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New Year’s Recommendations 2020
January 24, 2020 by
The following list comprises the 2020 New Year’s recommendations for 5th dan and above, and Shihan.
The recently posted list on Aikikai Foundation’s website can be found here: Kagami Biraki Grading 2020
Godan
- Penny Armitage – Austin Aikikai
- Gene Batan – Aikido of Fairfield County
- Christopher Ednie – Aikido of Red Bank
- Kevin Farrell – Woodstock Aikido
- Maurits Filet – Florida Aikikai
- Kali Hewitt-Blackie – Regent Park Community Aikido
- Alan Gay – Savannah Aikikai
- Ronald Houle – Portland Aikido
- Jordan Jordanov – Aikido of New Orleans
- David Kedney – Midwest Aikido Center
- Joel Leffert – Woodstock Aikido
- Anthea Pascaris – Notting Hill Aikikai
- Jonathan Weiner – Aikido of Charlotte
- Brian Weidman – Aikido of San Antonio
Rokudan
- Lynn Marshall – Two Rivers Aikikai
- Mohamed Mounji – Aikido de la Montagne
- Richard Nardi – Aikido Center of Atlanta
- Eugene Nelson – Florida Aikikai
- Andrew Newton – Palm Beach Aikikai
- Marie Numata – Princeton Aikikai
- Edward Stearns – Aikido Center of Atlanta
Nanadan
- Masashi Numata – Princeton Aikikai
Shihan
- Spiros Koyanis – Two River Aikikai
- Masashi Numata – Princeton Aikikai