We are excited to announce the following New Year's promotions for 2023. Congratulations to all!
5th Dan:
Virginia Becart - Florida Aikikai
Walter Braxton III - Aikido Schools of New Jersey
John Donnelly - Boston Aikikai
Charles Dubois - Aikido de la Montagne
K. Hawk Durham - Evanston Aikido Center
Mary Fuller - Boston Aikikai
Indra Gandy - New York Aikikai
Richard Gibbs - Houston Aikikai
Jeffrey Hilland - Austin Aikikai
Roderick Johnson - Aikikai if Philadelphia
David Katz - Aikido of Westchester
Giorgio Mariana - Aikido of Scottsdale
Daryl Muranaka - Harvard Aikikai
Steve Sandage - San Francisco Aikikai
James Shaffer - Long Beach Island Aikikai
Andrew Small - Aikido Schools of New Jersey
Evan Sobel - Aikido of Park Slope
Constance Temper - Aikido Schools of New Jersey
6th Dan:
Susanne Beisert - Dairyukai Aikikai
James Constable - Lunenburg Aikikai
Sylvie Firestone - Aikido of Westchester
Paul Forhan - Aikido of El Paso
George Hemmings - St Ives Aiki Dojo
Maria Janczuk - Aikido la Forge
Lenore Killam - Sangamon Aikikai
Matthias Lynch - Glen Ellyn Aikido Club
Paul Manogue - Aikido of Raritan Valley
Wayne Massey - El Pas Aikikai
David Norton - Pax River Aikikai
Sidney Shiba - Plano Aikido Center
7th Dan:
Damon Apodaca - Santa Fe Budokan
Alicia Cordero-Hardesty - Kentuckiana Aikikai
Chester Griffin - Long Beach Island Aikikai
Patrick Hardesty - Kentuckiana Aikikai
Laura Jacobs Pavlick - Litchfield Hills Aikikai
Gentil Pennewaert - Newport Beach Aikikai
Gustavo Ramos - Miami Aikikai
Eliot Rifkin - Miami Aikikai
Art Wise - Evanston Aikido Center
Shihan:
Stephane Janczuk, Aikido la Forge