“One of my goals for the remainder of my term is not only to see myself improve but also some of the kids…”
There are many different aspects of the kids classes, some are great and some not so much.
These last 2 Mondays, I taught the kids classes, the first class wasn’t too impressive and…
April 7th, I was fortunate enough to be able to be a part of a black belt celebration for one of our instructors.
I’ve made a few speeches before, all pre-written, and this one was not. Through that speech, I learned that…
Hey, my name is Jason and I’m one of the interns at AKSB. I just took my second intro class on Saturday the 14th and it was tons of fun. For this second class, I got to practice at a much faster pace, which I really enjoyed. Lia Sensei applied a lot of…
This Saturday, my dojo, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara, celebrated a member’s first-degree black belt promotion. Following an extra-grueling class led by Lia Suzuki Sensei, the dojo members met up for a social at a local sushi restaurant for a “kampai” or two (“Kampai” is a toast in Japanese culture.). This dojo social turned out to be…
I really enjoyed being in class with Oscar. We really had fun together; I could feel how proud he was, and I was very proud of him. I worked up a real sweat, and was surprised to find…
Thank you to Tribulant Software for their recent donation of our fantastic, new shopping cart!
We needed an efficient and easy way to get Fred Hill’s hip and cool AKSB T-Shirts and Hoodies to our fans. We tried various plugin’s during our testing period and in the end…
Congratulations, and many thanks to the marvelous instructors who gave so willingly of their time and talent to making this event an artistic success…
CONGRATULATIONS, JACOB!!
And thank you to all those who helped make Jacob’s fundraiser a huge success!!!
On May 21st, our dojo was paid a visit by a very special sensei, Francis Takahashi, founder of Aikido Academy USA in Los Angeles. All of us aikidoka had been working furiously the entire weekend previous, to prepare the dojo for our esteemed guest. Happily, we pulled it together quite well, so I personally felt…
To Takahashi Shihan and to AKSB Members:
Takahashi Sensei, thank you again for joining us last Saturday for a very successful fundraising and training event! It was a pleasure getting to know you better both on and off the mat. And it was such a…
Dear members and supporters of Aikido Kenkyukai;
It was my privilege and honor to be invited to join you all in the recent fund raising event at your dojo. … What a magnificent place to train and to call home…
MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Violence Mayeda is a fan of MMA. Even so, he states, "Even as fans of MMA, we must admit that the sport is a... 
PHOTOS: Black Belt Celebration Party Dojo members celebrate Andy Cranmer's first-degree black belt.
Congratulations Andy!
Brooks Institute Photoshoot Bryan Ruiz, Brooks Institute of Photography student, recently asked to conduct a photoshoot with Lia... 
