30th Anniversary Embukai
with Lia Suzuki Sensei, Hideo Numata Sensei, and others
Saturday, July 18, 2026 Β· 3:30 PM
AKI Koreatown Β· 2936 W 8th St, Los Angeles
Free and open to the public β space is limited to 20 guests.
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PS:Β Can't make it in person?Β Click here to attend via Zoom.
A Milestone Celebration
This summer, Aikido Kenkyukai International USA ("AKI USA") marks 30 years of traditional Aikido training in the United States.
Founder Lia Suzuki Sensei, 7th dan, takes the mat alongside visiting instructor Hideo Numata Sensei, 7th dan of AKI Yokosuka, Japan β plus guest instructors from across AKI's global network of dojos spanning the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.
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Featured Instructors
Lia Suzuki Sensei
Shihan, 7th dan Aikikai
Founder & Director, AKI USA
Hideo Numata Sensei
Shihan, 7th dan Aikikai
Founder & Chief Instructor, AKI Yokosuka, Japan
Participating Dojos
Join us for a special Embukai featuring Aikido practitioners and instructors from Japan, Canada, and across the United States:
- AKI Yokosuka Dojo (Numata Dojo) β Yokosuka, Japan
- AKI Pennsylvania Dojo β Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
- AKI Los Angeles Dojo β Los Angeles, California, USA
- AKI Los Angeles Youth Program β Los Angeles, California, USA
Participating Instructors & Dojo Representatives
- Hideo Numata, 7th dan β AKI Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan
- Lia Suzuki, 7th dan β AKI USA, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Lee Lavi, 6th dan β North Valley Aikikai, Northridge, California, USA
- Chetan Prakash, 6th dan β Redlands Aikikai, Redlands, California, USA
- Alix Flavelle, 5th dan β AKI Victoria (Pacific Shizen Aikido), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Yuichi Morita, 5th dan β AKI Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan
- Brandon Ishisaka, 5th dan β Orange County Aikido, Orange, California, USA
- Tony Blomert, 3rd dan β Mountain West Aikido, Livingston, Montana, USA
- Michiaki Tomioka, 2nd dan β AKI Sasame Dojo, Kamakura, Japan
Just want to watch? Reserve your free spot below.
Want to train too? The Embukai takes place during our five-day Summer Camp, July 15–19.