Hi All, Just a quick hello from DTA (Dublin Tomiki Aikido). A little about me: A bit older than the average age in our dojo, I'm a relative newbie to aikido (nidan), but have experience of other martial arts (wado-ryu and kickboxing, GAA hurling & football ). Looks like an interesting forum with some open and honest discussion. I'm looking forward to contributing in a small way here from time to time. thank you, (and happy new year!) Jer (vonryan)