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1. Starting Aikido ... stress and tension. Regular practise will improve co-ordination, posture, self confidence, concentration and fitness level. Students can begin by attending any Tuesday night class at the Camden St. dojo. ... 2. Aikido class to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police ... the role of the student. In fact, one would never think in Japan to transgress this position. There are some cases however when, a bit in spite of our own will, this situation can change quickly and dramatically. ... 3. Training at the Big Sky Aikido ... and is located in Bozeman, Montana. Olson Sensei currently has plans to teach a seminar in Ireland during the Summer of 2011 with one of his former students, Detlef Decker, who has recently opened a dojo ... 4. Aikido Memorial Events In Tokyo ... Finally, sake and rice crackers are offered by the Aikikai to the people present. It is a very nice occasion to get together in the dojo and to talk to fellow students and teachers. Enjoying sake ... 5. Celebrating Hanami in Dublin ... in Dublin. Blue sky, sunshine and mild temperatures were the perfect conditions for the outdoor event at Farmleigh House Estate. The organisers had pulled together a colourful programme which included ... 6. Video of the Dublin Aikikai trip to Japan in May 2008 A group of students of the Dublin Aikikai led by Cyril Lagrasta and Philippe Gouttard travelled to Japan in order to train at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo. This video shot by Derek ... 7. The new DublinAikido.com website is out! ... anything Aikido related that you think might be of interest. Make yourself at home! New features include: Forum New FAQs Polls Chat room Glossary User interface and much, much ... 8. Dublin Aikikai FAQ ... the biggest cause of injury in Aikido is people being thrown or landing on other students training beside them. The Dublin Aikikai Aikido is registered with IMAC which is the only recognised governing ... 9. A dream comes true - Practice at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo ... Aikido, and especially not at 7 o'clock in the morning! After getting changed I followed 2 students to the training area and carefully watched as they bowed first to the picture of O Sensei and then ... 10. Interview with Guillaume Erard, 3rd Dan Aikikai ... to come. The students of the Gonojukan mixed up with the crew from the Dublin Aikikai composed of practitioners from Ireland, Poland, France, Canada, the US and Spain. We were delighted to see that all ... 11. Travelling and practicing Aikido ... soon as I arrived I once again faced a warm welcome from all the students. Yamada Sensei welcomed my son and directed him to the kids playground area within the dojo! Never seen one before in a dojo. The ... 12. The History of Aikido in the United Kingdom ... also include the full collusion of the once respected British Aikido Board (BAB). The BAB is the government’s officially recognised governing body for Aikido within the UK. However, it has shown no recognition ... 13. 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. ... 14. Teacher’s technique… student’s technique… ... according to whether I was demonstrating them as a teacher, or performing them as a student. Of course, for the experiment to be meaningful, these techniques had to be applied on the same partners each ... 15. Interview with Micheline Tissier, 6th Dan Aikikai ... in the Aikido headquarters. How is the instruction compared to France where the pedagogic system is very elaborate? M.T.: The practice of Aikido was in fact a requirement for my obtaining of a student ... 16. Interview with Philippe Orban, 6th Dan Aikikai Meet Philippe Orban, 6th dan Aikikai and very close student of Christian Tissier for many years. Although he could have stayed in the comfort of teaching regular classes at the Cercle Tissier ... 17. Yudansha Grading Regulations ... prepared. Don't only expect your instructor to train, motivate and boost you. You have also to put on the effort yourself and train correctly a good 6 months prior to grading. Ask fellow students to help ... 18. Trip to Japan part 3: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu ... more familiar than that... In fact, I will soon realize that the gentleman is in fact Olivier Gaurin, long time student at the Hombu Dojo, author of many books and true martial researcher with whom I had ... 19. Aikido and Static Work ... thing on the condition of it being done in an intelligent manner (which I will explain later in this article). Watching the practice of students who have learnt through a static way always bemuses me. ... 20. Trip to Japan part 1: Arrival in Tokyo ... giving it much thought. A group of students from the Dublin Aikikai Aikido, led by Cyril Lagrasta had been plotting a trip to the Aikikai for some time and quite spontaneously, I ended up buying myself ...
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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