Elaine Yoder

Elaine Yoder, 6th dan, began her Aikido training in 1977 with Robert Nadeau. She has continued training and teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past 46 years. She is also a professional Feldenkrais Practitioner.

Books By Elaine Yoder

Aikido: The Art of Transformation
Aikido: The Art of Transformation
By Teja Bell, Laurin Herr, Richard Moon, Bob Noha, Susan Spence, Elaine Yoder
$24.99
Firsthand accounts of the life, practice, and teachings of pioneering Aikido master Robert Nadeau, direct disciple of Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba

A widely influential figure in the development of Aikido in America, Robert Nadeau is one of the few American direct disciples of Aikido’s founder Morihei Ueshiba Osensei. This book, written by his students, explains Nadeau’s unique teaching, his core concepts, and basic practices centered on energy refinement, direct experience, and inner transformation.