Takemusu Aikido Society

Today we were four. Two persons have never touched a wooden sword before. So we did very basic exercises today.  Techniques covered: Ken-no-kamae (basic stance) Ashi o fumikae  Suburi: Suburi 1 Suburi 2 Suburi 3 Suburi 4 Suburi 5 Suburi 6 Suburi 7 Zengogiri: Suburi 1 Suburi 6 Suburi 7 Shihogiri: Suburi 1 Tai sabaki (basic movements): Irimi Tenkan Irimi-Tenkan (kaiten)

The website of Takemusu Aikido Fingal was updated.  Information on Aikido, etiquette, biographies of Morihei Ueshiba and Morihiro Saito were added.  You can see all updates here: https://aiki.ie/

Today we were only two, but we worked really well. The new place was awesome. Techniques covered: Suburi: Suburi 1 Suburi 2 Suburi 3 Suburi 4 Suburi 5 Suburi 6 Suburi 7 Shichi-no-Awase Kumitachi 1 Kumitachi 2 Kumitachi 3 Kumitachi 4

Today we were four. One person came immediately after getting COVID vaccination. I really respect this decision, but health must be the first priority, so that person left earlier.  We covered techniques as follows: Suburi (basic sword movements): Suburi 1 Suburi 2 Suburi 3 Zengogiri (suburi 1) Suburi 4 Suburi 5 Suburi 6 Suburi 7 Shihogiri (Suburi 1) Awase (basic movements in pairs): Migi Awase Hidari Awase Go-no-Awase Shichi-no-Awase Suburi 1

Pubs are opening, people disappearing...  Ringsend park looks overcrowded. Probably have to look for a quieter place. Techniques covered: Suburi 1 Awase 5 Kumitachi 1 Kumitachi 2

 Glad to inform that we have a new domain name: aiki.ie Our website is still under development, but already reachable!  

This time we were five. Techniques covered: Suburi 1-7 Migi Awase Hidari Awase