AKI USA Annual Summer Camp
in Los Angeles
August 9-13
Lia Suzuki Sensei
6th dan, Aikikai
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All-Levels Aikido Classes
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Yudansha Aikido Classes
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Teacher Training Theory
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Teacher Training Practicum
Both in-person, as well as remote attendance options available.
Welcome!
We are so excited to welcome you to Los Angeles for our annual summer camp!
Since reopening after the COVID lockdowns, the landscape has really changed! More women through the doors, more white belts, deeper commitment, etc.
So we've been experimenting with lots of new ideas in the last couple years, with great results!
In keeping with this spirit of experimentation, this year will be the first time that we're offering a 5-Day Camp, rather than our usual three. And it's the first time we're offering Yudansha Classes, as well as our usual, All-Levels Classes.
There will also be Teacher Training Theory & Practicum classes for Yudansha.
Check all the details below.
Looking forward to training together soon!
Lia Suzuki
Chief Instructor: Aikido Kenkyukai International USA
*1st kyu and 2nd kyu students are also welcome to join the Yudansha Classes and Teacher Training Course. Register in the "Registration for Yudansha" section below.
About The Instructor
Lia Suzuki Sensei
6th dan, Aikikai
Lia Suzuki Sensei is a senior student of Yoshinobu Takeda Shihan and National Director and Founder of Aikido Kenkyukai International USA. She's also the author of the book, "The Teacher", from the Aiki Dialogues.
She began training Aikido in 1982 with the renowned William Gleason Sensei. Then, for nearly 10 years, she lived and trained intensively under Takeda Shihan in Japan.
Suzuki Sensei's experience in Japan also gave her the opportunity to train with Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba, the late Yamaguchi Sensei, and other notable masters.
She currently is based in Los Angeles, and directly oversees several dojos in her network. Suzuki Sensei travels extensively throughout the world, teaching at dojos outside of her affiliation, as well. She has taught in Berlin, Helsinki, Shanghai, New York City, and other cities around the world.
Suzuki Sensei's classes are active but meditative, and fun but intense. They focus on connection, posture and exploration. She encourages each individual participant to create their own Aikido, suited to their own body and temperament.
Her mission is to foster inclusion in the Aikido world and to increase Aikido’s popularity among youth and those in their 20's and 30's.
Lia Suzuki Sensei
6th dan, Aikikai
Demonstration at Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura, Japan, 2019
Schedule
All classes taught by Lia Suzuki Sensei unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday
- 9:00am: All-Levels Keiko
- 10:00am: Yudansha Keiko
- 11:30am: Teacher Training (Yudansha)
- Review coursework
- Q&A
- 12:30pm: Lunch provided at dojo
- 4:30pm: All-Levels Keiko
- 6:30pm: Yudansha Teaching Practicum
(All members invited to take this class and give feedback afterwards.) - 7:30pm: Yudansha Keiko
- 8:30pm: Review / Refreshments
Thursday
- 9:00am: All-Levels Keiko
- 10:00am: Yudansha Keiko
- 11:30am: Teacher Training (Yudansha)
- Review coursework
- Q&A
- 12:30pm: Lunch provided at dojo
- 2:30pm: Yudansha Teaching Practicum
(All members invited to take this class and give feedback afterwards.) - 6:30pm: All-Levels Keiko
- 7:30pm: Yudansha Keiko
- 8:30pm: Review / Refreshments
Friday
- 9:00am: All-Levels Keiko
- 10:00am: Yudansha Keiko
- 11:00am-6:00pm: FREE TIME
- 6:00pm: All-Levels Keiko
Saturday
- 10:00am-12:00pm: All-Levels Keiko
- Lunch provided at dojo
- 2:30pm-4:30pm: All-Levels Keiko
Sunday
- 10:00am-12:00pm: All-Levels Keiko
- 12:15pm: Testing
*Schedule is subject to change.
*1st kyu and 2nd kyu students are also welcome to join the Yudansha Classes and Teacher Training Course. Register in the "Registration for Yudansha" section below.
What people are saying...
"Lia Sensei spent years in Japan absorbing the essence of Aikido training and Japanese perseverance and grace from great teachers, and in turn she now transmits that depth of feeling to her students. Her fundraising and charitable works are exemplary, and she does lots with very little. She is admired from far and wide."
Nat McCully
"Lia Sensei changed my life. Her teachings in Aikido have had a profound impact on who I am today and continue to shape me everyday into a stronger, more grounded person.
Lia Sensei is truly a one-of-a-kind teacher. She is passionate to no end about Aikido which comes through in her thoughtful though very Japanese style of teaching. Her Aikido classes always leave me drenched in sweat by the end which I have almost never experienced anywhere else (except Japan!) They are intense, dynamic, and feel the way a martial art should truly feel, like a sacred practice."
Chris Coats
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Registration for Yudansha
(If you are 1st kyu or 2nd kyu and would like to join the special yudansha classes and Teacher Training Course, register here.)
Can't make it all five days?
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Thank you for your interest in our 5-Day Summer Camp in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, registration for in-person attendance has ended. But you can get on the waitlist in case a slot opens up. Or you can also attend remotely, via Zoom.
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What people are saying...
"Lia Suzuki Sensei is a highly qualified teacher of Aikido. She is one of the senior women in the United States in the art. Her training history is top notch and her instruction is powerful, clear, and personable. Very professional."
George Ledyard
"The work that Suzuki Sensei is doing with her students is phenomenal! I've been to the dojo and trained as a guest. The dojo is spacious, the students kind and generous - and earnest martial artists."
"If you happen to live in any of the locations where Sensei has a dojo go and train. You will be glad you did. If you have children that are in need of a nourishing and fun environment - Aikido Kenkykai is the place to take them."
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