This is sort of a sister post to My Aikido Timeline. Here I’ll try to keep track of all the teachers I’ve had the privilege of training under. They are listed starting at the beginning, with most recent additions at the bottom, in order by the first time I trained with each. I will be adding to this post over time. Putting this list together just reminds me of how extraordinarily fortunate I am to have had this breadth of experience.
Dave Goldberg Sensei
Chief Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May 5, 2009 – My first day of Aikido training
To Present – Hundreds of training days, many workshops, and seminars.
Mike Coit
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May 9, 2009 – My second day of training, and many classes since.
Karen Kustejo
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes.
Jay Palm
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes.
Megan Palm
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes.
Andy
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May – December 2009 – Various classes (mostly weapons).
Cyril Poissonnet
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes.
Jason Lim
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes (mostly weapons).
Michael Hancock
Instructor, Aikido of San Diego
May, 2009 to Present – Many classes.
Robert Nadeau Shihan
July, 2009 – Seminar at Aikido of San Diego
April, 2010 – Seminar at Aikido of San Diego
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
July, 2011 – Seminar, Aikido of San Diego
Kayla Feder Sensei
September, 2009 – Fall Retreat, Aikido of San Diego
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
January, 2011 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Frank Doran Shihan
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
January, 2011 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Christian Tissier Shihan
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
January, 2011 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Wilko Vriesman Sensei
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Francis Takahashi Shihan
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Morihiko Murashige Shihan
January, 2010 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Mary Heiny Sensei
September, 2010 – Seminar, Aikido of San Diego
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
October, 2011 – Seminar, Aikido of San Diego
Lloyd McClellan, Shodan
January 2011 – Teaching his first class, Aikido of San Diego
Patrick Cassidy Sensei
2010 – Seminar, Aikido of San Diego
February, 2011 – Gasshuku, Aikido of San Diego
Jeff Sodeman Sensei
Spring/Summer, 2011 – Two ukemi seminars, Jiai Aikido, San Diego
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Michael Friedl Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
Alan Best Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
Frank Blocksberg Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
Greg O’Connor Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
Denise Barry Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
Michele Simone Sensei
June, 2011 – CAA Aiki Retreat, Atherton, CA
Chetan Prakash Sensei
Summer, 2011 – Jo Seminar, Redlands Aikikai
Mitsugu Saotome Shihan
September, 2011 – Seminar, Redlands Aikikai
Kevin Choate Sensei
Fall, 2011 (?) – Saotome Seminar, Redlands Aikikai
Troy Farrow Sensei
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
George Ledyard Sensei
January, 2012 – Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar, San Diego
