Dear Aikido friends
This is to let you know that following representations from a number of clubs, we have decided after much soul searching to put together a loose Aikido grouping to serve in some way to fill the grading vacuum left by Alan's passing.
The Irish Aikido Circle will endeavour to carry forward what we understand of Alan's teaching as absorbed in our own ways over the years. We don't claim any exclusivity in this and other people are of course free to join in or take whatever path seems best to them.
The 'circle' will try to follow Alan's legacy of practical aikido carried on in an open welcoming manner with all clubs and individuals having complete autonomy in their own affairs, including gradings as they see fit. It is envisaged that courses to include gradings up to and including Shodan will be offered at a number of occasions during the year. Gradings would be based largely on the Aiki-no-Michi syllabus as we understand it.
If this seems of interest to you let us know and we can have a chat to see what we can do together.
John Meldrum Aureli Osle Paul Bregazzi
