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1. 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 ... 2. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo ... and then practiced a number of basic techniques that were all more or less familiar. In fact, the main challenge of the session were the tatami mats! They were a lot harder than the mats that we practise ... 3. 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 ... 4. Teacher’s technique… student’s technique… ... time. What struck me most is that the sensation was totally different according to the status I was assuming on the tatami. As the teacher, I was feeling almost invincible. Indeed, in ... 5. Trip to Japan part 3: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu ... again on the tatami of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Today, I would like to take you for a journey through time, to the discovery of a discipline which is the ancestor of Aikido. Those of you a bit more erudite ... 6. Practicing at Lake Yamanaka, Japan ... Aikido. The house contained three large and medium sized Dojos and an Ofuro (hot bath). The rooms were Japanese Style rooms of a very comfortable 10 tatami size for four people sharing. We had a very good ...

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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