1. Dublin Aikikai FAQ ... would be 2 and recommended classes are 3+ per week. Check the ‘Affiliated Dojos’ section of the site, if the times of classes don’t suit and you don’t want to alter your own schedule to fit Aikido into ... 2. Yudansha Grading Regulations ... the date. Application forms must be filled six months prior to the grading and final list of courses attended two weeks before grading. Shodan: Minimum recommended 2 classes per week ... 3. Interview with John Rogers, head of the Ireland Aikikai ... I did some sports in school and I had a little experience of martial training. Mr. Matthew Folen, an Irish Judoka, recommended me to look into Aikido if ever I had the chance and he described it as "a ...