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2025 Kagamibiraki Promotions

We are excited to share the following New Year's promotions for 2025, which were just announced at the Kagamibiraki ceremony at Aikikai. And an extra special congratulations to Claude Berthiaume Shihan and Peter Bernath Shihan, for receiving their 8th dan certifications from Doshu at Hombu Dojo.



5th Dan:

Gabriele Bixel - Aiki Muenster

Bernard Calma - Glen Ellyn Aikido Club

Mick Cipra - Twin Cities Aikido Center

David Cody - Aikido of New Orleans

Brian Curtis - Aikido of Park Slope

Donna Grant - Southern Maryland Aikido Center

John Huang - Aikido of Ramapo Valley

Oscar Ortega Izquierdo - Aikido of Miami

Kim Johnston - NY Eastside Aikikai

Keith Lit - Florida Aikikai

Michael Livingston - Center Island Aikido

Michael Pak - KAIST Aikido

Joanne Recca - Aikido of Nassau County

Barry Richardson - Sand Drift Aikido

Clemon Richardson - Aikido of Park Slope

William Tilles - Aikido of Park Slope

Sac Tran - Greater Hartford Aikikai


6th Dan:


Randy Beck - Sand Drift Aikido

Driss Benmoussa - Casablanca Aikikai

Wayne Brown - Twin Cities Aikido Center

John Chiarolanzio - Woodstock Aikido

Brian Ericksen - Heaven and Earth Aikido

Carmine Franzese - Aikido of Park Slope

Wendell Gault - Aikido of Park Slope

Darrell Grant - Southern Maryland Aikido Center

Michael Grover - Aikido of Seminole County

Jean Laplante - Aikikai de l'Universite Laval

Joshua Layton - Monteregie Aikikai

Janet Lowe - Florida Aikikai

Meipo Martin - Capital Hill Aikikai

Noel Murphy - Alamo Area Aikikai

Than Vinh Pham - Aikido de la Montagne

John Porter - Aikikai of Philadelphia

Mary Dee Seabolt - Aikido Center of Jacksonville

Beniamin Vardanyan - Center Island Aikido


7th Dan:

Bruce Bookman - Tenzan Aikido

Lowell Miller - Woodstock Aikido

Brian Mizerak - Kingston Aikido

Daniel Palmer - Asheville Aikikai

David Smilow - Woodstock Aikido


8th Dan:

Claude Berthiaume - Aikido de la Montagne

Peter Bernath - Florida Aikikai




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