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1. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... The account I am going to give today describes precisely one of these occurrences. During several months training intensively at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, I have had the opportunity to make a lot ... 2. Why are Budo not supposed to work in real fight ... of all. Today I would like to provide some clues on what Budo is really about. I will first try to explain the origins of the word and then, discuss their implications on nowadays practice. As ... 3. 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. ... 4. The Itinerant Aikidoka ... art with the human bonds that it allows us to create, beyond social and cultural differences. From Beijing, his current residence, he talks to us today about his Aiki journey around the world. ... 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. The nescessity of critical thinking in Aikido ... art, sometimes even like an insult directed towards their work or their own persona. Today, I would like to discuss the benefits there are to study a Japanese martial art while keeping in mind ... 7. Channel Your Ki Flow ... arts, there is a more practical side to it. It began in ancient times as a method of defence and attack used in hand-to-hand combat or stick fighting. Today, it is a non-aggressive discipline practiced ... 8. Aikido Today Magazine interview with Cyril Lagrasta, head instructor of Dublin Aikikai Aikido. This is an interview that Cyril did with the now defunct Aikido Today Magazine. He explains about how he came to create the Dublin Aikikai Aikido and talks a bit about his vision of Aikido practice. ...

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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