Junior & Youth Aikido

The martial art of Aikido is a particularly good activity for children . Regular training will help develop life skills such as physical coordination, balance, confidence and co-operation within a calm, safe and controlled environment.

Training Times (Juniors 5-10yrs, Youths 10-16yrs)

THURSDAY	SATURDAY
5pm-6pm JUNIORS	10am-11am JUNIORS
6pm-7pm YOUTHS	11am-12:30pm YOUTHS

A key difference of Aikido from other martial arts is that it is mostly defensive. Your child can therefore learn how to be more aware, effective and safe in hostile situations without having to resort to violence as a reaction.

Children mimic what they learn. If you teach your child solely how to punch and kick, he or she will want to punch and kick. If you teach your child how to be more relaxed and confident in a difficult encounter, fear and animosity become less important and less automatic in the moment. Clear thinking and instinctive, precise action replace violence as a response. This is the kind of training on the Aikido mat that becomes a wonderful lesson for dealing with life’s problems that your child will face as he or she grows up.

Much of Aikido martial training takes place with a partner. This helps a child learn how to interact with others and build social skills; a valuable lesson for life. Aikido classes are taught in a safe controlled environment with well thought out training methods. The classes are comprised of warm-up exercises, basic movements that form the building blocks of Aikido, more advanced techniques, and some playful exercises meant to enrich the life skills already beginning to develop.

As an approved IMAC (Irish Martial Arts Commission) member, DTA takes compliance in respect to Child Protection seriously. All Instructors and Coaches have completed training in Child Protection in Sport and are Garda Vetted. Numbers attending class are restricted for safetly to no more than sixteen at a time.

First Class is FREE!
Guardians/Parents are required to complete a registration form before their child will be allowed onto the mats
Mat Fees: €20 per month (1 class per week) or €40 per month (2 classes per week).
Individual Membership of the BAA is required for Insurance reasons (£20 per annum)
DTA Child protection Officer - Jer Ryan

Monthly Subs Payment

It's important to take into account that our club is run by volunteers during their spare time, on a totally not-for-profit basis. Your subs go towards the yearly expense of running the club; i.e. hall rental, Insurance, cleaning, IMAC registration and equipment maintenance. Your first months subs can be paid in cash, however, therafter monthly subs are to be to be paid by bank tranfser or standing order directly to the club bank account latest by the 6th of the Month.

We really appreciate your consideration in this matter as it helps greatly to reduce admin overhead and keep the club running smoothly.