AKI USA Weekly Zoom Schedule: https://aki-usa.org/Virtual-Dojo

Because of the extended stay-at-home orders in California, Lia Sensei broadcasts her class from her living room.

Choosing to leave her Zoom account on "Gallery" view, Lia Sensei makes a point to connect with her virtual participants, giving tips and pointers when appropriate.

After warm-ups, she then makes an association between ikkyo and tenchi nage, while keeping a meditative mood to the class.

Because of the pandemic, Sensei and participants are all wearing masks. Despite that fact, the class is dynamic and intense, as usual.

has continued to develop his style of online teaching, taking it to the next level. Using aids such as tape for pointing out angles for footwork, jo to represent a training partner, and other innovative methods, his instruction is clear and his joy of training is evident.

Due to the health risks of the time, we were not able to hold our annual AKI USA Summer Camp in Los Angeles, as is our custom. With the help of modern technology, we moved the seminar online. The result was that we had the rare opportunity to train with not only our USA Director, Lia Suzuki Sensei, but also, Daiyu Sensei, Numata Sensei, and even Takeda Shihan!

Check out this collection of videos and leave a comment in the comments section to let us know what you think!

And if you're interested in training with us live online, sign up for one of our weekly classes on Zoom at https://aki-usa.org/Virtual-Dojo

INSTRUCTORS

• Yoshinobu Takeda Shihan, 8th dan
• Hideo Numata Sensei, 7th dan
• Daiyu Takeda Sensei, 6th dan
• Lia Suzuki Sensei, 6th dan

Editing: Chris Coats (http://www.chriscoats.com/)