Mt. Airy Aikido
Kyle Olinger, Chief Instructor, San-dan

Mt. Airy Aikido is run by Kyle Olinger. Kyle has been in the martial arts since he was 12 yrs old. After serving six years in the Marine Corps where he taught selfdefense courses in the various units he was assigned to, Kyle ended his tour as a marine and joined the police department in Reading PA. At that time he also started training with Sensei Michael Wirth in Ki No Kawa Aikdio. In a few years Kyle was assigned to teach physical fitness and self defense at the Police Academy along with his duties as a police officer for the city. He has been teaching aikido for Ki No Kawa Aikido since 1994 and continues to train with Sensei Michael Wirth to this day.