INSTRUCTORS
Active Birankai North America (BNA) – Certified Instructors: Shihan, Shidoin, Fukushidoin
Shihan
(by promotion date)
Darrell Bluhm, Siskiyou Aikikai
Gloria Eiko Nomura, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Kristina Varjan, Kohala Aikikai
Elizabeth Lynn, At Large
Coryl Crane, North County Aikikai
George Lyons, Bucks County Aikido
Archie Champion, Central Coast Aikikai
Aki Fleshler, At Large
Dennis Belt, Ventura Aikikai
David Stier, Green River Aikido
Frank Apodaca, Jr., Deep River Aikikai
Maureen Browne, Fox Valley Aikikai
Philip Traunstein, Long Mountain Aikido
Jobe Groot, At Large
Robert Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai
Rodger Park, Huron Valley Aikikai
Steve Thoms, Eugene Aikikai
Deena Drake, San Diego Aikikai
Alex Peterson, Summit Aikikai
Philip Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque
Benjamin Pincus, Aikido of Champlain Valley, Cloud Mountain Living Arts and Aikido
Shidoin – 6th dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
Charles Aarons, Aikido Takayama
Heidi Albright, Cloud Mountain Living Arts and Aikido
Patricia Belt, At Large
Elizabeth Beringer, At Large
John Brinsley, Aikido Daiwa
Leslie Cohen, San Diego Aikikai
Thierry Diagana, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Cindy Eggers, Siskiyou Aikikai
Jamie Fucito, Beaches Aikikai
K.T. Grimaldi, Copper Mountain Aiki-Budo
Katherine (Roo) Heins, Kalamazoo Aikikai – Mitsubachi dojo
Daniel Kempling, At Large
Patti Meisenbach-Lyons, Bucks County Aikido
Neilufar Naini, At Large
Cecilia Ramos, Grass Valley Aikikai
Rob Schenk, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Kathleen Stier, Green River Aikido
Elmer Tancinco, At Large
Suzane Van Amburgh, Multnomah Aikikai
Rikko Varjan, Kohala Aikikai
Shidoin – 5th dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
David Alonzo, At Large
Kevin Bash, Riverside Aikikai
Jim Borders, Huron Valley Aikikai
Joseph Canon, Corvallis Aikikai
Jim Davis, Sonoran Aikikai
Diane Deskin, Sonoran Aikikai
Nicholas Fritz, Churn Creek Aikido
Julian Frost, San Diego Aikikai
Eric Gillet, Tacoma Aikikai
Suzanne Gonzales-Webb, Desert Aikikai
Edward Hernandez, New Tampa Aikido
Enmei (Joanna) Hunter, Logan Square Aikido
Maggie Kay, Goldstream Aikikai
Norine Longmire, At Large
Scott McSpadden, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
David Mata, Grand Rapids Aikikai
Ea Murphy, Tacoma Aikikai
Terri Park, Huron Valley Aikikai
Debbie Pastors, Oak Park Aikikai
Kate Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai
Sergey Tsygalnitsky, Fox Valley Aikikai
Bernadette Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque
Shidoin – 4th dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
Carl Baldini, Aikido of Manorville
Eric Doss, Lansing Area Aikikai
Neal Dunnigan, At Large
Gerard Enriquez, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Ram Lichtman, San Diego Aikikai
Adrian Lunn, Aikido Daiwa
RC Miles, North County Aikikai
Mitsu Nobusada-Flynn, Alameda Aikido
Read Omohundro, Living Well Aikido
Tim Reynolds, North County Aikikai
Theresa Thadani, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Christopher Wagner, Logan Square Aikido
Michael Werth, Rhode Island Aikikai-Eastside
Fukushidoin – 5th dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
Jason Pepe, Aikido of Champlain Valley
Fukushidoin – 4th dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
Cesar Aldea, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
William Champion, Ventura Aikikai
Jon DeGuzman, Fox Valley Aikikai
Todd Fessenden, At Large
Sara Nishi, North County Aikikai
Hideki Okuda, Aikido Daiwa
Eric Soroker, Bucks County Aikido
Roger Wright, Ventura Aikikai
Masaru Yamada, Aikido of Coachella Valley
Fukushidoin – 3rd dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
William Ahrens, San Diego Aikikai
Spencer Cobrin, At Large
Kortney Kaishin Bernard, Brooklyn Aikikai
Galen David, East Lake Aikido
Mark Goudsblom, Aikido Takayama
Cesar Goulart, Aikido of Albuquerque
Richard (Bud) Hindman, Boulder City Aikido
Karen Kalliel, Fox Valley Aikikai
Brian Keaney, Green River Aikido
Steve Luis, Orange Coast Aikikai
Jamie McMahon, San Diego Aikikai
Jon-Paul Oliva, Multnomah Aikikai
Sandra Otero, Kohala Aikikai
Mark Reid, New Tampa Aikido
Benjamin Root, Siskiyou Aikikai
Michelle Rudeau, Aikido of Albuquerque
Mark Sharp, Oak Park Aikikai
Scott Swank, East Lake Aikido
Yumiko Takano, Fox Valley Aikikai
Max Traunstein, Long Mountain Aikido
Sherry Waldman, Rhode Island Aikikai-Eastside
Fukushidoin – 2nd dan
(alphabetical order by surname)
Gerwald Jogl, Rhode Island Aikikai-Eastside
Magnus Meier, Fox Valley Aikikai
Erika Pearson, Living Well Aikido
Rev. 2025/04/11
