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1. Dublin Aikikai member to help with humanitarian work in Haiti ... hands-on charity work, if only for 1 week. October 30th I will be flying to Haiti with a 300-strong group of volunteers through Haven, an Irish charity working exclusively in Haiti. We will be working ... 2. 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 ... 3. How to find a job in Japan ? In a previous article, I covered the main requirements for obtaining a working holiday visa in Japan. I would now like to go through the job hunting process which should logically follow. Like in every ... 4. How to get a working holiday visa in Japan? I got a lot of demands for an English translation to this one. It took some time but here it is, the translation of my original article. While I was preparing my application for a working holiday visa, ... 5. Practice at the Aikikai with Philippe Gouttard ... to be requested as Uke during classes (actually hoping to be called: what an honour!!), working hard to help our teacher to demonstrate his flawless movements and concepts that we often become constantly ... 6. Aikido and Static Work ... That being said, and even if I just gave positive judgement on the matter, I am personally dubious on the long term benefit of working statically. Also, I would like to clearly define it as a positive ... 7. Trip to Japan part 1: Arrival in Tokyo ... a ticket along with them, never mind my PhD thesis that I was supposed to be working hard at completing. During the weeks that separated the purchase of the ticket from the actual trip, ... 8. Aikido in San Diego part 1: The San Diego Aikikai There are some days I really love my job. Apart from banging my head on the walls in my lab because of some non-working experiments, I do get to travel a bit for scientific meetings everywhere in the world. ... 9. Dojo Etiquette ... on others. Never block them. If you understand the movement and are working with someone who does not, you may lead that person through it. Do not attempt to correct or instruct your training partner ... 10. Aikido Today Magazine interview with Cyril Lagrasta, head instructor of Dublin Aikikai Aikido. ... non moving ukemi has an un-interesting dynamic for me. It limits ukei to only create a familiar working relationship in the confines of their own dojo. These relationships quickly fall apart when visiting ...

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Classes Timetable

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