The Aiki Dojo Podcast
The Aiki Dojo Podcast

The Aiki Dojo Podcast

Aikido Center of Los Angeles

Overview
Episodes

Details

Translating traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. Hosts: David Ito, Chief Instructor of Aikido Center of Los Angeles Ken Watanabe Shihan Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, Iaido 4th Dan

Recent Episodes

A Discussion About Budo Renshu With Glenn Yoshida Sensei
DEC 10, 2025
A Discussion About Budo Renshu With Glenn Yoshida Sensei

The The Aiki Dojo Podcast - A Discussion About Budo Renshu With Glenn Yoshida Sensei


In Episode 75 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, Glenn Yoshida Sensei from Renshinkan Dojo shares he thoughts on O’Sensei’s book Budo Renshu. Budo Renshu is a book published by Morihei Ueshiba in the late 1930s. It features drawings of the execution of his techniques before Aikido became “Aikido.” In English the book is titled: Budo Training in Aikido. Yoshida Sensei was a student of Chiba Sensei and brings over 65 years of Aikido experience to his interpretation of Budo Renshu. 


Enjoy!

For more information about Budo Renshu, please contact Yoshida Sensei at: [email protected]

   

Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/n36gsyyWdeg


The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 35 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 5th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.


You can also listen to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you download your podcasts. 


Enjoy!


For more information about Budo Renshu, please contact Yoshida Sensei at: [email protected]

   

Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/n36gsyyWdeg


The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 35 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 5th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.


The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: 

https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/

https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92


Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP


Watch our podcast: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ

Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog


Read our Newsletter:

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter

Follow us on social media:

Facebook: 

Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla

Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/

Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/


For more information about Aikido 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com

Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com


If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4

play-circle icon
55 MIN
Ken Watanabe Shihan's 5 Things All Beginners Should be Working on
NOV 26, 2025
Ken Watanabe Shihan's 5 Things All Beginners Should be Working on

The The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Ken Watanabe Shihan's 5 Things All Beginners Should be Working on

In Episode 74 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, Ken Watanabe Shihan gives 5 things that he thinks all beginners should be working on. Enjoy!

Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/xnNLftPYwLo


The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 35 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 5th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.


The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: 

https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/

https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92


Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP


Watch our podcast: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ

Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog


Read our Newsletter:

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter


Follow us on social media:

Facebook: 

Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla

Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/

Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/


For more information about Aikido 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com

Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com

If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4


play-circle icon
55 MIN
 Part 2 of an Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei
NOV 6, 2025
Part 2 of an Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei

The Aiki Dojo Podcast - Part 2 of an Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei


In Episode 73 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, this is the second part of Ito Sensei’s interview of Jay Dunkelman Sensei of Kuwamori dojo in Japan. Kuwamori dojo was the first dojo created outside of Hombu dojo in the early 1950s. Dunkelman Sensei moved to Japan in 1977 and was a long time student of Chiba Sensei.  Enjoy!

   

Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/-VCVZ-DFPkA


The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 35 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 5th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.


The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: 

https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/

https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92


Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP

Watch our podcast: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ


Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog


Read our Newsletter:

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter


Follow us on social media:

Facebook: 

Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla

Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/

Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/


For more information about Aikido 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com

Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com


If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4


play-circle icon
58 MIN
An Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei
OCT 23, 2025
An Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei

The Aiki Dojo Podcast - An Interview with Jay Dunkelman Sensei

In Episode 72 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, Ito Sensei interviews Jay Dunkelman Sensei of Kuwamori dojo in Japan. Kuwamori dojo was the first dojo created outside of Hombu dojo in the early 1950s. Dunkelman Sensei moved to Japan in 1977 and was a long time student of Chiba Sensei. Enjoy!

Listen to this episode here: https://youtu.be/82l7WSXu4oM

The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings brings over 30 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, Mike Van Ruth, Aikido 4th Dan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 4th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.

The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92

Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP

Watch our podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ

Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog

Read our Newsletter:http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter

Follow us on social media:

Facebook: Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla

Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/

Ito Sensei: teacher.aikido

For more information about Aikido http://www.aikidocenterla.com

Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com

If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4

play-circle icon
49 MIN
The Beginner’s Ego
SEP 3, 2025
The Beginner’s Ego

The Aiki Dojo Podcast - The Beginner’s Ego

In Episode 71 of the Aiki Dojo Podcast, we begin a series of discussions on beginners. This particular episode deals with the ego and the beginner. Should a beginner have an ego? What is the role of the ego in training? How to recognize the ego. Tune in and find out the answers to the questions and much much more. Enjoy!

Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/gInvRyRa994

The Aiki Dojo Podcast’s goal is to translate traditional Aikido and traditional martial arts training into the modern world. The podcast is hosted by David Ito Sensei who is the Chief Instructor of the Aikido Center of Los Angeles and he brings over 35 years of Aikido training to the podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Ken Watanabe Shihan, and Bill D'Angelo, Aikido 5th Dan. Let us know if you have a topic that you would like Ito Sensei and the team to discuss in the next podcast.


The calligraphy that appears in this podcast are original creations by Yoshida Kuniharu. He can be reached here: 

https://www.instagram.com/kuni_rhythm/

https://www.facebook.com/kuniharu.yoshida92

Watch our 2 Minute Technique series:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6CxvDYf8RXbmKN_Pbw1XPWP


Watch our podcast: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXORPL-lO6Ak4vwXgRtzWY7ohjMTmJhQ


Read our blog, the Aiki Dojo Message: 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/blog


Read our Newsletter:

http://www.aikidocenterla.com/newsletter


Follow us on social media:

Facebook: 

Aikido Center of LA: https://www.facebook.com/aikidocenterla

Ito Sensei: https://www.facebook.com/aikidoteacher


Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/aikidocenterla/

Ito Sensei: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.aikido/


For more information about Aikido 

http://www.aikidocenterla.com

Rev. Kensho Furuya: http://www.kenshofuruya.com


If you enjoyed this video, please support Furuya Sensei's vision and our non-profit foundation and the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=85D4U4CXREWN4


play-circle icon
62 MIN