Aikido Club

Your spirit is the true shield

Weekly Activities 2
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no image Aikido Class
Day:
Tuesdays
Starts:
18:00
Ends:
20:00
 Max:
30
IN-PERSON
Activity
Location: PE Hall, Sports Centre

Beginners Aikido Class.

We start with some warm up exercises and then move onto some movement drills and falling drills.

Following this we will start on some basic techniques.

All are welcome!


no image Aikido Class
Day:
Thursdays
Starts:
18:00
Ends:
20:00
 Max:
30
IN-PERSON
Activity
Location: PE Hall, Sports Centre

Beginners Aikido Class.

We begin with some stretching exercises, movement drills and falling drills.

Then we will start looking at some basic techniques.

All are welcome

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Aikido Class

Day Tuesdays
From 18:00, to 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Activity

Location: PE Hall, Sports Centre

Beginners Aikido Class.

We start with some warm up exercises and then move onto some movement drills and falling drills.

Following this we will start on some basic techniques.

All are welcome!


no image

Aikido Class

Day Thursdays
From 18:00, to 20:00
Cost FREE
Max 30 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Activity

Location: PE Hall, Sports Centre

Beginners Aikido Class.

We begin with some stretching exercises, movement drills and falling drills.

Then we will start looking at some basic techniques.

All are welcome

About Aikido Club

Welcome back for Semester 2! Classes are 6pm Tuesday and Thursday in the PE Hall. All welcome. No level of experience required


The Aikido Club is one of the oldest and longest running clubs in Maynooth and has been in existence since at least 1982. It has run continuously since then. Aikido is a Japanese martial art. The idea is to avoid an attack, blend with your attacker and establish control. Aikido is suitable for people of all shapes and sizes. At the beginning no level of fitness is required. Benefits include self-discipline, increased fitness, better posture, balance and breathing, and a physical competence and confidence in movement. Aikido is a non-competitive martial art and we practice by working together rather than trying to defeat each other. A typical class starts with some simple exercises followed by posture and movement work. We then usually move on to ukemi (how to fall) and some Aikido techniques. In the first few classes the emphasis will be more on the movement and ukemi than on the techniques. (Don't worry we always teach you how to fall before we throw you!) We welcome beginners at all times. The Maynooth Aikido club is quite small and most of the people are beginners. If you want to try something new come along on any Tuesday  or Thursday at 6pm. Wear loose clothing - tracksuit is ideal (we do a lot of kneeling down so shorts are a bit hard on the knees). We are affiliated to the Irish Aikido Federation and through them to the International Aikido Federation and the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Japan. Our current instructor is Detta Dickinson (5th dan).


Current Committee 5
President MICHEL SILVA OLIVEIRA
Secretary CONOR STACK
Treasurer ALEX JOHN PATRICK O CROWLEY
Coach Detta
Evil Overlord Cormac Monaghan

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