BIRANKAI NORTH AMERICA DOJOS
ARIZONA
Desert Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Suzanne Gonzales-Webb
Dojo Location:
c/o Heart Judo Dojo
266 East 10th Drive
Mesa, AZ 85210
619.972.9047
Mail To:
1102 South Tiago Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85233
Sonoran Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Diane Deskin
Dojo Location:
c/o Sonoran Aikikai
726 E. Blacklidge
Tucson, AZ 85719
Mail To:
1242 E. Paseo Alegre
Tucson, AZ 85719
CALIFORNIA
Aikido Coachella Valley (Associate Summit Aikikai)
Chief Instructor: Masaru Yamada
Dojo Location:
401 S. Pavilion Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760.469.9197
Mail To:
119 Camino Arroyo S.
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Aikido Daiwa
Chief Instructor: John Brinsley
317 N. Victory Blvd
Burbank CA 91506
818.843.4984
Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Co-Chief Instructor: Rob Schenk
Co-Chief Instructor: Gerard Enriquez
Technical Director: Gloria E. Nomura
6350 Mission St.
Daly City, CA 94014
650.991.9291
Alameda Aikido
Chief Instructor: Mitsu Nobusada-Flynn
2429 Clement Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
510.421.4258 and 408.505.3083
Central Coast Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Archie Champion
Dojo Location:
Yoga Centre
1880 Santa Barbara Street
Suite A-4
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805.546.8879
Mail To:
251 East Vintage Street
Nipomo, CA 93444
Grass Valley Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Cecilia Ramos
Dojo Location:
13342G Grass Valley Avenue,
Grass Valley, CA
530.274.1453
Mail To:
24601 State Highway 20
Nevada City, CA 95959
North County Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Coryl Crane
813 Academy Drive
Solana Beach, CA 92075
858.792.8061 fax: 760.943.1085
Orange Coast Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Steve Luis
1581 Browning
Irvine, CA 92606
949.574.2616
Riverside Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Kevin Bash
Dojo One:
University of California
Riverside Recreation Center, Room C
Riverside, CA 92521
951.768.8981
Dojo Two (Mail To):
3678 Pedley Avenue
Norco, CA 92860-1560
San Diego Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Deena Drake
3400 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104
619.280.0082
Ventura Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Dennis Belt
Mail To:
94 Arcade Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003
CONNECTICUT
Copper Mountain Aiki-Budo
Chief Instructor: K.T. Grimaldi
21 Copper Hill Road
Granby, CT 06035
860.986.3617
FLORIDA
Beaches Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Jamie Fucito
918 6th Ave. N.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
203.525.5498
New Tampa Aikido
Chief Instructor: Edward Hernandez
Dojo Location:
5615 Gray Road
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
813-435-0538
Mail To:
4709 Royal Birkdale Way
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
HAWAII
Kohala Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Kristina Varjan
Chief Instructor: Rikko Varjan
Dojo Location:
54-3833 Akoni Pule Hwy
Kapa’au, HI 96755
505.449.7161
Mail To:
Kristina and Rikko Varjan
Kohala Aikikai
PO Box 1107
Kapa’au, HI 96755
ILLINOIS
Fox Valley Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Maureen Browne
Dojo Location:
Martial Arts Training Service
Fox Valley Aikikai
550 Industrial Drive
Naperville, IL 60563
630.778.6600
Mail To:
Maureen Browne
Fox Valley Aikikai
67 S. Juniper Dr.
North Aurora, IL 60542
Logan Square Aikido
Chief Instructor: Enmei (Joanna) Hunter
2845 N. Kedzie Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
773.672.3229
Oak Park Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Deb Pastors
Dojo Location:
Carroll Center
1125 S Kenilworth
Oak Park, IL 60304
708.406.9828
Mail To:
619 N Ridgeland Ave,
Oak Park, IL 60302
MARYLAND
Churn Creek Aikido
Chief Instructor: Nicholas Fritz
Dojo Location:
Worton, MD
267.614.8374
Mail To:
24430 Smithville Road
Worton, MD 21678
MASSACHUSETTS
Green River Aikido
Chief Instructor: David Stier
Dojo Location:
9 Dickinson St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
413-522-6153
Mail To:
11 Sunrise Avenue
Deerfield, MA 01342
Long Mountain Aikido
Chief Instructor: Philip Traunstein
242 Batchelor Street
Granby, MA 01033
413-619-5191
MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Burgess Renkema
Dojo Location:
4460 Bowen BIvd SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
Mail To:
701 Atwood St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 449503
Huron Valley Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Rodger Park
1904 Federal Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734.761.6012
Kalamazoo Aikikai – Mitsubachi Dojo
Chief Instructor: Katherine (Roo) Heins
Dojo Location:
509 Mills Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
231.735.2005
Mail To:
1232 Jefferson #1
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Lansing Area Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Eric Doss
Dojo Location:
