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1. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... Jordy Delage, the owner of the martial arts equipment shop budo Export. Without wasting much time, he starts a confused explanation about Hoshi-san, his father in law, a chief inspector in the Tokyo police ... 2. Training at the Big Sky Aikido ... arms. Each one is momentarily painful, generally shocking and decisively effective. Olson Sensei quite literally wrote the 'book' (research papers, actually) on why ikko, nikyo, sankyo and yonkyo work, ... 3. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo I felt a bit like a pilgrim arriving at the destination of her pilgrimage when I made my way to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo on a Monday morning in September 2009. It was very early on that Monday morning, as ... 4. Interview with Guillaume Erard, 3rd Dan Aikikai As soon as he stepped in the dojo, Guillaume set the tone of the class with a very tonic warm up which we realized was very necessary in order to prepare our bodies for the extensive nage waza that was ... 5. Travelling and practicing Aikido ... we had visited on a previous trip), our nextstop was San Francisco in the USA. I had carrefully planned our holiday schedule to be able attend a seminar given there by Christian Tissier Sensei, Bruce Bookman ... 6. New Video: Trip to Japan I am am glad to present you the long time awaited video of the Dublin Aikikai Aikido trip to Japan that took place last year. Hopefully, this short video will give you a taste of the insane amount of fun ... 7. The Itinerant Aikidoka ... I went for my sandan in Paris at same time as Micheline Tissier. I did my first trip to Japan in 1986... first time at the Hombu Dojo... magic! I visited Tokyo, Kamakura, Kyoto and Hiroshima. This was ... 8. Yudansha Grading Regulations ... practice since Shodan or 3-4 years of regular practice Sandan: Minimum recommended 2 classes weekly advised 3 weekly 1 compulsory summer course 3 compulsory fully attended Aikido week ... 9. 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 ... 10. Aikido in San Diego part 1: The San Diego Aikikai ... Let me explain... I recently had the opportunity to go to San Diego for one of these meetings and since the scientific schedule was not too tight, I obviously used my free time to go and train ... 11. Practicing at Lake Yamanaka, Japan ... end of May/beginning of June the Summer Aikido Gasshuku organized by Igarashi Sensei takes place at the lake Yamanaka near the Fujisan in Japan. One of my friends practises in the Dojo of Igarashi Sensei ... 12. Kyu Grading Syllabus ... - Kokyu nage - Ude kime nage - Sokumen Irimi nage Kata dori : Ikkyo - Nikyo Ai Hammi katate dori : Nikyo - Sankyo - Kote gaeshi - Ude kime nage Shomen uchi : Kote gaeshi Yokomen uchi : Shiho nage - ... 13. Dojo Etiquette ... unless you are authorized to do so. Keep talking on the mat to an absolute minimum. Fingernails and toenails must be short. Feet must be clean. Shoes or sandals are never allowed on the mat. No ... 14. Instructors ... more recently Christian Tissier Shihan. vXEcOnWAf1A fe8dTcw-UiM cyril Head Instructor Swords Dojo - Main dojo: Swords - Grade: Sandan Aikikai - Nationality: Irish - ... 15. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo Hey Susan well done...I am proud of you! Gary ... 16. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo Great article Susan, thank you for sharing your adventures! It was great to see you in Tokyo and to practice together. Hope to see you come back soon to Japan! ...

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Tuesdays
20.15 - 21.30	Fitness Dock Camden St
20.00 - 21.30	Sports Complex DCU
Wednesdays
20.30 - 21.30	Dance House Foley St
Thursdays
19.30 - 21.00	Fitness Dock Camden St
20.00 - 21:30	Sports Complex DCU
Saturdays
12.00 - 13.30	Fitness Dock Camden St
12.00 - 13.30	Sports Complex DCU