Ringsend Dojo. 22 July 2026
Today we met in Ringsend Park to practise Aiki-ken: 🔹 Suburi 1-7 🔹 Go no Awase 🔹 Shichi no Awase The main class at Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre was dedicated to Nemoto Sensei , who turns 76 tomorrow . Those who have trained with him will remember his tradition of leading intense, fast-paced summer classes during the hottest days of July. In tribute to his remarkable energy and teaching style, we followed one of his favourite sequences that gradually expands, adding new techniques at each stage while maintaining the flow of the previous ones. We began with foundational movements to open the class: 🔹 Tai no Henko 🔹 Tai no Henko Ki no Nagare 🔹 Morotedori Kokyuho Then we moved through an evolving series of sequences, each building on the previous one and testing our fluidity and mental focus: Sequence 1 🔹 Katatedori Kokyuho 🔹 Katatedori Kaitenage Uchi Sequence 2 🔹 Katatedori Kokyuho 🔹 Katatedori Kaitenage Uchi 🔹 Morotedori Kokyunage 1 🔹 Morotedori Kokyunage 2 ...