Dave Goldberg Sensei

"The purpose of Aikido is to facilitate evolution one training day at a time."

The Chief Instructor and Director of Aikido of San Diego is Dave Goldberg Sensei.

Goldberg Sensei presently holds the rank of Go-Dan (5th degree black belt). Mr. Goldberg spent three-and-a-half years in Japan studying with some of the Founder's most enduring and prolific disciples. He founded Aikido of San Diego in 2000. Goldberg Sensei holds a BA in Philosophy, and an MA in Teaching. He is also a certificated holistic health practitioner (HHP) with a focus on body psychology. Goldberg Sensei served on academic faculties in the US and Japan for nine years before professionally devoting himself to Aikido full-time. Dave Goldberg Sensei's work in Aikido is inspired by the Founder's vision that Aikido is here to develop us as more harmonious and effective people. He is dedicated to a path in martial arts that is life-affirming, and connects us to the questions of life that we all share.

Other members of our fine staff

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Mike Coit, 3rd Dan Works in the mining industry and does computer aided design in civil engineering.		Cyril Poissonnet, 3rd Dan Interested in the art of falling and receiving, and applications to other physical activities. He is a Robotics Engineer.		Jason Lim, 2nd Dan Interested in the Aikido weapons system and how the fundamentals translate into open-hand practice.

Jay Farmer, 2nd Dan Interested in exploring how we may apply Aikido to life. He is a student and works in the accounting field.		Megan Palm, 2nd Dan Interested in the principles of balance found in Aikido. She is a scientist at a biotech company.