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 about developing the one skill that quietly unlocks everything else:
your ability to observe — to truly see what’s happening on the mat.
In this short talk, you’ll learn how to:
đź‘€ Watch the hands & feet (and why that frees your teacher to give you higher-level feedback)
🧠Notice the relationship of centers between uke and nage
⏱️ Recognize timing and balance breaks so your movement feels effortless
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🌿 Your Practice Prompt
During your next class…
đź‘Ł Observe the hands and feet
🧠Notice the centers connecting
⚖️ Sense the timing and balance
đź’¬ How did it change your awareness?
Share your experience—I read every reply.
P.S. This video also launches a new playlist: Aikido Insights with Lia Suzuki — a series of short, concept-driven talks exploring the philosophy, mindset, and “why” behind Aikido.
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2025
- November 14-16
Denver Aikikai
Lia Suzuki Sensei
Denver, CO, USA - November 30
Aikido Kenkyukai Pennsylvania
Lia Suzuki Sensei
Fort Washington, PA, USA
2026
- January 9-11
New Year's Seminar
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Los Angeles, California, USA - March 20-21
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Kaosung, Taiwan - March 22
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Taipei or Hsinchu (TBD), Taiwan - March 27-29
Cherry Blossom Seminar in Kumamoto, Japan
Senseis Sakabe, Johansson, Lin, and Suzuki
Kumamoto, Japan - May 28-31
Aikido Kenkyukai Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, California, USA - June 27-29
Marple Aikido
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Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, UK - July 3-5
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Wexford, Ireland - July 15-19
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Heidelberg, Germany - October 2-4
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Lia Suzuki Sensei
Livingston, CO, USA
2027
- September
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Lia Suzuki Sensei
Baarn, Netherlands - More Seminars added soon...
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