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🎥 WATCH: What a Dojo Reveals Before Training Even Begins

In 45 years of visiting dojos around the world, I've learned that you can tell a lot about how a group trains before anyone even bows in. This week's video walks through what I look for. I talk about what a clean mat says about a dojo, the difference between students showing off and students focu...

by Lia Suzuki — Sep 15, 2026 aikido aikido training dojo culture lia suzuki martial arts mindset

🎥 WATCH: Why Aikido Plateaus Are a Sign of Progress

I've watched hundreds of students hit the same wall at roughly the same point in their training. In this week's video I explain why a plateau isn't a lack of progress, it's progress you can't see yet. I cover what separates the students who train through a plateau from the ones who quit, and spec...

by Lia Suzuki — Sep 08, 2026 aikido aikido training lia suzuki martial arts mindset plateau

🎥 WATCH: What Yamaguchi Sensei Taught Me About Presence

Years ago I sat in a coffee shop in Japan with Yamaguchi Sensei after training, and the quality of his attention in that conversation was identical to his attention on the mat. This week's video is about what that taught me about Zanshin. I break down what Zanshin actually is, why the most advanc...

by Lia Suzuki — Sep 01, 2026 aikido aikido training lia suzuki martial arts mindset zanshin

🎥 WATCH: Why Your Aikido Feels Worse After a Seminar

Every serious practitioner has had this experience: you come home from a seminar more confused than when you left. In this week's video I explain why that's not a problem, it's a sign the seminar actually worked. I get into what a seminar does to your nervous system, the two most common mistakes ...

by Lia Suzuki — Aug 25, 2026 aikido aikido training lia suzuki martial arts mindset seminars

🎥 WATCH: Why Trying Harder Makes Your Aikido Worse

There's a specific moment every Aikido student eventually hits: you stop trying to force the technique, and it works. In this week's video I dig into what "fighting" your partner actually means technically, and why it has nothing to do with being aggressive. I cover why your nervous system reads ...

by Lia Suzuki — Aug 18, 2026 aikido aikido training lia suzuki martial arts mindset technique

🎥 WATCH: Why Ikkyo Backfires When You Do It On Someone

Ikkyo is usually the first technique students learn — which is exactly why almost everyone assumes it's the easiest. After 45 years of practicing it, teaching it, and taking ukemi for it from partners at every level, I can tell you it's the opposite. In this week's video I get into what separates...

by Lia Suzuki — Aug 11, 2026 aikido ikkyo ukemi

🎥 WATCH: The Real Difference Between Dan Grades

People ask me all the time what actually separates the different dan grades in Aikido. The honest answer is that technique alone doesn't explain it — and most people asking the question are already sensing that something else is going on. That explained it — but it also confirmed what I look for ...

by Lia Suzuki — Jul 28, 2026 advanced aikido aikido aikido teachers aikido technique aikido timing aikido training japanese aikido japanese martial arts martial arts training yamaguchi sensei

🎥 WATCH: Why Advanced Aikidoka Train Completely Differently Than Beginners

If you've ever watched a senior student train and thought, "that doesn't look anything like what I'm doing," you're right — and the difference isn't just skill level. It's a fundamentally different relationship with the training itself. In this week's video, I share a story about a sandan student...

Jul 21, 2026 advanced aikido aikido aikido teachers aikido technique aikido timing aikido training japanese aikido japanese martial arts martial arts training yamaguchi sensei

🎥 WATCH: Why Japanese Aikido Masters Move Differently

Have you ever watched a senior instructor move and felt like something was different, but couldn't quite say what? I've felt that for years. I spent nearly a decade living and training in Japan, and there's a quality to how the senior instructors there move that I've never seen fully replicated a...

Jul 14, 2026 advanced aikido aikido aikido teachers aikido technique aikido timing aikido training japanese aikido japanese martial arts martial arts training yamaguchi sensei

🎥 WATCH: Aikido Trains Your Nervous System

Have you ever felt like your Aikido wasn't improving? Maybe you've even wondered whether you were getting worse. Most of us have experienced that feeling. In this week's video, I share one idea that completely changed how I think about long-term training. What if Aikido isn't primarily teaching t...

by Lia Suzuki — Jul 07, 2026 aikido budo embodied learning lia suzuki long-term training martial arts mindset nervous system personal development training principles

🎥 WATCH: Why Many Aikido Practitioners Continue Training for Life

Many martial arts students train for a few years and move on. But in Aikido, it's surprisingly common to meet practitioners who have been training for 20, 30, even 40 years. Why does that happen? In this week's video, I explore three reasons Aikido often becomes a lifelong practice, including a s...

by Lia Suzuki — Jun 30, 2026 aikido awareness community dojo culture lifelong training long term practice martial arts patience personal development training mindset

🎥 WATCH: Why Some Aikido Students Improve Faster Than Others

Every dojo has them. The students who seem to improve faster than everyone else. Most people assume they're naturally talented. But after many years of teaching, I've noticed something different. The students who make the most progress often share a few habits that have nothing to do with athleti...

by Lia Suzuki — Jun 23, 2026 aikido aikido training beginner's mind curiosity dojo training learning lia suzuki martial arts personal development skill development

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