The USAF would like to welcome the following new member dojo:

2013:

Aikido of Amherst

Chief Instructor: Heath Atchley

316 College Street

Amherst, MA 01002

www.aikidoofamherst.com

 

Arizona Aikikai of Phoenix

Chief Instructor: Jorge Enrique Barreiro

513 E. Roosevelt Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85004

 

Bristol County Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Mark White

2 Cedar Street

Taunton, MA 02780

www.bristolcountyaikikai.com

 

Heaven and Earth Aikido

Chief Instructor: Brian Ericksen

688 Spring Street

Herndon, VA 20170

www.heavenandearthaikido.com

 

KAIST Aikido Club

Chief Instructor: Michael Pak

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Daejon, Korea 305-701

Republic of Korea

 

Pax River Aikikai

Chief Instructor: David Norton

24620 Three Notch Road

Hollywood, Maryland 20636

 

Wei Yi Dao Dojo Academy

Chief Instructor: Lenny Cook

68 Wenchang Rd

121 Street, Bldg 38-404

Kunming, TN 650093

China

 

2012:

Aikido of South West Florida

Chief Instructor: C. Barry Benjamin

360 Santa Barbara Blvd Cape Coral FL
Cape Coral, FL 33910

www.aikidoofsouthwestflorida.com

 

Dairyukai Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Fabio Chirinos

5733 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec H4A 1W9

www.dairyukai.com

 

Mount Saint Vincent Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Fraser Graham

C/O Fitness Center, Mount St Vincent University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3M 2J6

 

Myoho Aikido Vermont

Chief Instructor: Wassim Nehme

183 Park Street, Middle Barn
N. Bennington, VT 05257

 

Notting Hill Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Antheas

95 Lancaster Rd
London, United Kingdom WAA 1QQ

www.nottinghillaikikai.co.uk

 

Oak Hill Aikido

Chief Instructor: Michelle Ruschhaupt

8404 Candelaria Drive
Austin, TX 78737

 

Providence Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Paul Sheedy and Wayne Sherman

545 Pawtucket Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860

www.aikidoprovidence.com

 

Water’s Edge Aikikai

Chief Instructor: Meg Bower

1117 State Rt. 3 North Woong’s Taekwondo Center
Ganbrills, MD 21054

 

Test applications received and dated between May 16, 2013 and September 15, 2013 (some listings represent applications prior to Hombu approval).

 

 

Shodan

• Jeffrey Alenski – Suffolk Aikikai
• Thomas Faraone – Suffolk Aikikai
• Arielle Herman – Woodstock Aikido
• Joanne Hsu – Skylands Aikikai
• Rajesh Jaiswal – Framingham Aikikai
• Amos Kennedy – Aikido Center of Atlanta
• Allen Kline – Framingham Aikikai
• Ilia Kulik – Newport Beach Aikikai
• David Oskardmay – Open Sky Aikikai
• Estelle Ostro – Aikido Center of Atlanta
• Clark Pomerleau – Aikido of Denton
• Brock Rutherford – Aikido of Santa Barbara
• Christopher Sinclair – Aikido North Jersey

Nidan

• Sandra Biesinger – Aikido of Santa Barbara
• Robert Clasen – Suffolk Aikikai
• Nicholas Coast – Aikido Schools of New Jersey
• Nicholas Hunter – Aikido of Houston
• Mark Manning – Aikido of Santa Barbara
• Peter Matthies – Aikido of Santa Barbara
• Felicia Munoz – Aikido of Santa Barbara
• Danny Nunez – Aikido Schools of New Jersey
• Jeff Rotondi – Aikido of Ramapo Valley
• Laurie Seymour – Framingham Aikikai
• Samantha Taitel – Aikido Center of Dover
• Jennifer Yabut – Aikikai of Philadelphia

Sandan

• Sulaiman Abdul-Hakeem – Aikido of Center City
• James Brumm – Newport Beach Aikikai
• Jay Cooke – Monadnock Aikikai
• Anthony De Sando – Aikido of Ramapo Valley
• John Holt – Aikikai od Philadelphia
• Steve Jones – Newmarket Aikikai
• Ann Lorenc – Jersey Shore Aikikai
• Omar Martinez – Newport Beach Aikikai
• Vinh Nguyen – Aikido de la Montagne
• Charn Pennewaert – Newport Beach Aikikai
• Gil Scutti – Aikikai of Philadelphia
• Tinka Sloss – Aikido of Santa Barbara

• Yondan
• Marie Chantal Landschoot – Austin Aikikai
• Thank Vinh Pham – Aikido de la Montagne
• John Porter – Vicksburg Aikikai

Test applications received and dated between December 16, 2012 and May 15, 2013 (some listings represent applications prior to Hombu approval).

 

 

Shodan

• Melissa Avendano – Aikido of Dallas
• Michael Boeder – Two Rivers Aikikai
• Ricard Cannavo – Northern Virginia Aikikai
• David Chamblin – Aikido of Nassau County
• Signe Constable – Lunenburg Aikikai
• ELizabeth Cramer – Midwest Aikido Center
• Garret Curry – Davis Aikikai
• Jeff Davis – New Castle Aikikai
• Sean Emerson – Two Rivers Aikikai
• David Glotfelty  – Southern Maryland Aikido Center
• Lawrence Hambrick – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Joe Heim – Kenosha Aikikai
• Michael Henson – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Amy Hyatt – Monadnock Aikikai
• Susan Irion – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Mitsuko Kunikane – San Francisco Aikikai
• Amy Langlois – Ellsworth Aikikai
• David Marquez – Aikido of Austin
• Patrick McCarthy – Aikido of Columbus
• Megan Meehan-Dorr – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Gary Miller – Finger Lakes Aikido
• Nicholas Mills – Lunenburg Aikikai
• Matt Moller – Springfield Aikido School
• Stuart Pieloch – Two Rivers Aikikai
• Richard Pierce – Aikido of Charlotte
• Alyssa Pusey – Commonwealth Aikikai
• Dale Roznowski – Florida Aikido Center
• Javier Servello Perez – Florida Aikido Center
• Roger Stein – Aikido of Summit
• Scott Stein – Palm Beach Aikikai
• Louis Torres – Palm Beach Aikikai
• Charlie Wilson – Lunenburg Aikikai

Nidan

• Mark Cantin – Greater Hartford Aikikai
• David Cole – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Charles Cunningham – University of Iowa Aikikai
• James Dore – Commonwealth Aikikai
• Seth Hansen-Hall – Aikido of New Paltz
• Robert Hewell – Pasadena Aikikai
• David Janicone – New Castle Aikikai
• Shawn Kim – Plano Aikido Center
• Laura Kopczak – Kingston Aikido
• Vihren Milev – Glen Ellyn Aikido Club
• Yoko Nomura – Aikido of Cincinnati
• Cosjun Pabua – Aikido Schools of New Jersey
• Frank Pakulski – Aikido Schools of New Jersey
• Artemio Ramos – San Juan Aikikai
• Charles Traverse – Aikido Institute of Newfoundland
• Huong Vu – AIkido of Houston
• Fred Westcott – Aikido Institute of Newfoundland
• Christopher Whittle – KAIST Aikido Club

Sandan

• Carlos Bartolomei – Aikido of Scottsdale
• Lauren Bergman – Aikido of Nassau County
• Robert Kores – Aikido Society of Memphis
• Michael Lum – Aikido of Houston
• Martin Panariello – Jersey Shore Aikikai
• Joanne Recca – Aikido of Nassau County
• Christopher Walla – Aikido of Houston

Yondan