INSTRUCTORS
Birankai North America (BNA) – Active Certified Instructors: Shihan, Shidoin, Fukushidoin
BNA Shihan
Shihan (in order of date of promotion)
Darrell Bluhm, Siskiyou Aikikai
Gloria Eiko Nomura, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Kristina Varjan, Aikido of Kohala
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
Jobe Groot, Mountain Coast Aikikai
Robert Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai
Philip Traunstein, Long Mountain Aikido
BNA Shidoin
6th Dan (alphabetical order)
Charles Aarons, Aikido Takayama
Patricia Belt, Ventura Aikikai
Elizabeth Beringer, At Large
John Brinsley, Aikido Daiwa
Thierry Diagana, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Deena Drake, San Diego Aikikai
Cindy Eggers, Siskiyou Aikikai
K.T. Grimaldi, Copper Mountain Aiki-Budo
Katherine (Roo) Heins, Grand Rapids Aikikai
Patti Meisenbach-Lyons, Bucks County Aikido
Rodger Park, Huron Valley Aikikai
Neilu Naini, Clallam Aikikai
Alex Peterson, Summit Aikikai
Cecilia Ramos, Grass Valley Aikikai
Kathleen Stier, Green River Aikido
Elmer Tancinco, At Large
Steve Thoms, Eugene Aikikai
Suzane Van Amburgh, Multnomah Aikikai
Philip Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque
Rikko Varjan, Aikido of Kohala
5th Dan (alphabetical order)
David Alonzo, At Large
Kevin Bash, Riverside Aikikai
Joseph Canon, Corvallis Aikikai
Leslie Cohen, San Diego Aikikai
Diane Deskin, Sonoran Aikikai
Jamie Fucito, Beaches Aikikai
Eric Gillet, Tacoma Aikikai
Enmei (Joanna) Hunter, Logan Square Aikido
Maggie Kay, Goldstream Aikikai
Scott McSpadden, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Ea Murphy, Tacoma Aikikai
Rob Schenk, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Sergey Tsygalnitsky, Fox Valley Aikikai
Bernadette Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque
4th Dan (alphabetical order)
Jim Davis, Sonoran Aikikai
Neal Dunnigan, At Large
Gerard Enriquez, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Nicholas Fritz, Churn Creek Aikido
Julian Frost, San Diego Aikikai
Suzanne Gonzales-Webb, Desert Aikikai
Edward Hernandez, New Tampa Aikido
Norine Longmire, Aikido Takayama
David Mata, Grand Rapids Aikikai
RC Miles, North County Aikikai
Read Omohundro, Living Well Aikido
Terri Park, Huron Valley Aikikai
Debbie Pastors, Oak Park Aikikai
Tim Reynolds, North County Aikikai
Kate Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai
Theresa Thadani, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Christopher Wagner, Logan Square Aikido
BNA Fukushidoin
4th Dan (alphabetical order)
Cesar Aldea, Aikido Institute of San Francisco
Jim Borders, Huron Valley Aikikai
William Champion, Ventura Aikikai
Todd Fessenden, At Large
Hideki Okuda, Aikido Daiwa
Eric Soroker, Bucks County Aikido
3rd Dan (alphabetical order)
William Ahrens, San Diego Aikikai
Jon DeGuzman, Fox Valley Aikikai
Eric Doss, Lansing Area Aikikai
Cesar Goulart, Aikido of Albuquerque
Richard (Bud) Hindman, Boulder City Aikido
Karen Kalliel, Fox Valley Aikikai
Ram Lichtman, San Diego Aikikai
Steve Luis, Orange Coast Aikikai
Jamie McMahon, San Diego Aikikai
Sara Nishi, North County Aikikai
Mitsu Nobusada-Flynn, Alameda Aikido
Jon-Paul Oliva, Multnomah Aikikai
Sandra Otero, Aikido of Kohala
Mark Reid, New Tampa Aikido
Michelle Rudeau, Aikido of Albuquerque
Mark Sharp, Oak Park Aikikai
Sean Sheedy, Multnomah Aikikai
Scott Swank, Las Vegas Aikikai
Michael Werth, Rhode Island Aikikai–Eastside
Roger Wright, Ventura Aikikai
2nd Dan (alphabetical order)
Magnus Meier, Fox Valley Aikikai
Rev. 2021/01/10
