Los Angeles, California
New Year's Seminar
Lia Suzuki Sensei
7th dan, Aikikai
January 3-5, 2025
Welcome!
We are so excited to welcome you to Los Angeles to kick off the New Year together!
New Year’s celebrations are very important in Japan and are closely associated with beliefs of purification and renewal. We will be including some rituals during the seminar, as well as invigorating training sessions and stimulating conversations of course!
Looking forward to training together soon and starting off the New Year right!
About the instructor
Lia Suzuki Sensei is the Director of Aikido Kenkyukai International, USA, headquartered in Los Angeles and has been practicing Aikido for over 40 years. She currently holds the rank of 6th dan, through Aikikai Hombu Dojo.
Suzuki Sensei's classes are active but meditative, and fun but intense. They focus on connection, posture and exploration. She encourages each individual participant to create their own Aikido, suited to their own body and temperament.
Her mission is to foster inclusion in the Aikido world and to increase Aikido’s popularity among those in their 20s and 30s.
Schedule
Friday
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Training
- 8:30pm - 9:30pm: Optional: Dinner at the dojo (By donation)
Saturday:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm: Training
- Lunch at the dojo (Included in seminar fee)
- 2:30pm - 4:30pm: Training
Sunday: 10am - 12pm: Training
What people are saying...
"One element that really stuck with me was continuing to lead with center, connect, and move with that connection. I valued using the shoto to demonstrate open hand techniques and feel the extension. I really appreciated ato-keiko as well and the attention to ukemi - and particularly the way you pushed each of us appropriately to each of our growth edges. Another huge benefit was that each day had a flow and focus on a technique. I so appreciated breaking down ikkyo, irimi nage, shiho nage, etc. into smaller studies. Then the end of the day had a culmination of our learnings that helped me, as 5th kyu, understand at least a little bit more about the foundational techniques.
As a student, I feel more confident going into an attack with energy and trust in my ukemi. I also notice more spirals in the techniques that help stretch out uke, and the importance of bending my knees and using the ground as a resource, connection point and ally."
Cam, Petaluma, California
"Thanks again for the wonderful seminar in Weilheim!
It was especially interesting to do some things we had done on Zoom during the pandemic lockdowns, now with real partners. It felt quite different (e.g. A+B footwork with real partner).
Nevertheless, the Zoom practice was very good preparation.
It was also great fun to practice "Monty pythons walk“ or techniques "against the wall“.
I think everybody enjoyed it and hopefully this will be repeated next year."
Thomas Petry, Germany
"Dear Lia, you gave a class in September 2017 in Hildesheim. Our Dojo likes to work with internal power. I was very impressed by your training. Pierre from Hildesheim"
Pierre Pihet, Germany
Registration
FULL SEMINAR: All 3 Days
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$130 $100(Plus get one month's unlimited access to my exclusive online community for free!)
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What people are saying...
"Lia sensei was cool with the absence of the heavy hands often found from ikkyo movement. The "drop" is a good idea to incorporate... thank you 💕
Thank you for the service you offered to the Aikidoka community!"
Suzanne Rudiger, Germany
"Lia Sensei changed my life. Her teachings in Aikido have had a profound impact on who I am today and continue to shape me everyday into a stronger, more grounded person.
Lia Sensei is truly a one-of-a-kind teacher. She is passionate to no end about Aikido which comes through in her thoughtful though very Japanese style of teaching. Her Aikido classes always leave me drenched in sweat by the end which I have almost never experienced anywhere else (except Japan!) They are intense, dynamic, and feel the way a martial art should truly feel, like a sacred practice."
Chris Coats, USA
Filmmaker
"Lia Sensei spent years in Japan absorbing the essence of Aikido training and Japanese perseverance and grace from great teachers, and in turn she now transmits that depth of feeling to her students. Her fundraising and charitable works are exemplary, and she does lots with very little. She is admired from far and wide."
Nat McCully, USA
Remote attendance
Fundraiser for Israel and Ukraine
We'll have Zoom running for all classes for those who cannot attend in person.
This year I'll be donating 100% of the net proceeds from the VIRTUAL All-Access Pass to Ukraine and Israel. The minimum donation is listed, but feel free to adjust it if you'd like to give more.
VIRTUAL All-Access Pass
$40 $19(Plus get one month's unlimited access to my exclusive online community for free!)
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Fundraiser
Humanitarian Aid to those impacted by the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine
$40 $19
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