looks like I've found an aikido dojo, for now.
Although the Akido Institute,
http://www.aikidoinstitute.org/ looks very interesting, the Aikido of Berkeley,
http://aikidoofberkeley.com/, has also Free Aiki,
http://freeaiki.com/, is closer to home with easy parking, and my wife appears to be interested in this dojo that has a female sensei (which makes absolutely no difference to me).
I'm looking for a more traditional aikido that's open to integrating with any kind of attacks, keeping an open mind, that may also contribute to my MMA endeavors.
Osu