By RAY ESTRADA — Jan. 19, 2010
After receiving her sixth-degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of aikido this week, Lia Suzuki is into her second year of providing South Coast residents with a path toward peace.
Since starting her nonprofit organization – Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara – a year ago, Lia Suzuki is hard [...]
Enriching society through the practice of Aikido - the Art of Peace.
Category Archives: Press
Daily Sound: Aikido Instructor Promotes Nonviolence
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara on TV! …Again.
KPMR-TV is once again sending out its TV crew to interview our Head Instructor and Executive Director, Lia Suzuki Sensei. Suzuki Sensei will be addressing topics such as the mission of AKSB, Aikido and mentoring programs for at-risk youth and low income families, sponsorship opportunities, etc. Volunteer Emily Carli and board member Tim O’Keeffe also [...]
Interview with Lia Suzuki Sensei (Aiki Extensions)
Suzuki Sensei is a pioneer in the successful embrace of the Web 2.0 world of social media, who has kindly agreed to share her experience with the greater AE community.
Aiki Extensions Newsletter Intro…
The Power of Social Media in Raising Awareness for Dojos
Recently Suzuki Sensei was interviewed by Aiki Extensions Director Robert Kent, about her ground-breaking [...]
September Facebook Fan Drive Results: 2 Children Sponsored
Two Sponsored Openings Created for Low-Income/At-Risk Youth
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
(Santa Barbara, CA)
On September 30th at midnight, the nonprofit organization Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara ended its month-long Facebook Fan Drive to sponsor underprivileged and at-risk youth. During the course of the drive, people from the community came together and became fans of the group’s page [...]
Paying it Forward
Aikido Nonprofit Donates First Month of Classes to Local At-Risk and Low-Income Children
Monday, September 21, 2009
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Three weeks into its September Facebook Fan Drive, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara (AKSB) has gained over 40 new fans, thus opening the door to 2 underprivileged children for one month of free training and mentoring each. The organization [...]
Noozhawk: AKSB Kicks Off Facebook Challenge
The nonprofit will sponsor one child for every 20 new online fans it receives during September.
By Joni Kelly | Published on 08.31.2009
In an effort to raise awareness of its mission, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara will begin a monthlong “fan drive” on Facebook.
For the month of September, AKSB is challenging Facebook members to become a [...]
TV coverage: AKSB’s sponsorship program on KPMR TV (Spanish-speaking channel)
AKSB on TV!
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara got some air time on the Spanish-speaking channel, KPMR TV (cable channel 16; direct TV 38) for the launch of our sponsorship programs to provide Aikido training and mentoring to low-income and at-risk youth. Appearing in the video are Lia Sensei and the father and son team of [...]
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AKSB on TV tonight!
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara is getting some air time on the Spanish-speaking channel, KPMR TV (cable channel 16; direct TV 38) tonight. They’ll be airing an interview with Lia Sensei about the launch of our new program for at-risk and underprivileged children. From the 45 minutes of footage taken, they will [...]
KEYT3: AKSB Participates in “Free 4 the Weekend”
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara, along with other local businesses, in the news for helping teens.
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As reported on KEYT3, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara will be joining other local businesses in an effort to fight substance abuse in [...]
Noozhawk: Fun, Fundraising All Rolled into One…
Fun, Fundraising All Rolled into One at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
By Jessica Sanborn, Noozhawk Intern
Kids and adults unite in a Roll-a-Thon to help the dojo find a new home.
When Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara was forced to move in mid-2007, it could have been the death of the dojo. But nearly two years later, operating out [...]
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Parent's & Kids' Class
Kids' Class: Parents' Perspective
Free 4 the Weekend
Counsel on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Kids' Summer Gasshuku (Summer Camp)
