Lee Lavi Ramirez's guest appearances

Lee Lavi Ramirez

Aikido Journal

Roy Dean

Guillaume Erard

Bruce Bookman

Philip Greenwood

Shoji Nishio

Hombu Dojo

Pat Hendricks

Koichi Tohei

George Ledyard

OwlTail

“Aikido makes strong people.”So says Lee Lavi Ramirez Sensei, former Israeli judo champion and military officer turned aikido instructor and founder of North Valley Aikikai in Northridge, California. The pupil of Ichiro Shibata Shihan (8thdan) – who was himself a direct disciple of Kisshomaru Ueshiba – is now marshaling all of her training to face the greatest challenge of her life: her teenage daughter Aria's bone cancer. Please excuse any background noise you hear during the podcast as Lee was speaking with us from the hospital while Aria was undergoing treatment.   Photo © Gary Payne Aria's GoFundMe campaign

“Aikido makes strong people.” So says Lee Lavi Ramirez Sensei, former Israeli judo champion and military officer turned aikido instructor and founder of <a href="http://northvalleyaikikai.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">North Valley Aikikai</a> in Northridge, California. The pupil of Ichiro Shibata Shihan (8thdan) – who was himself a direct disciple of Kisshomaru Ueshiba – is now marshaling all of her training to face the greatest challenge of her life: her teenage daughter Aria's bone cancer. Please excuse any background noise you hear during the podcast as Lee was speaking with us from the hospital while Aria was undergoing treatment.   Photo © Gary Payne <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/62ka81k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aria's GoFundMe campaign</a>

Lee Lavi Ramirez: Fighting for Her Daughter's Life