We take your training very seriously and work to make sure you have the absolute best instructors at Shinobi School. Take a moment to meet some of the friendly faces that help make Shinobi School possible.
Shinobi is a nationally certified 3rd Degree Black Belt. He is the founder of Shinobi School, and our friendly neighborhood ninja. He is cross trained in Tae Kwon-Do, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Haganah F.I.G.H.T., Judo, and Capoeira.
He is also an APK Level 2 nationally certified instructor through American Parkour.
Actor, model, fight choreographer, stunt man, and entertainer; he’s competed on TRUtv’s ‘Guinness World Records Gone Wild’, NBC & Esquire Networks athletic reality show American Ninja Warrior three times, and is one of 18 competitors to represent the USA on the Netflix Original series Ultimate Beastmaster.
Shinobi Poli also provides live entertainment opportunities to the Tampa Bay Area through travelling stunt/cirque shows that are nerd/pop culture themed in association with Shinobi School. He has provided entertainment to Busch Gardens, Lowry Park Zoo, and “The Vault”. When he isn’t teaching classes, training, or travelling for shoots, he’s spending time with his daughter and bringing children’s dreams to life as their favorite superheroes through the world of live entertainment and charity work
Anne has earned the nickname Kunoichi (aka Lady Ninja) and has been involved since day one of Shinobi School in 2014, while it was still in a backyard! She is often the director for Shinobi School student showcases, as well as the head aerials instructor. She can also be found using her skills as a technician and designer to improve and create new equipment for Shinobi School.
When she is not on trapeze, lyra or silks, she spends her time entertaining in a variety of ways. She enjoys aerials, singing, dancing, acting, cosplaying, stage combat, and more. She began dancing in 1990, began aerials and stage combat training in 2009, received her MFA in Scenic Design from UF in 2013, and passed the APK Level II Parkour Instructor Certification in 2014. She has also appeared on American Ninja Warrior and has too many cats.
We have some amazing athletes at Shinobi School, and have been blessed with some highly skilled instructors. Shinobi School wouldn’t be what it is today without our our incredible team.