C. J. Krieger (New York State Licensed Massage Therapist #010313), was introduced to the art of Kiatsu (Qi Style pressure point Massage) by Koichi Kashawaya. In 1977 he attended Naropa Institute in Boulder Colorado taking courses in the integration of Eastern and Western styles of massage. During 1979, 1980 and 1981 C. J. traveled to Osaka, Japan where he pursued his training at the Nihon Ammado in Anma and various Qi style techniques. Moving to New York City, C. J. attended The Swedish Institute in order to acquire his New York State Licensing.

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C. J. was inducted into the WORLD MARTIAL ARTS “HALL OF FAME” (1994) for his Contributions to the Martial Arts, and the EASTERN INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS “HALL OF FAME” (1998 and 1999) for his Lifetime Accomplishments in Aiki-Jujutsu and articles on Martial Arts. In April of 2000 he was again inducted into the EUROPEAN WORLD MARTIAL ARTS LEAGUE “HALL OF FAME” in Frankfurt Germany as the Aiki-Jujutsu Grand Master of the Year. His commitment to the integration of body, mind and spirit comes as a result of over 38 years of practice in the art of Shizen-Ryu Aiki-Jujutsu. This body, mind and spirit philosophy has been continued with his approach to the art of Massage Therapy.



In August of 1998, C.J. was selected as the Massage Therapist for Race Across America “RAAM” (A 3000 mile non-stop bicycle race from Irvine California to Savannah Ga.) to accompany and assist the New York Team.



In February of 1999, C.J. was featured in "Time Out New York" as one of New York's finest resident massage experts.



Over the years C. J.’s ability in the area of Computer Research has helped him, his associates and Institutions (in the Massage profession) find information pertaining to applications of Massage techniques in relation to specific injuries and illnesses. This has assisted in the use of proper techniques to help accelerate client recuperation.