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1. 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 ... 2. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... on GuillaumeErard.com Everything starts on a hot June day while I am cleaning up my lab. It is shortly after my last students have left the school for a well-deserved summer break marking the completion ... 3. Aikido Memorial Events In Tokyo ... and crackers between friends Read the entire article on GuillaumeErard.com ... 4. Interview with Guillaume Erard, 3rd Dan Aikikai ... is "do not speak on the mat". What is so important about keeping silent on the mat? Guillaume Erard: On the tatami, as far as I am concerned, words only serve as lying to oneself and others ... 5. New Video: Memories from Kyoto This video is a slideshow of some of the most beautiful sights of Kyoto, the former Imperial capital of Japan. T1QZwKHJ1UA Original music by Guillaume Erard Pictures ... 6. Why are Budo not supposed to work in real fight Please accept my apologizes for the voluntarily provocative title but I think it sums up well what a little research on the word Budo can teach you. The word Budo is now ubiquitous in the popular ... 7. Practice at the Aikikai with Philippe Gouttard Today, I would like to share a moment that too few of us Aikidoka get the opportunity to experience. I am talking about practicing with your teacher in the conditions where he is a “normal” student. ... 8. Trip to Japan part 5: Kyoto, historic capital of Japan After a fantastic day spent visiting the famous Himeji Castle, I feel really excited to be on the way to Kyoto. Although Tokyo is demographically, politically and economically the most ... 9. Interview with Micheline Tissier, 6th Dan Aikikai ... Erard: You started practicing Aikido at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo. What brought you to Tokyo and why did you switch to Aikido after years practicing dance? Micheline Tissier: Some ... 10. Interview with Philippe Orban, 6th Dan Aikikai ... of Aikido and how it fits in the way it is being practiced on the other side of the Rhine. Guillaume Erard: How did you discover Aikido? Philippe Orban: I discovered Aikido for ... 11. Trip to Japan part 4: The Group Travels South to Himeji Our first weekend in Japan is approaching, just two days after our arrival. We have not yet gotten used to the Tokyoite environment but we already have to pack our stuff and in preparation to ... 12. Trip to Japan part 3: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu This article is the third part of our series on the Dublin Aikikai Aikido trip to Japan that took place in May 2008. After the arrival to Tokyo, the first class in the Hombu Dojo and the first strolls ... 13. Interview with Luc Mathevet 5th dan Aikikai. Technical Director Rhône-Alpes ... of pedagogic research and Aikido development. Guillaume Erard: What made you enter an Aikido dojo for the first time? Luc Mathevet: I think I was just looking for an original way to ... 14. Trip to Japan part 2: First Class at the Aikikai This is the second part of the series of articles on the Dublin Aikikai Aikido trip to Japan in May 2008. It is day two and the crew is heading for its first practice in Tokyo. That ... 15. Trip to Japan part 1: Arrival in Tokyo The beginning the month of May saw the realisation of a very old dream of mine. As far as I can remember, I have always been interested in Asian countries, in particular Japan, and always had the wish ... 16. The nescessity of critical thinking in Aikido Guillaume Erard, 3rd Dan Aikikai is a former instructor of the Dublin Aikikai. This scientifically trained practicioner now lives in Japan where he trains intensively at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. ... 17. Interview with Christian Tissier Shihan ... Guillaume Erard: Rather than going through your youth and years in Japan over again let us investigate your practice a little more. When one sees you perform an Aikido technique, the ... 18. Interview with Philippe Gouttard ... his practice. Encounter with a golden hearted giant. Guillaume Erard: How did you start aikido? Philippe Gouttard: I started aikido as something extremely physical. For me, this ... 19. Interview with Cyril Lagrasta, head of the Dublin Aikikai ... himself about all the work he has done to spread a certain conception of Aikido outside of France. Too few of these people make it to the pages of the French magazines. Guillaume Erard: ... 20. Aikido in San Diego part 2: The Jiai Aikido In a previous article I talked about my wonderings in San Diego (California) and described my time in Chiba Sensei's dojo. Always looking for new experiences, I decided to use the little free time I had ...
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20.15 - 21.30	Fitness Dock Camden St
20.00 - 21.30	Sports Complex DCU
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