WATCH: AIKIDO: Ikkyo with Shoto: Don't push!

Do you have difficulty with Ikkyo sometimes? I find that so many of us get caught up in fighting uke’s arm and trying to demand that it move this way or that way.

Using shoto is really helpful for this.

Today’s video is from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last May.

The main...

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WATCH: AIKIDO: Iriminage - What variations do you do at your dojo

How do you do Iriminage? I find that there are so many variations of this technique.

Today’s video is from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last May.

I taught a few different variations of Iriminage. But the theme throughout was to keep the posture through the whole technique. Lots...

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Top 5 Videos: #1: Iriminage - Reversing the turn - YouTube 1 Year Anniv Celebration!

As you may have already heard, I’m celebrating the 1 year anniversary of launching my YouTube channel by sharing my 5 most popular videos of the last 12 months.

Today’s video is the final video in this series. In other words, it’s THE most popular video on my channel over the...

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Top 5 Videos: #2: Yamaguchi Sensei at Hachimangu - YouTube 1 Year Anniv Celebration!

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of launching my YouTube channel, I’m sharing my 5 most popular videos of the last 12 months.

Today’s video is number 2 on the Top 5 list. Over the next 5 weeks, I’ll be sharing all 5, one by one, finally ending with my number one most popular...

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Top 5 Videos: #3: Kokyunage, using shoto as pointer - YouTube 1 Year Anniv Celebration!

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of launching my YouTube channel, I’m sharing my 5 most popular videos of the last 12 months.

Today’s video is number 3 on the Top 5 list. Over the next 5 weeks, I’ll be sharing all 5, one by one, finally ending with my number one most popular...

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Top 5 Videos Since Launch: #4: Ikkyo w Shoto - YouTube 1 Year Anniv Celebration!

As I said last week, I’m celebrating the 1 year anniversary of launching my YouTube channel by sharing my 5 most popular videos of the last 12 months.

Today’s video is number 4 on the Top 5 list. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing all 5, one by one, finally ending with my...

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Top 5 Videos: #5: Koshinage - YouTube 1 Year Anniv Celebration!

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of launching my YouTube channel, I’m sharing my 5 most popular videos of the last 12 months.

Today’s video is the first in this series, so it’s number 5 on the list of my most popular videos. Over the next 5 weeks, I’ll be sharing all...

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VIDEO: AIKIDO: Shihonage - Ashi sabaki illustrated with bokken and wakizashi, Part 2

Do you find that you sometimes get locked down when you’re doing shihonage? That you can’t advance forward under uke’s arm?

Today’s video is Part 2 of the first of the highlights videos from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last month.

The class was right after...

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VIDEO: AIKIDO: Shihonage - Ashi sabaki illustrated with bokken and wakizashi, Part 1

Do you find that you sometimes get locked down when you’re doing shihonage? That you can’t advance forward under uke’s arm?

Today’s video is the first of the highlights videos from our Aikido Summer Seminar in Los Angeles last month.

The class was right after lunch so I...

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WATCH: AIKIDO Tenchinage, Part 2 - Let the upper hand fall - DON'T PUSH

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Today’s video is a continuation of last week’s video, where we were doing a stretch, letting uke do a full backbend.

We noted in last...

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WATCH: AIKIDO Tenchinage, Part 1 - Warm Ups (Back bend for uke and neck and shoulder stretch for nage)

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Do you find that your students don’t engage from their center as much as you would like when taking ukemi, but rather lead with their face so to...

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WATCH: AIKIDO Seminar structure to engage younger generations while keeping space for older practitioners

How to prepare for an Aikido seminar AND get the most value from it. Download my FREE Aikido Seminar Prep Sheet → https://www.lia-suzuki.com/seminar-prep-sheet

Today’s video will be a little different from my others, in that I’m not showing how I do a certain technique....

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