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Dan Promotions Mailed to Aikikai November 15th, 2023

Updated: Nov 16, 2023

Applications mailed to Aikikai Hombu Dojo on November 15th, 2023 for registration of dan rank. Congratulations to all!


1st Dan:


Gene Bensinger - Midwest Aikido Center

Georg Buehler - Open Sky Aikikai

Julia Futo - Florida Aikikai

Gregory Gransden - Aikido de la Montagne

Michael Kaelin - Granite State Aikido Clube

Michael Lamb - Florida Aikikai

Ann O'Brien - Pinellas County Aikikai

William Runyon - Peachtree Aikikai

Lea Sadler - Peachtree Aikikai

Alisa Sykes - North Coast Aikikai

Christopher Spagnoli - Aikido of Red Bank

James Swart - Peachtree Aikikai

Bradley Thomas - Heaven and Earth Aikido

Remi Uy - Skylands Aikikai


2nd Dan:

Daniela Barbera - Florida Aikikai

John Hite - Hoboken Aikikai

Anastasia Levie-Sprick - Peachtree Aikikai

Dale Miller - Aikido of Red Bank

John Rickermann - Litchfield Hills Aikikai

Joseph Vella - Aikido of Red Bank


3rd Dan:

Gerald Cerrato - Pinellas County Aikikai

Gustavo Colon - Aikido Chiheisen

Michael Coiro - Palm Beach Aikikai

Petri Koskinen - Aikido of Park Slope

Eric Pierce - Aikido of Norfolk

Mitsuko Spruell - Peachtree Aikikai


4th Dan:

Roberto Agosto - Aikido Chiheisn

Heath Atchley - Aikido of Amherst

William Bresnihan - Florida Aikikai

Charles Cunningham - Grinnell Aikikai

Mark Brodbeck - Peachtree Aikikai

Michael Edelstein - Florida Aikikai

Mark Ehrlich - Gold Coast Aikikai

Christopher Hawke - Litchfield Hills Aikikai

Khalid Laraki - Aikido of Chester County

Alfred Pittman - Aikido Center of Jacksonville

Karim Rholem - Aikido de al Montagne

Sau Yan Yee - Aikido of Ramapo Valley


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