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1. New Club in Geneva Cyril has openned a new club in Geneva. All the instructors and members wish Cyril the best success with his new club and we hope to organise to attend a course with Cyril in Geneva in the new year. ... 2. Aikido seminar with Cyril Lagrasta The founder of the DAA Cyril Lagrasta 4th Dan will be back to host a seminar on November the 25th and 26th Will send around the full details and exact times a bit closer to the event ... 3. Starting Aikido Starting Aikido Aikido is a Japanese martial art that deals with aggression by blending with and redirecting an attack rather than meeting it head on. Its techniques are based on natural flowing motion ... 4. The travelling Aikidoka's guide to practice at the Hombu Dojo ... classes can I attend? What are the rules that I should be aware of? Read the entire article on GuillaumeErard.com ... 5. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... of many masters and, if we are lucky enough, to establish solid and enduring relationships with them on and beyond the tatami. However, the normal order of things is that we always find ourselves assuming ... 6. Dublin Aikikai member to help with humanitarian work in Haiti ... complete this endeavor. I will be blogging before and after my trip...you can read my blog at http://christina-sendmetohaiti.blogspot.com. Unfortunately, as I will be in a very rural part of the country ... 7. Training at the Big Sky Aikido ... in every way from the moment you step into the dojo until you bow out at the end of class. For a town the size of Bozeman (30,000) having as large a group of Aikido practictioners is surprising but having ... 8. Aikido Memorial Events In Tokyo ... and crackers between friends Read the entire article on GuillaumeErard.com ... 9. The new DublinAikido.com website is out! DAA.com 3.0!!! We are glad to present to you the brand new version of the DAA website. It contains all the resources that made the old website, a must see for anyone, member or friend of the DAA, but we've ... 10. Dublin Aikikai FAQ ... In Aikido the role of the defender is called Tori and the attacker is called Uke. After the technique has been shown the class are invited to pair up and try the technique themselves alternating between ... 11. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo ... the class that I had chosen to attend was scheduled to start at 7.00am. I was staying in a hotel in the heart of Shinjuku and it was only a 15 minute walk from there to the dojo. Although Shinjuku ... 12. How to get a working holiday visa in Japan? ... you are eligible, a working holiday visa is without the shadow of a doubt the best alternative for a person with the desire to spend an extended period of time in Japan. The main advantage of this one ... 13. Interview with Guillaume Erard, 3rd Dan Aikikai ... this occurred in a very open and friendly manner. The local Aikidoka had to dig into their notions of English before realising that the language of Aikido was more universal than any other. In front of ... 14. Why are Budo not supposed to work in real fight ... Kendo. I started realizing that a more productive way to proceed might in fact be to explain what these Budo had in common rather than pointing out what separated them. It is especially important if we ... 15. Travelling and practicing Aikido ... our first stop over, the three of us ended up with a stomach bug... Therefore I had to forget about practicing there! And in Bali only the last day and by pure luck, I found an Aikido club there. ... 16. The History of Aikido in the United Kingdom ... the development of Aikido within the UK, from 1955, with the arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei to the UK, and my four years as assistant to Kazuo Chiba Sensei from 1967 and ending in 1971. After this ... 17. Practice at the Aikikai with Philippe Gouttard ... along the way. We are so used to see our teachers as models, guides or even heroes that we tend, consciously or not, to change our attitude towards them when we are on the mat. We are so used ... 18. Trip to Japan part 5: Kyoto, historic capital of Japan ... was actually the imperial capital until 1868, when the 17-year-old Meiji Emperor moved to Edo and changed its name to Tokyo (tō (east) + kyō (capital)), putting an end to 263 years of shogunate. ... 19. The Itinerant Aikidoka ... Circle had just opened so I went there to pursue my training. I practiced over there for 12 years even though I still went to my old dojo in order to enjoy the peculiar atmosphere and to see my friends ... 20. Understanding Aikido ... on how 21st century Aikidoka should apprehend their practice. In every instant of our life, we have to face a double dilemma extremely difficult to resolve: "How to sur-vive* and why?".To ...
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