Our Instructors

Jay Rifkin

Jay holds a 5th degree black belt in Kokikai Aikido and has been teaching aikido in the Boston area since 1996. He began his practice in New Jersey under Gary Snyder and then Eric Horlbeck, then taught aikido at MIT for many years before opening the Greater Boston branch of Charles River Kokikai Aikido with Dave Wade in 2008.

Paul Selkirk

Paul has been practicing aikido since 1998, first at MIT with Dave Comi and Jay Rifkin, then practicing and teaching at Charles River. He holds a 3rd degree black belt.