The Grass Valley Aikikai is located in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada mountains in the heart of the historic Gold Country. Visitors are welcome.

The dojo is committed to the traditional study of Aikido as taught by T.K.Chiba Shihan and Birankai International, and Hombu Dojo.

Chief Instructor Cecilia Ramos, 4th Dan, Shidoin, has been training in Aikido since 1983. She is a registered nurse in the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital emergency room.