After Brigthon in England where Tissier Shihan gave a seminar four months ago, it was now Dublin's turn to host a two days course with the French master. At the DAA, we had been preparing the event since last October!

One cannot deny the importance of the event in the Aikido world as it ended up being one of the biggest seminar (if not the biggest) to take place in Ireland since the introduction of Aikido on the Emerald Isle. Over 140 participants were present at same time on the mats and many more attended at some point during the weekend. This might sound as a normal occurrence for foreign students but for Ireland, this was a massive attendance. This clearly illustrates Mr Tissier's international reputation and also demonstrates his ability to gather large crowds of Aikidoists from different backgrounds almost anywhere he goes.