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🎥 WATCH: Why the Week After a Seminar Is the Real Seminar

by Lia Suzuki
Nov 03, 2026
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Every seminar I attend as a student changes something in my Aikido, and then the first class back at my own dojo, I feel like a fish out of water. In the early days, I thought that was a problem. This week's video is about why it isn't.

I get into what your nervous system is doing the week after a seminar, why forcing makes the awkward period last longer, and why I recommend delaying your decision on a new concept for two or three weeks.

▶️ Watch here: 

https://youtu.be/Lm-tXslTrmM 

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