
Jay Rifkin
Jay holds a 4th 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 MetroWest branch of Charles River Kokikai Aikido with Dave Wade in 2009. Check out some snapshots of Jay taking ukemi for Horlbeck-san and some of his students.