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(by promotion date)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Darrell Bluhm, Siskiyou Aikikai<\/a> Dennis Belt, Ventura Aikikai<\/a> (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Charles<\/span> Aarons, Aikido Takayama<\/a> Neilufar Naini, At Large (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t David Alonzo, At Large (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Carl Baldini, Aikido of Manorville Mitsu Nobusada-Flynn,\u00a0Alameda Aikido<\/a> (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Jason Pepe, Aikido of Champlain Valley<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Cesar Aldea, Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a> Hideki Okuda,\u00a0Aikido Daiwa<\/a> (alphabetical order by surname)<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Gloria Eiko Nomura, Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
Kristina Varjan, Kohala Aikikai<\/a>
Elizabeth Lynn, At Large<\/a>
Coryl Crane, North County Aikikai<\/a>
George Lyons, Bucks County Aikido<\/a>
Archie Champion, Central Coast Aikikai<\/a>
Aki Fleshler, At Large<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
David Stier, Green River Aikido<\/a>
Frank Apodaca, Jr.,\u00a0Deep River Aikikai<\/a>
Maureen Browne,\u00a0Fox Valley Aikikai<\/a>
Philip Traunstein, Long Mountain Aikido<\/a>
Jobe Groot, At Large<\/a><\/span>
Robert Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai<\/a>
Rodger Park<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Huron Valley Aikikai<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tShidoin – 6th dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Heidi Albright, Cloud Mountain Living Arts and Aikido<\/a>
Patricia Belt<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Ventura Aikikai<\/a>
Elizabeth Beringer, At Large
John Brinsley, <\/span>Aikido Daiwa<\/a><\/span>
Leslie Cohen,\u00a0San Diego Aikikai<\/a>
Thierry Diagana,\u00a0Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
<\/span>Deena Drake<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>San Diego Aikikai<\/a>
<\/span>Cindy Eggers<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Siskiyou Aikikai<\/a>
<\/span>K.T. Grimaldi,\u00a0Copper Mountain Aiki-Budo<\/a>
Katherine (Roo) Heins<\/span>, Kalamazoo Aikikai – Mitsubachi dojo<\/a><\/span>
<\/span>Daniel Kempling,\u00a0 At Large
Patti Meisenbach-Lyons,\u00a0Bucks County Aikido<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Alex Peterson, Summit Aikikai<\/a>
Benjamin Pincus, Aikido of Champlain Valley<\/a>, Cloud Mountain Living Arts and Aikido<\/a>
Cecilia Ramos, Grass Valley Aikikai<\/a>
Rob Schenk,\u00a0Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
Kathleen Stier,\u00a0Green River Aikido<\/a>
Elmer Tancinco, At Large
Steve Thoms, Eugene Aikikai<\/a>
Suzane Van Amburgh,\u00a0Multnomah Aikikai<\/a>
Philip Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque<\/a>
Rikko Varjan, Kohala Aikikai<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tShidoin – 5th dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Kevin Bash,\u00a0Riverside Aikikai
Jim Borders,\u00a0Huron Valley Aikikai<\/a>
Joseph Canon,\u00a0Corvallis Aikikai<\/a>
Jim Davis, Sonoran Aikikai<\/a>
Diane Deskin,\u00a0Sonoran Aikikai<\/a>
Nicholas Fritz,\u00a0Churn Creek Aikido<\/a>
Julian Frost,\u00a0San Diego Aikikai<\/a>
Jamie Fucito, Beaches Aikikai<\/a>
Eric Gillet, Tacoma Aikikai<\/a>
Suzanne Gonzales-Webb,\u00a0Desert Aikikai<\/a>
Edward Hernandez,\u00a0New Tampa Aikido<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Maggie Kay, Goldstream Aikikai<\/a>\n
Norine Longmire, At Large\n
Scott McSpadden, Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
David Mata, Grand Rapids Aikikai<\/a>\n
Ea Murphy, Tacoma Aikikai<\/a>\n
Terri Park,\u00a0Huron Valley Aikikai<\/a>\n
Debbie Pastors, Oak Park Aikikai<\/a>\n
Kate Savoca, Brooklyn Aikikai<\/a>\n
Sergey Tsygalnitsky,\u00a0Fox Valley Aikikai<\/a>\n
Bernadette Vargas, Aikido of Albuquerque<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tShidoin – 4th dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Eric Doss,\u00a0Lansing Area Aikikai<\/a>
Neal Dunnigan, At Large<\/a>
Gerard Enriquez, Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
Adrian Lunn, Aikido Daiwa<\/a>
RC Miles, North County Aikikai<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Read Omohundro, Living Well Aikido<\/a>
Tim Reynolds, North County Aikikai<\/a>
Theresa Thadani, Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/a>
Christopher Wagner,\u00a0Logan Square Aikido<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tFukushidoin – 5th dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Fukushidoin – 4th dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
William Champion,\u00a0Ventura Aikikai<\/a>
Jon DeGuzman,\u00a0Fox Valley Aikikai<\/a>
Todd Fessenden, At Large
Sara Nishi, North County Aikikai<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Eric Soroker, Bucks County Aikido<\/a>
Michael Werth, Rhode Island Aikikai-Eastside<\/a>
Roger Wright,\u00a0Ventura Aikikai<\/a>
Masaru Yamada, Aikido of Coachella Valley<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tFukushidoin – 3rd dan<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t