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
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
Alice MacAllister Sensei
5th Degree Black Belt
President of the Board of Directors
Co-Founded Aikido Silicon Valley with Michael O'Quin Sensei in 1998
Began training in 1981 under Frank Doran Shihan at Aikido West in Redwood City, California
5th Degree Black Belt
President of the Board of Directors
Co-Founded Aikido Silicon Valley with Michael O'Quin Sensei in 1998
Began training in 1981 under Frank Doran Shihan at Aikido West in Redwood City, California
David Yoshinaga Sensei
5th Degree Black Belt, Dojo Cho
Began training in 2001 at Aikido Silicon Valley
Assumed the position of Dojo Cho in 2020
5th Degree Black Belt, Dojo Cho
Began training in 2001 at Aikido Silicon Valley
Assumed the position of Dojo Cho in 2020
Assistant Instructors
Certified Fukushidoin by the Takemusu Aikido Association