Dundalk Aikido

"Love your enemies!" Aikido aims at neutralising the attack not the attacker! Instructor - Arno Gaultier Arno started Aikido in 1987 (age 13) and passed his black belt in 1996. He had been the Uchi-deshi (main student) of Joël Fournier (3rd dan) for over 5 years. Over the last 35 years, he attended seminars in France & Ireland with Japanese & French senseis, followed an Aikido instructor’s training for 6 years with Joël Roche (6th dan) & spent 2 weeks in Tokyo (2004) attending daily classes at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Arno had taught Aikido for over 8 years until he moved to Ireland in 2002 where he practised with Cyril Lagrasta (5th dan) in Dublin. Having moved to Dundalk in 2014, Arno felt compelled to develop Aikido in County Louth.