By: Diego Perrudin
Aikido has been one of the best learning experiences.
At first I was just looking for a sport to do because I had too much energy and my mom recommended martial arts. She looked up different martial arts and found that Aikido would be a great choice. We checked around us and we...
By Jessica Mendoza
“Aikido speaks to us both,” Andrew says. “For her it’s the spiritual side, for me it’s the physical side.”
Jordan Carlson first learned about aikido through acting. A theater major at the Miami University of Ohio, she recalls attending a...
“My aim is to concentrate for a while only on Aikido and find a deeper connection to it. I am sure that I will leave Suzuki Sensei’s future classes the same way I Ieft the last ones: sweating and smiling.”
- Name: Martin Weber
- Age: 28
- Position: Soto Deshi
- ...
Q: Why do you do Aikido
Jamie: “It’s good. I get sweaty. And I make new friends.”
- Jamie, 6
- Student
- AKI Los Angeles
Jamie, who began Aikido at age 5, has been training at Aikido Kenkyukai for a year and a half. She heard about Aikido through her...
“Being engulfed in Aikido with a master from Japan will be the stepping stone I know I will need in order to get to the higher version of my BEING.”
I made a conscious decision to join Lia Suzuki Sensei and her Aikido class in Santa Barbara, and the energy was amazing. At that...
“During this time I learned how to be a bigger part of the dojo, but more importantly, how to teach. I was very scared, because I didn’t think I was ready. But I tried, and succeeded.”
The following is from one of our youth members. As a member of the Teens’ Leadership...
“Aikido’s like a puzzle I’m trying to figure out. I find it fascinating. I forget about everything else on my mind for the duration of the class. Add the fact that it’s a great work out, by the end of class I feel pretty relaxed and refreshed, mentally and...
“Aikido makes me feel strong, good and helps me make new friends. I love my mommy for getting me into Aikido.”
- Kai, 6
- Student
Kai, who began Aikido at age 5, has been training with Chris Sensei for almost a year. Brought by his mom who heard about the...
Purpose
My aikido journey started with AKI in Australia with Steve-sensei and continued in Japan with senseis Murase, Yass, Chris and Otsuka. It was a transformative experience that expanded my self-awareness and opened me up to a new level of trust in myself and others.
The AKI philosophy...
“I have gotten in the best shape I’ve been in over ten years, and it feels great. I love Aikido and want to train seriously more than ever”
It is really great to have Matt Sensei back in PA and teaching classes again! With our current training I have gotten in the best...
| Ruben | 133 rolls | 502 cuts | 0 donors | $0 |
| Julio | 130 rolls | 502 cuts | 0 donors | $0 |
| Elishai | 148 rolls | 502 cuts | 5 donors | $195 |
| Jamie | 74 rolls | 502 cuts | 6 donors | $100 |
| Diego | 123 rolls | 502 cuts | 0 donors | $0 |
| Charlie | 45 rolls | 260 cuts | 0 donors | $0 |
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“I did Aikido for a few months in High School…Once I started training I got the bug and always knew that if I ever got back into martial arts, Aikido would be the one.”
- Ellis Bahl, 28
- Film Director
- AKI Los Angeles
It took Ellis years of searching before he finally...
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