tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79937975972215874472011-04-22T00:22:54.910+01:00Bujinkan Hickey Dojo, Japanese martial arts in Artane, Dublin IrelandBujinkan Hickey Dojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041011794807516511noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993797597221587447.post-45529199681274980552007-09-21T16:46:00.001+01:002007-09-21T16:46:03.878+01:00<object wmode='transparent' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' data='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/46f3e0f41f1053b3' quality='high' height='250' width='432' id='W46f3e0f41f1053b3'><param value='transparent' name='wmode'/><param value='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/46f3e0f41f1053b3' name='movie'/><param value='' name='scaleMode'/><param value='all' name='allowNetworking'/><param value='always' name='allowScriptAccess'/><param value='' name='flashvars'/></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7993797597221587447-4552919968127498055?l=hickeydojo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bujinkan Hickey Dojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041011794807516511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993797597221587447.post-55005889513423751152007-07-09T14:11:00.000+01:002007-07-09T14:13:36.389+01:00<div id="content"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;" id="Welcome">Welcome to the Bujinkan Hickey Dojo!</h2> <p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujinkan">Bujinkan</a> Hickey <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dojo">Dojo</a> is based in <a href="http://www.stdavidscbs.ie/">St. Davids C.B.S.</a> boys secondary school in<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artane,_Dublin"> Artane</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland">Ireland</a>, established January, 2004. The main class is held on Thursday nights at 8:00pm. Beginners are welcome. This training is suitable for male and females of all fitness levels. Note: you have to be 15 or over to join Bujinkan Hickey Dojo. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.hickeydojo.com/bhd.jpg" class="left" alt="" height="100" width="125" /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujinkan"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bujinkan">Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu</a> is a martial art consisting of 9 separate Ryu or schools. The format of the classes in the Bujinkan Hickey Dojo is simple. The first hour is generally spent teaching basics. The second hour focuses on more advanced topics including the current theme of the year.</p> <p>In addition to this we also cover the basic weapons of the Bujinkan. For beginners the basic weapons you will get to train with are tanto (knife), hanbo (3ft stick), bo (6ft stick) and ken (sword). Other weapons covered will depend on the theme for the year in question.</p> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Bujinkan in Ireland</h3> <p>The international Bujinkan community has seen many changes since it's introduction to the world, Europe and even Ireland. It has matured so that we have many very good instructors worldwide that understand what the Soke Masaaki Hatsumi and the Japanese Shihan are teaching and can help share their understanding of his martial art with people who wish to learn. Here in Ireland we have been lucky to have the guidance of several Irish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shihan">Shihan</a> including Steve Byrne (pictured)..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.hickeydojo.com/steve.jpg" class="right" alt="" height="192" width="100" /> </p> <p>If you would like to train in Bujinkan martial arts feel free to come along to a class and introduce yourself. </p> <p>If <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artane,_Dublin">Artane</a> is not close to you then check out the other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dojo">dojos</a> run in Ireland by other legitimate instructors. The list of official Bujinkan clubs in Ireland can be seen on the <a href="http://www.bujinkan.ie/">Bujinkan Ireland</a> website. </p> <p>Good luck with your training!</p> <h2> </h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;" id="Classes">Classes</h2> <p>Classes are on Thursdays at 8:00pm. Durations is two hours. <em>The club is upstairs in the main school building.</em> </p> <h2> </h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;" id="Contact">Contact Details</h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.hickeydojo.com/instructorIanHickey.jpg" class="left" alt="" height="149" width="100" /><br /></p><p>Instructor, Ian Hickey, is contactable by email - <a href="mailto:hickeydojo@gmail.com">hickeydojo@gmail.com</a> or by phone - <strong>086 400 4969</strong>. Beginners are welcome any time. Note: you must be 15 years of age or over</p> <h2 id="Links"> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Other Links</h2> <p>There are many good Bujinkan sites on the internet so here are some links to get you started in your search for more information.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.bujinkan.ie/">Bujinkan Ireland</a> </li><li><a href="http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/bujinkan/">Bujinkan Japan</a> </li><li><a href="http://del.icio.us/ianmhickey/Bujinkan">Other Bujinkan Web Sites</a></li><li><a href="http://del.icio.us/ianmhickey/bujinkanvideo">Videos Clips</a></li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/83383562@N00/">Photos</a></li></ul> <h2 id="Wallpaper"> </h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Bujinkan Desktop Wallpaper</h2> <p>Feel free to download this <a href="http://www.hickeydojo.com/images/bujinkan_wallpaper.jpg">Bujinkan wallpaper</a> for your PC. Note: this is for your own personal use - please do not post it on other websites. This is thanks to Kevin McBride - Copyright <a href="http://www.freekeyanimation.com/">Free Key Animation Ltd.</a>. </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7993797597221587447-5500588951342375115?l=hickeydojo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bujinkan Hickey Dojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041011794807516511noreply@blogger.com