San Francisco Aikikai

Heartfelt condolences to Claude Berhthiaume Sensei's family and friends from all of us at San Francisco Aikikai.

Claude Berthiaume Shihan Dear USAF members,We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Claude Berthiaume Shihan who was Chief Instructor of Aikido de la Montagne, Montreal, and a member of the USAF Technical Committee.Berthiaume Sensei passed away at Saint-Eustache Hospital at 1:32 p.m. on March 23, 2026, surrounded b...

Clearest, cleanest, most powerful, measured, and amazing aikido. Bernath and Shibata show us how it is done.

Registration is open for our January 2026 seminar with Peter Bernath Shihan. https://www.sfaikikai.com/

The summer camp schedule is out! Have you registered yet?

Click here to register, if you haven't already: https://www.nyaikikai.com/summercamp2025

And to see the schedule live, go here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yu7Xi5ipcPynXP4sENSsycgL8xkQpvIlXHxqOKwi0cQ/edit?gid=0 =0

I have thought about this seminar for a long time, and finally we made it happen. What a thing.

Thank you Marianne Shibata Shihan and Penny Bernath Shihan for an inspired seminar. What a weekend we have had thanks to your fabulous instruction.

Thank you Marianne Shibata Shihan and Penny Bernath Shihan for an inspired seminar. What a weekend we have had thanks to your fabulous instruction.

We are honored to be hosting these two outstanding instructors at our Spring Seminar. Please come and practice at San Francisco Aikikai with Penny Bernath Sensei and Marianne Shibata Sensei.