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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: 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 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

🎥 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: The Skill Most Aikido Students Don’t Realize They’re Missing

Many Aikido students focus almost entirely on learning techniques. But there’s another skill that often gets overlooked—and it can make a huge difference in how quickly you improve. It’s the skill of how to watch. Experienced practitioners observe demonstrations very differently than beginners. T...

by Lia Suzuki — Apr 21, 2026 aikido concepts aikido instruction aikido practice aikido progress aikido training dojo learning lia suzuki martial arts observation

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