We are delighted to welcome home Moylan Ryan Sensei 4th Dan this weekend 21/22 April for a seminar. Moylan is the dojo founder and has spent many years in the US studying under various Shihan such as Saotome and Ikeda Senseis’. As a long term student of Alan Ruddock Sensei this weekend will be about exploring Aikido as taught to Moylan down through the years by Alan.

Class times as follows; Sat-4 to 6. Sun 12 to 4/5.

Sorry for the short notice but due to recent events we hope you can make it.

To all, the following are the arrangements for Alan’s funeral;

Funeral service on Friday 6/04/2012 at 12 noon in St Nahi’s Church, Dundrum. Afterwards to Mount Jerome Crematorium.

Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to RNLI.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Karen, daughter Annemarie, sons Liam and Daniel and to all his extended family.

Students thinking of going please come to class tonight where travel arrangements will be made.

Thank you

Ken and Mike

Thursday 5/04/2012 there will be a class to honour the memory in some small way of Alan Ruddock Sensei. Class time is 8 pm and we would like all to be at the dojo and have mats out ready to go by 8. This class we hope will have all the present members and a few past ones who will dust of the Gi and join us for a couple of hours to mark the passing of a wonderful teacher and friend. We hope to have some other students from other dojos too. This will be the first of many classes held in Alan’s honour so we will have a laugh and a joke, shed a few tears, practice some Aikido but most of all recall fond memories of a truly great man.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

It is with great sadness I have to announce the passing of our teacher and friend Sensei Alan Ruddock 6th Dan Aiki No Michi. Alan passed away on the 2/04/2012 in Dublin. He had been to Middleton for a course with Kieran and his dojo and was in Dublin Airport where he became ill and was rushed to hospital where he died sometime later.  The Aikido world is a little less bright with his passing as he was a true gentleman and a wonderful teacher. Alan was also a direct student of O’ Sensei Ueshiba Morihei and the only Irishman to have that honour. He brought not alone Aikido to Ireland but also Shotokan Karate too. A wonderful man and a true legend.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. As soon as more details become available I will post here.

Welcome to the Circle of Harmony Aikido Club.

The following is some info you will find useful. Full Dojo history in About section but this is just a little introduction.

Dojo is a Traditional Aikido Dojo and was founded in in 1993 by Moylan Ryan Sensei and Keith O Donnell Sensei.

We are affiliated to Alan Ruddock Sensei(6th Dan) under the Aiki No Michi group. Ruddock Sensei trained with O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido in Japan during the sixties. He has the very unique and distinct honor of being the only Irish man to do so.

Our technical director is Moylan Ryan sensei a member of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba, instructed by Mitsugi Saotome Shihan U.S.A. and affilliated to the Aikikai Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.

Dojo-Cho or Sensei is Ken Waters Sandan(3rd dan/blackbelt).

Ken has been training for many years in Aikido and has trained with many Sensei’s and Shihan at various seminars in Ireland and England.

Sempei(Senior Student) Mike McNamara Nidan(2nd dan). Mike has been training in Aikido since 2001 and has attended several seminars with Shihan and other Sensei’s in Ireland and England. He also takes care of the day to day running of the dojo.

Sempei Greg Larkin Shodan(1st dan).

Sempei Nigel Brommell Shodan(1st dan).

Weapons- bokken/jo are taught in Iwama style as laid down by O’Sensei and Morihiro Saito, 9th dan and now through his son Hirohito Saito Sensei.

  • Class is held twice a week. Monday and Thursday 8pm to 10pm.
  • Beginners are always welcome.
  • Cost €5 per class. We do not have a joining fee. The only other cost is Insurance once a year which last year was €25 per member.
  • Usual dress is Aikido Gi but if you don’t have one a tracksuit will be fine. Suits are available to buy from Dojo
  • Weapons are also available. We buy at cost and pass on the savings to our members.
  • Should you require anything please let Mike know. He orders in bulk to save on shipping costs.
  • Should you require any further info please use contact page and leave you details. All enquiries will be answered.
  • Now that you are interested come along to watch or better still join a class!!
Congratulations to Nigel and Sandra Brommell on the birth of their son Aidan who came into the world on the 3/11/2011. A healthy bouncing baby and both he and Sandra are doing well. Nigel is a proud dad but will be occupied with family so it will be a while before he is back on the mats. Congratulations again to the Brommell family and who knows young Aiden may be joining his dad in the dojo!!!