368 Orchard St.
East Lansing, MI 48823
517.290.1544
Mail To:
3725 Observatory Lane
Holt, MI 48842
MINNESOTA
East Lake Aikido
Chief Instructor: Galen David
Dojo Location:
3359 36th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.351.2154
NEVADA
Boulder City Aikido
Chief Instructor: Richard (Bud) Hindman
Boulder City Parks & Recreation
900 Arizona Street
Boulder City, NV 89005
702.293.7461
NEW JERSEY
Jersey City Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Martine Baruch
Dojo Location:
122 Brunswick Street,
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Mail To:
407 2nd Street #1L,
Jersey City, NJ 07302
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Living Well Aikido
Chief Instructor: Read Omohundro
Dojo Location:
134 Fordway Extension
Derry, NH 03038
405.408.0852
NEW MEXICO
Aikido of Albuquerque
Chief Instructor: Philip Vargas
Chief Instructor: Bernadette Vargas
5600 McLeod NE
Suite P
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505.554.6236
NEW YORK
Brooklyn Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Robert Savoca
408 Third Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.643.6044
Ithaca Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Deborah Fisher
119 S. Cayuga Street, Suite 302
Ithaca NY 14850
646.401.3858
Aikido of Manorville
Chief Instructor: Carl Baldini
411 Wading River Road
Manorville, NY 11949
NORTH CAROLINA
Deep River Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Frank A. Apodaca, Jr.
Dojo Location:
1735-H Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Rd,
Graham, NC 27253
919.638.5117
Mail To:
P.O. Box #34
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
OREGON
Ancient Arts Center
Chief Instructor: Margaret Mathewson
16140 Lobster Valley Road
Alsea, OR 97324
541.486.4311
Eugene Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Steve Thoms
870 West 2nd Avenue, Unit B
Eugene, OR 97402
541.345.4212
Multnomah Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Suzane Van Amburgh
6415 S. Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR 97239
503.246.8120
Siskiyou Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Darrell Bluhm
777 East Main St.
Ashland, OR 97520
513-480-2454
PENNSYLVANIA
Bucks County Aikido
Chief Instructor: George Lyons
802 New Galena Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
215.249.8462 fax: 215.249.8463
Lemon Hill Aikido
Instructor: Andres Cruciani
Instructor: Spencer Cobrin
2616 Girard Ave.
Brewertown, Philadelphia, PA 19130
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Aikikai – Eastside
Chief Instructor: Michael Werth
Main Street Martial Arts
1282 North Main St.
Providence, RI 02904-1830
401.274.7672
UTAH
Summit Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Alex Peterson
Dojo Location:
819 E. 2100 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
305.761.0428
Mail To:
PO Box 1143
Kamas, UT 84036
VERMONT
Aikido of Champlain Valley
Chief Instructor: Benjamin Pincus
257 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Cloud Mountain Living Arts & Aikido
Instructor: Benjamin Pincus
Instructor: Heidi Albright
PO Box 72
Roxbury, VT 05669
VIRGINIA
Elys Ford Aikido
Chief Instructor: Mark Reid
31591 Elys Ford Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
WASHINGTON
Tacoma Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Ea Murphy
2502 S. 12th St.
Tacoma, WA 98405
253.257.9177
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
Salt Creek Aikikai (Associate Summit Aikikai)
Chief Instructor: Mike Cevasco
Dojo Location:
Salt Creek Rec Center
8 Wilson Street
Midwest, WY 82643
307.437.6373
Mail To:
PO Box 387
Midwest, WY 82643
CANADA – BRITISH COLUMBIA
Aikido Takayama
Chief Instructor: Mark Goudsblom
Technical Director: Charles Aarons
Dojo Location:
7229 Mershon St
Mission, BC V2V 4M5
Canada
604.852.7603
Mail To:
8165 Kunimoto Court
Mission, BC V2V 7N5
Canada
Goldstream Aikikai
Chief Instructor: Maggie Kay
Mail To:
2805 Carlow Road
Victoria, BC V9B 4A6
Canada
250.480.9558
Rev. 2025.02.11
