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🎥 WATCH: Why Your Aikido Doesn’t Feel Smooth Yet — And How to Fix It

Many people assume stiff Aikido means they need better technique, more strength, or faster movement. In this week’s video, I explain why that’s rarely the real issue — and where smooth Aikido actually breaks down. If your practice feels choppy or disconnected, pay close attention to what happens...

by Lia Suzuki — Dec 23, 2025 aikido aikido basics aikido flow aikido training martial arts practice zanshin

WATCH: Aikido Basics: 3 Mistakes That Quietly Slow Your Progress

Most people believe they’re training Aikido basics. But very often, they’re unknowingly reinforcing habits that slow their progress — sometimes for years. In a new video, I look at three subtle mistakes I see again and again in Aikido training. They’re not dramatic or obvious, but they affect di...

by Lia Suzuki — Dec 16, 2025 aikido aikido basics aikido concepts aikido for beginners aikido insights aikido principles aikido training martial arts training mindful movement

WATCH: Aikido Solo Training That Works

Can you improve your Aikido without a partner? Many people assume the answer is “not really”… but that’s not entirely true. Over the years, I’ve noticed something interesting: when students practice certain movements on their own — even small, subtle ones — they start developing better posture, ...

by Lia Suzuki — Dec 09, 2025 aikido aikido concepts aikido drills aikido footwork aikido insights aikido training shoto training solo aikido train aikido alone

WATCH: Mindfulness for Better Aikido Technique

This week’s video dives into a topic that many Aikido students have heard of — but few truly understand: zanshin. Most people think zanshin is a dramatic pose at the end of a technique.But real zanshin is sustained mindfulness — the awareness you carry before, during, and after movement. In this...

by Lia Suzuki — Dec 02, 2025 aikido aikido concepts aikido fundamentals aikido insights aikido lessons aikido philosophy aikido techniques aikido video lia suzuki shihan martial arts awareness mindfulness mindset & awareness presence training zanshin

WATCH: Stop Collecting Techniques — Go Deeper Instead

We’ve all met that Aikido student who tries to collect techniques like they’re checking items off a list. More waza. More variations. More cool moves. But during my years in Japan, I discovered something very different:Learning many techniques doesn’t lead to high skill.Depth does. Sometimes we’...

by Lia Suzuki — Nov 25, 2025 aikido insights aikido philosophy lia suzuki shihan mindset & awareness observation

WATCH: 🌀How to Move From Your Center in Aikido (Real Balance & Power)

If your Aikido feels shaky, weak or disconnected, this is probably the reason: You're not moving from your center. And if your partner tells you that you're pushing with your arms, you're definitely not moving from your center. Today we're going to fix that. In this week’s video, we take a deep ...

by Lia Suzuki — Nov 18, 2025 aikido balance aikido basics aikido body movement aikido center aikido center line aikido coordination aikido improve balance aikido insights aikido kokyu aikido lessons aikido movement aikido partner drills aikido posture aikido power aikido solo drills aikido tanden aikido technique tips aikido training lia suzuki shihan move from center aikido

WATCH: ⏱ Timing vs Speed — Why Fast Isn’t Always Better

Have you ever tried to fix a technique by moving faster — only to make things worse? In Aikido, the secret isn’t speed. It’s timing. When you focus on timing, you stop fighting your partner’s rhythm and start harmonizing with it. Fast movement often creates tension — but good timing dissolves it...

by Lia Suzuki — Nov 11, 2025 aikido insights aikido philosophy lia suzuki shihan mindset & awareness

WATCH: 🌀 Loosen Up in Aikido: The Hidden Key to Real Power

Have you ever been told to “relax” in Aikido? Yep, me too — but in Japan, my teachers never said “relax.” They said “chikara wo nuide.” It doesn’t mean to chill out or go limp. It means remove strength — release unnecessary tension so your power can move freely through your body. In this week’s ...

by Lia Suzuki — Nov 04, 2025 aikido insights aikido philosophy lia suzuki shihan mindset & awareness observation

WATCH: Aikido Progress Stalled? Learn to Truly SEE and Transform Your Training

This week’s video is a little different — no action footage, no throws, no ukemi. Just me sharing one of the most important lessons from nearly a decade training in Japan. If your Aikido progress feels stuck, the solution might not be more reps or strength or learning some "cool moves." It’s abo...

by Lia Suzuki — Oct 29, 2025 aikido insights aikido philosophy lia suzuki shihan mindset & awareness observation

WATCH: 2-Person Attack - Morotedori Kokyunage | How to avoid getting locked down.

Have you ever been locked down in Morotedori? Have you ever been locked down in Morotedori? (In Japan we call it ryote mochi — two hands grabbing one wrist.) It’s the kind of grip that can stop the whole moment and leave you hunting for timing. In today’s lesson I show a simple sequence to absor...

by Lia Suzuki — Oct 21, 2025 2-person attack aikido summer camp aikido training centering grounding lia suzuki martial arts practice

WATCH: How to Stay Grounded in Shihonage — Katatedori & Ryotedori

Have you (or your students) ever been doing a technique from katatedori with no trouble, only to suddenly get confused when trying to execute the same technique from ryotedori or morotedori? The posture falls apart, the body stiffen up, and maybe you / your students even grab the wrong wrist. In...

by Lia Suzuki — Oct 15, 2025 aikido summer camp aikido training centering grounding lia suzuki martial arts practice shihonage tsuki

WATCH: Tsuki Kotegaeshi: How to Enter Cleanly, Place Your Hand, and Build a Heavy Connection

Is kotegaeshi a challenge for you or your students? If you’re intermediate or advanced level, maybe you struggle with maintaining the connection throughout the movement? Or if you’re a beginner, maybe the footwork and hand placement trips you up? In today’s lesson, we’ll work through a progressi...

by Lia Suzuki — Oct 08, 2025 aikido summer camp aikido training centering grounding kotegaeshi lia suzuki martial arts practice tsuki

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