We are delighted to welcome back Sensei Alan Ruddock 6th Dan Aiki no Michi to our dojo. Alan will give  a class on Sunday 14/8/2011 and Monday 15/8/2011. Sun from 2 pm to 5/6 pm and Monday 7 pm to 10 pm. All are welcome to what is always a good seminar.

Congrats to the following students Alan Moloney, 5th que, Andrej Slabov and Radek Novak who passed their 1 st que grading. Gradings were held by Alan Ruddock Sensei and Henry Kono Sensei at summer school in Galway on the 10/7/2011. Well done to all involved.

16/5/2011
Congrats to Megan Harrass who passed her 5th que and to Alan Moloney who passed his 6th que. Both students gave a very good grading and well deserved their gradings.

Sensei Alan Ruddock will be in Cork Aiki Dojo on 29/30-1-2011 for a seminar. Times 11.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 16.00 each day. Full details can be had from Cork Aiki website at www.corkaikidojo.com

Will be a great weekend so will see you all there.


This Sunday and Monday 8/9 August dojo is delighted to welcome Alan Ruddock Sensei 6th Dan.

Class on Sunday 3 pm to 6 pm.

Class on Monday 7 pm to 10 pm.


All are welcome to experience the insight into O’ Sensei’s Aikido that Alan gives. With almost 50 years experience of learning and teaching Aikido it should not be missed. Alan has a unique insight into Aikido and more importantly the Aikido of the founder having spent time in Japan as a direct student of O’ Sensei  in the Sixties. He still today stays faithful to O’ Sensei’s teachings and passes on this information in his seminars.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the mat.

11/07/2010

Group from dojo attended Summer School in Galway with Alan Ruddock Sensei and Henry Kono Sensei.

Ken graded for his Sandan.

Mike graded for Nidan.

Nigel graded for Shodan.

Good day for all concerned and thanks to all who were ukes on the day.

Heading to Cork for the weekend 20/21-2-2010.

Alan Ruddock Sensei in Cork Aiki Dojo.

Will be a good weekend and a chance to catch up with Alan and all the lads in Cork.

For the dojo members travelling stay safe and enjoy experience.

Ken and Mike

Well done to Megan and Andrej who graded on the 11/2/2010.

Megan passed her 6th que grading and Andrej his 4th.

They both did a very good grading and were a credit to themselves and to the dojo.

Thinking of taking up something as a New Years Resolution??

Call in to our dojo anytime after the 4th and we will be happy to show you what Aikido is all about.

Who knows it might be just what you are looking for!

11/12/09

Good weekend in Cork with Alan Ruddock Sensei. Thanks to all our friends in Cork Aiki Dojo for running the weekend. John, Mags and Chris and all the lads. Looking forward to next weekend in Cork.

11/11/09

Congrats to Matt Hill Sensei and his wife on the birth of their little girl Poppy. Due to change in circumstance we now look forward to Matt’s visit in the Spring for an intense weekend of practice.

1/10/2009

Well done to all who graded. It was a good grading and all students did very well. Thanks to Megan who taped it all and to all the other students who were uke’s on the night. It was a long hard grading and all students did really well.

These are the students and grades they achieved.

Gene and Padraig 6th que

Nathan, Brian and Andre 5th que

Radek 4th que

Next grading will be in Jan 2010 and we hope Megan and JD will grade for their 6th que

Ken and Mike

At present in the Dojo we have several students training hard for a Grading. We wish them well on their journey. Practice hard and relax. You know more than you think!!!!! Please view syllabus page for grading syllabus.

Matt Hill Sensei(5th Dan) Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai

In other news we are also getting ready to welcome a visiting Sensei from England. Matt Hill Sensei will teach a weekend course dates yet to be finalised. Matt is a Sensei we met in England when we attended the Hirohito Saito Sensei Weekend he hosted last November. Matt is a 5th Dan and has travelled extensively practicing Aikido. He has spent a lot of time in Japan with Morihiro Saito and after his passing with his son Hirohito Saito Sensei. Matt is an excellent teacher and gives seminars all over England and Europe. We look forward to practicing with Matt and everybody is welcome!!

Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope that it has made you think about Aikido and should you wish to visit us in person please do!! To all our students who no longer practise please drop us a line to let us know how you are getting on and remember our door is always open!!