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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA KI SOCIETY
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Chief Instructor for Northern California Ki Society Pietro Yuji Maida Sensei began his Aikido training as an uchi deshi (apprentice) of Hideki Shiohira Sensei in 1974. Shiohira Sensei was then the Chief Instructor of Bay Area Ki Research Institute, the original Northern California Ki Society. Maida Sensei was a senior student of Shotokan Karate before discovering the benefits of Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido. He has extensive experience in Rinzai Zen meditation (as a student of Tanouye Tenshin Rotaishi), Japanese Swordsmanship (under Takahashi Eiichi), and Zen-Bodytherapy ® (with William "Dub" Leigh). Maida Sensei has spent a number of years living in Japan studying Aikido, Zen and other traditional cultural arts and upon his return to the U.S. in 1980 became a professional Aikido instructor. Maida Sensei returns to Japan a few times each year to renew and update his knowledge. He is presently the Chief Instructor of the Northern California Ki Society, holds the rank of 7th dan and is one of the few full time professional instructors representing Ki Society in the United States. He continues to train under the direct guidance of Tohei Sensei in Japan, Kashiwaya Sensei (Chief Instructor of Ki Aikido USA) and other senior instructors of Ki Society. Articles by Maida Sensei: Ki and Tohei Sensei's Method |
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