Robert Nadeau Sensei

Nadeau Shihan co-founded the Aikido Association of Northern California (AANC), and The California Aikido Association (CAA), which is affiliated with Hombu Dojo, World Aikido Headquarters. He teaches at City Aikido of San Francisco and at Aikido of Mountain View seminars. He also teaches around the world.

SHIHAN

Shihan is a title awarded directly by the current head of Aikido Moriteru Ueshiba, grandson of the founder. It literally means master teacher and is awarded to only a select few of the most senior and respected teachers in Japan and other countries.
To be designated a shihan the recipient must be highly respected in the Aikido world on an international level. A shihan must display both technical excellence in the art and be a highly skilled and inspirational teacher. The shihan must also have internalized Aikido so that it is a part of every aspect of life, not just in the dojo. Finally, the shihan must have made significant and ongoing contributions to the development and spread of Aikido.It is a title that recognizes a lifetime of dedication as practitioner, teacher and leader to the worldwide Aikido community.

ROBERT NADEAU - CHIEF INSTRUCTOR, CITY AIKIDO

		Robert Nadeau Shihan began his martial arts training in the 1950's, studying judo, karate, and defensive tactics as a police officer in Redwood City, Ca. In the 1960's he left police work, traveling to Japan to study with Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. Over several years he received personal guidance from O' Sensei in the philosophical and energy aspects of Aikido.
	Throughout the 1970's and 1980's his work brought Aikido concepts into the fields of psychology, body work, and the healing arts. Nadeau Shihan has been a major influence in the development of Aikido in the United States and on many of today's Aikido instructors. His approach to martial arts training transcends technique to give students something applicable to life and an aid to self transformation. Nadeau Shihan gives periodic seminars in meditation and energy awareness at the Esalen Institute and at other Dojos. He is particularly interested in the spiritual aspects of the art, or using Aikido as a process of expanding consciousness.

Nadeau Shihan co-founded the Aikido Association of Northern California (AANC), and The California Aikido Association (CAA), which is affiliated with Hombu Dojo, World Aikido Headquarters. He teaches at City Aikido of San Francisco and at Aikido of Mountain View seminars. He also teaches around the world. SHIHAN Shihan is a title awarded directly by the current head of Aikido Moriteru Ueshiba, grandson of the founder. It literally means master teacher and is awarded to only a select few of the most senior and respected teachers in Japan and other countries. To be designated a shihan the recipient must be highly respected in the Aikido world on an international level. A shihan must display both technical excellence in the art and be a highly skilled and inspirational teacher. The shihan must also have internalized Aikido so that it is a part of every aspect of life, not just in the dojo. Finally, the shihan must have made significant and ongoing contributions to the development and spread of Aikido.It is a title that recognizes a lifetime of dedication as practitioner, teacher and leader to the worldwide Aikido community.