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1. Dublin Aikikai FAQ ... visible markings of grade. There are 5 kyu rankings to begin with, starting at 5th kyu and working towards 1st kyu. After 1st kyu has been reached the students are entitled to wear the traditional long ... 2. Trip to Japan part 3: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu ... day (traditionally, at the Aikikai, we practice with the same partner for the full hour of the class, even though things are changing a bit lately). Please click here to read the full article ... 3. An introduction to Lafcadio Hearn ... Unable to read Japanese, Hearn devised English versions of traditional stories which were gathered by his Japanese wife. In later years, these stories would be translated back into their original language ... 4. The nescessity of critical thinking in Aikido ... traditional martial art. As a scientist, I have often encountered Aikido teachers who considered the epistemological approach as an aberration in the study of an extreme oriental martial ... 5. Instructors ... Aikido with a strong emphasis on traditional form. This knowledge and work has proven very valuable throughout his Aikido practice. While practising there he met Cyril Lagrasta who also practised ... 6. Instructors ... Aikido in 2001 with John Rogers in Pearse Street, Dublin under the Irish Aikido Federation. This is where he learned the fundamentals of Aikido with a strong emphasis on traditional form. This knowledge ...