Ringsend Dojo. Women in Sport Week. 3 March 2025

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🎉 Today, we held our first event in the Women in Sports Week series, welcoming brave and curious ladies eager to explore the art of Aikido.

We began by grounding ourselves in the fundamentals:

🔹 Basic Stances and Movements:
    ◾ Tai Sabaki
    ◾ Hanmi Migi & Hidari
    ◾ Irimi
    ◾ Tenkan
    ◾ Irimi-Tenkan

From there, we moved into Aikido techniques:

🔹 Tai no Henko
🔹 Tai no Henko Irimi
🔹 Katatedori Kokyuho
🔹 Katatedori Kotegaeshi
🔹 Kosadori Kotegaeshi
🔹 Shomen Uchi Kotegaeshi
🔹 Zagi Kokyuho




✨ To celebrate the spirit of the day, each female participant received special gifts from Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership—a heartfelt thank you for supporting this empowering initiative!

💪 Join us on the mat and be part of something special.

🔗 Find out more: www.aiki.ie

#aikido #WomenInSportsWeek #AikidoDublin #RingsendAikido #TakemusuAikidoSociety #AikidoForEveryone

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