Our History
Aikido Kokikai® of Rochester was established in 1984.
The dojo was originally founded as a club at Rochester Institute of Technology. As people graduated from RIT, a small dojo was formed in the community, moving a few times from rooms at RIT, to MCC,
to a place on University Avenue, and then finally to the beautiful
space we currently occupy in the historic Post Office building on
Cumberland Street. Unlike many schools, we have found strength in
diversity of leadership in that it produces better, more thoughtful and
prepared students. For the majority of our existence, we have had two
co-chief instructors which fosters a collaborative and open learning
environment. Currently, those roles are filled by Brian Martens (Rokudan) and
Marcella Sarkozy (Godan). Together they lead a team of dedicated instructors that teach several regularly scheduled classes
each week. We have been serving the Greater Rochester community for
over three decades and we hope to continue sharing the joy of Aikido
with as many people as we can.
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