Bob Noha

Bob Noha, 6th dan, began practicing Aikido in 1966 in Mountain View, California, and shortly thereafter began training with Robert Nadeau, the start of a life-long friendship. He started the first Aikido school in the Washington, D.C., area in 1970 and, in 1975, founded the first Aikido school in Buffalo, New York. He founded Aikido of Petaluma in 1983 and continues to serve as its chief instructor. In addition, Noha is also a devoted student and teacher of T’ai Chi and has a background in several other martial arts.