✳ The Kids of Aikido Kenkyukai: Jamie
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 friend Nicholas and...
Aikido, Farming, and the Universe: Words from a Millennial, Beginner Aikido-ka
"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...
👀 TEENS’ PERSPECTIVE: My Year on Leadership Team
"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'...
❇ The People of Aikido Kenkyukai: Won (David) Choi
"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...
✳ The Kids of Aikido Kenkyukai: Kai S.
"Aikido makes me feel strong, good and helps me make new friends. I love my mommy for getting me into Aikido." Kai, 6 Student AKI Santa Barbara Kai, who began Aikido at age 5, has been training with Chris Sensei for almost a year. Brought by his mom who heard about...
📜 NEWS: AKI PA Update by Gene Buryakovsky
"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...
Roll-A-Thon Results, December 2016
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 Help these kids reach their goal of...
❇ The People of Aikido Kenkyukai: Ellis Bahl
"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...