Kayla Feder Sensei

Sensei (Instructor) Kayla Feder began training in 1973 at the age of 9 and has been training continuously for over 30 years. She started teaching children's classes at age 13, and founded her first Aikido dojo in Benicia, California in 1980. Feder Sensei studied directly under Morihiro Saito Sensei in Iwama, Japan. She has taught seminars to students throughout the US, Europe, and Israel.

Feder Sensei's teaching style supports the individual growth of each student. She also studies yoga and meditation and includes yoga and meditation as part of the curriculum taught at Aikido of Berkeley.

Feder Sensei was promoted to the rank of 6th Dan in 2004 and is one of a small number of women worldwide to attain that rank.