Martial Arts Training
Membership Options
In-Person: Los Angeles Dojo
Confidence
Build your fitness level, meet new goals, learn new skills, and get tons of endorphins. Aikido training will give you unshakable confidence.
Community
Join us at least once a month for dojo parties and get-togethers. We also host seminars periodically, which attract visitors from around the globe.
Fitness
Martial arts is a high-aerobic workout that uses every muscle group in the body. Your stamina, muscle tone, flexibility, balance and strength will all improve. Show up and get in the best shape of your life!
Stress Relief & Contentment
The workout you get from training, combined with our study of the peaceful principles of Aikido will give you new tools for dealing with stress, bringing contentment and peace.
What People are Saying...
Chris Coats
Film Maker
"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."
Marc Falzon
Entrepreneur
"I started training aikido in early 2009. Aikido was a good match for me as I wanted a martial art that I could continue doing my entire life.
Unfortunately, I've moved around a lot since then - and while I've kept my Aikido up I haven't had one dojo as a "home base." On the other hand, I've worked with many instructors and seen a WIDE range of teaching styles.
Finally, once I arrived in LA I signed up for some intro classes with Kenkyukai to see if the dojo would be a good fit for me. A few classes later, I signed up for the year. Suzuki Sensei embodies many of the principles of Aikido and comes from a direct lineage of Aikidoka. What this means for the layman is she's "close" to the source. She's very skilled and deeply cares about the art."
Ellis Bahl
Film Maker
"I came looking for exercise I wouldn't get bored of and self defense skills, and while I still get plenty of training in those areas, the reasons I come to Aikido have expanded. I now find aikido training helps with emotional strength, mental clarity, spiritual growth, confidence, and even communication (or as we call it, verbal aikido)."
Family Discounts
1st Additional Family Member: 10%
2nd Additional Family Member: 50%
All Other Family Members: FREE
Additional Fees
Testing Fees
- 5th – 3rd Kyu (First 3 White Belt Levels): $45
- 2nd & 1st Kyu (2 Pre-Black Belt Levels): $55
With great attendance and attitude, you could conceivably test up to 2 times your first year at the dojo. As you advance, testing frequency will no doubt gradually decrease to match the learning curve.
We do not invite students to test if we feel they haven’t earned the rank.
Equipment
- Uniform
- Economy: $50
- Premium: $75
- Weapons (Recommended, but not mandatory)
- Bokto (Wooden Training Sword): $65
- Canvas Weapons Case with Strap: $80
- Shoto (Short Sword): $35
- Jo (Straight Staff): $65
- Tanto (Wooden Knife): $25
All weapons are made in Japan of high-quality, white oak.
Yearly Affiliation Dues
White Belts: $60
Black Belts: $75
