June 23, 2018

Launched in 2017, AKI Hollywood continues our tradition of our Los Angeles Aikido Friendship Class Series.

In an effort to foster a spirit of inclusion in the Aikido world, rather than division, AKI Los Angeles and Lia Suzuki launched an Aikido Friendship Class Series in Los A...

June 23, 2018

Launched in 2017, AKI Hollywood continues our tradition of our Los Angeles Aikido Friendship Class Series.

In an effort to foster a spirit of inclusion in the Aikido world, rather than division, AKI Los Angeles and Lia Suzuki launched an Aikido Friendship Class Series in Los A...

Highlights of Müller Sensei's classes from the 2017 Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles. Themes include soft, but powerful movement for maximum center connection, while keeping minimum disruption.

Highlights of Ikeda Shihan's classes from the 2017 Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles. Themes include internal movement for influence of uke.

Highlights of Suzuki Sensei's classes from the 2017 Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles. Themes include shoto (short sword) and the influence of weight shift on one's partner.

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Lia Suzuki Sensei's Friday evening class. Themes include paired stretching, trust, alignment, breath, and Kokyu Nage.

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Dave Goldberg Sensei's Friday evening class. Themes include pier grading on connection.

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Dave Goldberg Sensei's Saturday morning class. Themes include compassion with boundaries, space between techniques, trust.

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Lia Suzuki Sensei's Saturday morning class. Themes include Shomen Uchi Ikkyo using Wakizashi Shoto (Short sword)

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Thomas Christaller Sensei's Friday evening class. Themes include irimi.

Touched by Aikido: The Power of Compassionate Connection

Highlights from Thomas Christaller Sensei's Saturday morning class. Themes include Ikkyo Undo and Irimi.

March 4, 2017: 2nd Class of the Year-Long Project

In 2017, in an effort to foster a spirit of inclusion in the Aikido world, rather than division, AKI Los Angeles and Lia Suzuki launched an Aikido Friendship Class Series. For 1 year on the first Saturday of each month, the members of AKI Los A...

Shot at a 3-day seminar at AKI Los Angeles. Includes both suwari waza and tachi waza work with shoto. Also some work with jo staff. Basics of sutemi waza. Kokyu nage. Two-person grab.