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
