Chief Instructor: Ron Hsi
Ron Hsi started Aikido training in 1999 under Jim McClelland sensei, the founder of Tri Valley Aikido. Over the years, he has had the good fortune to study from many instructors in the Pacific Aikido Federation, including the chief instructor Hideki Shiohira Shihan.
Since becoming the head instructor of Tri Valley Aikido in 2005, Ron has continued to provide a safe and friendly training environment for students of all levels. He has also maintained affiliation with the Pacific Aikido Federation to learn from Shiohira Shihan's impressively powerful and compact techniques and to gain a deeper understanding fo the philosophy behind the art of Aikido.