“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
- AKIÂ Los Angeles
It took Ellis years of searching before he finally found his perfect dojo....
“I definitely owe a good chunk of my calm demeanor and confidence to Aikido…Aikido is like the yoga of martial arts and many consider it a form of movement meditation.”
- Chris Ziliotto, 18
- Student
- AKI Santa Barbara
Chris, who began at age 11, has been training with Suzuki Sensei for 7 yea...
“There’s a type of tranquility and presentness in Aikido that I haven’t experienced anywhere else. Every epiphany I get in Aikido comes from me surrendering a habit of excessive mental control and learning to trust my body and create a balanced connection.”
- Andy Dulman, 26
- Commercial Directo...
There are other aikido dojo closer to where we live in Los Angeles. What first drew me to Lia-sensei was her transmission of the Japanese style. As someone who spent time in Japan, I really appreciated this: it wasn’t just that she used Japanese for the  names of holds/throws and counting, but that ...
Los Angeles seminar August 18th – 22nd , 2016
Impressions by Alix Flavelle
It was a relatively small group with the good fortune of learning from several high level teachers. And a like-minded group, eager to experience something different than the classical repertoire of Aikido techniques. As a s...
Years leading up to the 20th Anniversary Aikido Celebration in Los Angeles led by Takeda Yoshinobu Shihan
Lia Sensei arrived at our dojo in Boston in the early 1980s. She was very young, eyes open with the desire to learn more about the Art. William Gleason Sensei invited Takeda Shihan to lead the ...
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