Instructors
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The Chief Instructor and Director of Aikido of San Diego is Dave Goldberg Sensei. Goldberg Sensei presently holds the rank of Yon-Dan (4th degree black belt) in Aikido and began practice in 1987. Mr. Goldberg spent three-and-a-half years in Japan studying with some of the Founder's most enduring and prolific disciples. He founded the dojo in 2000, and has been the Chief Instructor of UCSD’s Aikido program since 1998. Mr. Goldberg holds a BA in Philosophy, an MA in Teaching, and is a certificated holistic health practitioner (HHP). He served on academic faculties in the US and Japan for nine years before teaching and studying Aikido full-time. In addition, Dave Goldberg Sensei writes a quarterly newsletter with Aikido-related perspective. He also offers opportunities for seminars, semi-private lessons, and Open Space Technology facilitation. |
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Mike Coit Started Aikido training in 1987 and holds the rank of 3rd Dan (San-Dan). He works in the mining industry and does computer aided design in civil/structural engineering.
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Cyril Poissonnet started Aikido in France. He has been training in Aikido since 1994 and holds the rank of 3rd Dan (San-Dan). His areas of interest include ukemi (the art of falling and receiving) and how Aikido principles apply to other physical activities. In his professional life, Cyril is a Robotics Engineer. | ||
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Jason Lim started Aikido training in 1999 and holds the rank of 2nd Dan (Ni-Dan). His interests include the aikido weapons system and how the fundamentals translate into open-hand practice. He currently works as a research technician at the Salk Institute in La Jolla. | ||
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Jay Farmer began his training in 2001, and soon after, became a long-term apprentice of the dojo. He currently holds the rank of 2nd Dan (Ni-Dan). Jay is interested in looking at how we may apply Aikido to life. He is an industrial artist. |
