Hi! Thank you for this space to share my thoughts with AKI SB and special thanks to Lia Suzuki sensei for inviting me to write my comments… I am inspired by the hard work of Suzuki sensei and her collaborators in taking an idea to real actions. Today as I watched the latest video…
Category Archives: Reviews / Reports
Review: Potomac Aikikai Spring Seminar with Lia Suzuki Sensei
“On April 15, 2011 Lia Suzuki Sensei 6th dan and Chief Instructor of Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara arrived in the Washington, DC area for the first of a 3 day seminar hosted by Potomac Aikikai…”
Articulate Kids at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
At which I’m astonished to find that I’m probably not smarter than a 5th grader… I recently wrapped this shoot for a local nonprofit, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara. The shoot, for which Nick and I donated our time and equipment (pats back), was a challenge. While we loved working with Lia Suzuki Sensei [Exec. Director of AKSB…
Archive: Gasshou for Peace, 2007
In cooperation with: The Peace Academy and The Santa Barbara School District January 20, 2007 (All photos by Tom Long. Thanks, Tom!!!) Gassho for Peace, 2007 Dear Lia Sensei, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation—thank you very much. Janet Wolf Santa Barbara County Second District Supervisor Gassho for Peace, 2007 On January 20th, A.K.I. Santa Barbara…
Archive: Santa Barbara Gang Violence Summit
On Thursday, June 18th, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara Executive Director Lia Suzuki participated in a 90-minute Summit called “Building Community Connections: Gang Violence – Matching Youths with Summer Opportunities.”…
Visitor from the Netherlands – Lawrence Warry…
“Thank you for sharing your time with me during my visit to your dojo.” ~ Lawrence Warry, visiting from the Netherlands.
Fall-A-Thon Final Results!!
CONGRATULATIONS! Check out the individual fundraiser pages and videos below. You can still donate to your favorites! Kids’ Class Members… Michael Dario Erwin Calista Leo Adrien Kai Francesca Adults’ Class Members… Matt Bridi Werner Schott Eve Konstantine Paul Bederio Dylan Bryan Other Supporters… Das Williams Bruce Glesby Chris Chirgwin Rajju Bajracharya, CPA, MBA The results…
Fall-A-Thon Impressions
I marveled at the energy, drive, and enthusiasm of our young Aikidoka members! They amazed me with their fierce tenacity and joyful fearlessness in going all out. Such determined turbo charged mighty ‘mites’, so eager to squeeze in just one more roll before time ran out! I am proud to be a member of Aikido…
Arizona Aikido’s Prescott Seminar with Guest Instructor Lia Suzuki Sensei
Hello Everyone My name is Stephen Jeckel and I study at Arizona Aikido in Phoenix, Arizona. This past weekend, our dojo had the honor of having Lia Suzuki Sensei participate in being one of our guest instructors for our fall Prescott Aikido Bridge Seminar. It’s hard to say where to begin because the whole seminar…
Archive: AKSB Teams up with Fighting Back Mentor Program
(Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse) In regard to the collaboration of the two nonprofit organizations, Lee said to Suzuki, “I’m excited to finally work with you to help address the at-risk youth population in our city.” Check out this post from January, 2010 about AKSB teaming up with Fighting Back Mentor Program… This week,…
Fall-A-Thon Update: See who’s winning so far…!
Here are the stats on the Fall-A-Thon so far… Check out the individual fundraiser pages and videos of each of these members and donate to your favorites! Michael Dario Erwin Calista Leo Adrien Kai Bryan Francesca Matt Bridi Werner Schott Eve Konstantine Paul Bederio Dylan Lia Suzuki Online donations 1st place: Leo: $100 Eve: $100…
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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...
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PHOTOS: Black Belt Celebration Party Dojo members celebrate Andy Cranmer's first-degree black belt.
Congratulations Andy!
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Brooks Institute Photoshoot Bryan Ruiz, Brooks Institute of Photography student, recently asked to conduct a photoshoot with Lia...
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