Robert Nadeau (aikidoka)

Robert Nadeau (aikidoka)

Robert Nadeau (born March 10, 1937) is an American aikido teacher holding the rank of 7th dan and master teacher in the Aikikai. After Training in Japan with the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, Nadeau was one of the early Aikido teachers in Northern California. He is a division head of the California Aikido Association and holds a teaching certification signed by Morihei Ueshiba and co-signed by second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba. He is also the founder and head instructor of City Aikido of San Francisco and Aikido of Mountain View, Mountain View, CA.

Nadeau is well known as a pioneer in the energy and awareness aspects of aikido, having committed his martial arts career to understanding and translating these principles handed down by Ueshiba into fields beyond aikido, including psychotherapy, personal development, performance, and business.