千日の勤学より一時の名匠
Sennichi no kingaku yori ichi nichi no meisho
One day with a great teacher is better than
a thousand days of diligent study.
– Japanese Proverb.
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David Nobuhiro Ito Sensei
Chief Instructor - Aikido Center of Los Angeles
Aikido 6th Dan -
Santiago Garcia Almaraz Sensei
Chief Instructor - Dojo Kodokai
Aikido 5th Dan
Muso Shinden-ryu Iaido 3rd Dan -
Ken Watanabe Shihan
Technical Director - Aikido Center of Los Angeles
Aikido 6th Dan Shihan
Musho Shinden-ryu Iaido 5th Dan
“Aikido training has so many levels and each one of those levels will resonate with different people. Some want technical details while others want spiritual movement.
There is something for everyone in Aikido.”
- David Ito Sensei
“Ability is like the pillars of a house which is built upon perseverance, hard work, patience, and trust.”
- Santiago Garcia Almaraz Sensei
“Aikido should be practiced as a martial art. Only through correct training can we begin to understand what Aikido is trying to teach us
as marital artists and as human beings.”
- Ken Watanabe Shihan