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🎥 WATCH: Why Ukemi May Be the Most Important Skill in Aikido

Most people learn Ukemi because they don't want to get hurt. That's certainly important. But over the years, I've come to believe that Ukemi teaches some of the deepest lessons in Aikido. Timing. Balance. Connection. And perhaps most importantly, how to learn directly from another person's moveme...

by Lia Suzuki — Jun 16, 2026 aikido aikido philosophy aikido training balance connection dojo practice martial arts receiving techniques timing ukemi

🎥 WATCH: The Moment Aikido Starts Making Sense

Have you ever had a technique suddenly make sense after struggling with it for months—or even years? Most practitioners assume breakthroughs happen because they finally figured something out. But what if the breakthrough was quietly developing long before you noticed it? In this week's video, I e...

by Lia Suzuki — Jun 09, 2026 aikido aikido training aki usa martial arts motor learning practice skill development takeda sensei timing training plateau

🎥 WATCH: What changed my Aikido

For years, I watched senior Japanese Aikido teachers and noticed something that I couldn't quite explain. They often seemed to move less. They entered earlier. They stayed connected in a way that felt completely different. Recently, I had a realization that helped me understand one of those lesso...

Jun 02, 2026 aikido aikido training budo japanese aikido lia suzuki martial arts takeda shihan ukemi yamaguchi sensei zanshin

🎥 WATCH: Why Soft Aikido Is More Difficult Than Most People Think

Soft Aikido often looks effortless from the outside. But in reality, it may be one of the hardest things to develop in training. In this week’s video, I talk about: why softness actually requires strong structure how tension disrupts timing and connection the hidden danger of “getting good” at f...

by Lia Suzuki — May 26, 2026 aikido aikido training budo dojo training japanese martial arts ki lia suzuki martial arts movement posture soft aikido ukemi yamaguchi sensei

🎥 WATCH: The Biggest Misunderstanding About Aikido Training

Many people look at Aikido and immediately ask: “Would that work in a fight?” It’s a natural question — but it often points to the biggest misunderstanding about Aikido. In this week’s video, I talk about what the art is actually training us to develop — and why those lessons can become incredibl...

by Lia Suzuki — May 12, 2026 aikido aikido principles budo training dojo reflections lia suzuki martial arts philosophy

🎥 WATCH: After 45 Years of Aikido, These Lessons Still Matter Most

After 45 years of practicing Aikido, a few lessons stand out clearly. Interestingly, none of them are about mastering a specific technique. They’re about things like patience…plateaus in training…and why the basics—posture, maai, balance, timing—never stop mattering. I also share a story from the...

by Lia Suzuki — May 05, 2026 aikido aikido fundamentals aikido philosophy dojo training lia suzuki long term practice martial arts mindset martial arts training

🎥 WATCH: Why In-Person Training Still Matters

This week I want to talk about something that’s becoming more relevant every year. We now have access to an incredible amount of Aikido information—videos, books, seminars online, and more. But there is still something essential about Aikido that can’t be transmitted through a screen. In this wee...

by Lia Suzuki — Apr 07, 2026 aikido aikido community aikido seminars aikido training budo philosophy dojo practice lia suzuki martial arts training

🎥 WATCH: Why Aikido Is Hard to Explain

Some people ask me to explain Aikido. But the truth is… Aikido doesn’t always translate well into words. And that’s not a flaw. In this week’s training reflection, I talk about why sensation often teaches faster than explanation — and why repeating movement in the dojo can reveal things that anal...

by Lia Suzuki — Mar 31, 2026 aikido aikido philosophy aikido training budo dojo training lia suzuki martial arts learning

🎥 WATCH: What Makes Aikido Feel Soft Without Being Weak

Softness in Aikido is often misunderstood. From the outside, it can look effortless — even gentle. But anyone who has trained for a while knows that the softness you see in experienced practitioners isn’t weakness at all. It’s responsiveness. In this week’s video, I talk about what actually makes...

by Lia Suzuki — Mar 24, 2026 aikido aikido philosophy aikido principles aikido training budo martial arts training softness in aikido

🎥 WATCH: Why Force Feels Effective in Aikido — Until It Doesn’t

Sometimes the strongest students face the biggest challenge in Aikido. If you're stronger than your partner, techniques may seem to work immediately. Your partner falls, everything appears successful, and it can feel like you're progressing quickly. But that early success can be misleading. In th...

by Lia Suzuki — Mar 17, 2026 aikido aikido training budo martial arts philosophy training mindset

🎥 WATCH: How Aikido Training Evolves Over Time

When you first start Aikido, your focus is simple: Just get through class without getting hurt. You’re trying to remember the movements, figure out which foot goes where, and survive your first attempts at ukemi. But over time, something interesting happens. Your training begins to shift — from s...

by Lia Suzuki — Mar 10, 2026 aikido aikido development aikido for beginners aikido training budo philosophy martial arts training

🎥 WATCH: Why Aikido Progress Can’t Be Rushed

Have you ever felt like you’re behind in your Aikido progress? Behind others. Behind where you “should” be. Behind in rank or skill. This week’s video is about something most practitioners don’t talk about: Why Aikido can’t be rushed. And why trying to force progress can actually slow you down...

by Lia Suzuki — Mar 03, 2026 aikido aikido basics aikido mindset aikido training budo dojo training martial arts philosophy plateaus in training

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