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Northcoast Aikido Northcoast Aikido was founded in 1977 by J. Thomas Read Sensei with formal sanction from Master Michio Hikitsuchi Read Senseis primary teacher during the years he trained in Japan. Since its opening Northcoast Aikido has gained a reputation as one of the oldest one of the best and one of the most unorthodox Aikido dojos in the country. Read Sensei has always been committed to providing an environment dedicated to the study of the art of Aikido as it was taught to him.