Grass Valley Aikikai

Cecilia Ramos, chief instructor,  holds the rank of 6th Dan, Shidoin, and is fully certified as an instructor by Birankai North America. She studied the art of Aikido as a student of T.K. Chiba Shihan, who was a direct student of the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. She worked as an emergency room nurse for many years.