IAC Weekend Course and Grading - April 6th and 7th, 2013

We are pleased to announce a training/grading weekend with the Irish Aikido Circle, details as follows:

Date: April 6^th and 7^th, 2013.

Instructors: John Meldrum, Paul Bregazzi and Aureli Osle.

Venue: Studio 7, Mardyke Arena Sports Complex, University College Cork.

           (please visit http://www.mardykearena.com/ for details)

Times:   Sat 10am-12:30pm, 2pm-4:30pm.

             Sun 10:30am-12:30pm, 2pm-4:30pm.

Costs: €20 for full weekend /€10 for students/unwaged.

           €5/per session /€2.50 for students/unwaged.

This weekend is open to all who wish to train and grade in the continued spirit and traditions of the Aiki No Michi style of Alan Ruddock sensei.  All are welcome. Visiting Aikidoka will be accommodated if possible.

Please note - for those wishing to grade, attendance for the full weekend is required. For further details on the grading structure within the Irish Aikido Circle, please see the Grading Structure page above. Gradings will be based on the Aiki No Michi grading syllabus.

Also, we appreciate the fact that this course clashes with another event organised in Limerick on the same date. Due to circumstances outside of our control regarding facility bookings, we cannot move this date at this point. We wish the Limerick Circle of Harmony (with whom we have been in contact about this matter) the very best with their course.

Courses for 2013

The following courses will take place in the coming weeks/months:

Saturday, 26th January - Aureli Osle will teach a half day course in the Aiki Dojo Downpatrick, 12pm-5pm, Bridge Centre, Killyleagh. For more information, please visit http://www.add.aikidoinireland.org/.

16th/17th March - John Meldrum will teach a course in the Aiki Dojo Leiderdorp. For further information, please visit http://www.aikidojoleiderdorp.com/.

We will be announcing further courses in the coming weeks to facilitate gradings. Further information will be posted on this site once available.

Happy New Year!
Irish Aikido Circle

Irish Aikido Circle

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.

For further information, please contact info@irishaikidocircle.com.

John Meldrum                                        Aureli Osle                                                 Paul Bregazzi