The Midwest Aikido Center is open seven days a week and is staffed by eighteen regular instructors, including one Shihan and three USAF / Aikikai Shidoin. All instructors give freely of their time and are long-time students of Akira Tohei Shihan and the Midwest Aikido Center. The MAC also hosts several significant Shihan taught seminars throughout the year and most of our instructors travel the world to attend other important training opportunities and further their own studies. See the Class & Events Calendar for information about future events.

Arthur Wise, Rokudan Shihan
Sunday 10:00am

Walter Van Enck, Rokudan
In Memoriam

Kiyoshi Yasutake, Rokudan Shidoin
Monday 10:00am Saturday 1:00pm

Tom Kelly, Rokudan
Friday 10:00am

Jaime DeJesus, Rokudan
Monday 8:00pm

Naomi Wentworth, Rokudan Shidoin
Friday 6:30pm Saturday Saturday 9:30, 10:30am/Kid’s

Rock Lazo, Rokudan Shidoin
Thursday 6:30pm

Matt May, Godan Shidoin
Wednesday 6:30pm, 8:00pm

Cyril Landise, Godan
Variable

Victor Ancer, Godan
Thursday 10:00am

Dave Kedney, Godan
Monday 6:30pm Saturday 9:30, 10:30am/Kid’s

Ray Kohl, Yondan
Tuesday 10:00am

Wendy Kopka, Yondan
Wednesday 10:00am

Steve Kopka, Yondan
Tuesday 6:30pm

Wendy Kopka, Yondan
Variable

Guy Ponko, Sandan
Sunday 1:00pm

J. Cervantes, Sandan
Friday 8:00pm

Tony Clinard, Shodan
Saturday 9:30, 10:30am/Kid’s

Robert Kolada, Shodan
Tuesday 8:00pm
Alternate instructors:
Dimitrina Dimitrova, Nidan
Yoshie Fujiwara, Nidan
Jennifer Kane, Shodan