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Instructors

Certified Shidoin by the Takemusu Aikido Association

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Alice MacAllister Sensei
5th Degree Black Belt, Dojo Cho
Began training in 1981 under Frank Doran Shihan at Aikido West in Redwood City, California
Co-Founded Aikido Silicon Valley with Michael O'Quin Sensei in 1998
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Bill Witt Shihan
8th Degree Black Belt, Master Instructor
Senior Instructor of the Takemusu Aikido Association
Began training in 1967 at Hombu Dojo (Tokyo, Japan)
First westerner to be uchideshi (live-in student) with Saito Sensei in Iwama, Japan.
Saito Sensei and Bill Witt ~ The Early Years
Awarded the title of Shihan by the Aikikai Foundation
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Assistant Instructors

Certified by the Takemusu Aikido Association

Yoko Sato

4th Degree Black Belt
Shidoin

David Yoshinaga

David Yoshinaga
5th Degree Black Belt
Shidoin

James Ashby

4th Degree Black Belt
Fukushidoin

Lexter Ilog

Lexter Ilog
3rd Degree Black Belt
Fukushidoin

Feras Alhlou

Feras Alhlou
2nd Degree Black Belt
Fukushidoin

Dat Nguyen

Dat Nguyen
2nd Degree Black Belt
Fukushidoin