jujitsu America, one of the largest Jujitsu organizations in the U.S.

Sensei Tuthill is the Founder of “Mark Tuthills Street Combat Jujitsu” and “Centerline Football”, a breakthrough training program whose DVD is used by training camps ranging from pee-wee to professional. Sensei Tuthill also conducts women’s self-defense/rape prevention seminars as well as street self-defence to law enforcement agencies throughout the country including the FBI, DEA, State Police, Correctional Officer’s and Sheriff’s Departments.