Chief Instructor: Elmer Tancinco

Alameda Aikikai offers beginning through advanced classes in aikidoThe word "Aikido" is made up of three japanese characters: ai - harmony, ki - spirit, mind, or universal energy, do - the way. Thus Aikido is "the way of harmony with universal energy." and weapons, as well as ZazenMeditation posture and exercise meditation.

 Alameda Aikikai was established by Mike Flynn, ShihanMaster teacher in January 1991 and is affiliated with Birankai North America established by T.K. Chiba, Shihan.

 Chief Instructor Elmer Tancinco, 4th degree black belt, ShidoinInstructor, studied directly under Mike Flynn, Shihan. He is also a graduate of the Kenshusei program, a rigorous teacher training program for dedicated practitioners of the art who are devoted to transmitting and preserving aikido.