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The sport Induction Weekend gives the opportunity for children to sample a variety of different sporting and cultural activities over a weekend at Mosney Holiday Centre, Co. Meath. The weekend caters especially for young boys and girls aged 10/12 years who not been successful in competitive games and would not have been to the National Finals at Mosney before. The sports included in the community games: Art, Modelling, Athletics, Wheelchair Events, Cycling, Walking Race, Judo, Gymnastics, Sw...

Chinese Kung-Fu or "Wu-Shu" is one of the oldest martial arts systems and can be traced as far back as 2,000 BC. The evolutionary history of Kung- Fu is varied and colourful. It is believed that a Buddhist monk at the famous Shao-Lin Temple devised various methods of exercise to help fellow monks be more alert for their long hours of religious study and meditation. He believed that "A Fit Body would lead to a Fit Mind".

At this time, many monks were being attacked and even killed by b...

The literal translation of Aikido is a road to harmony with the spirit. The Tomiki system is named after its founder Prof. Kenji Tomiki. The system concerns itself with practical methods of self defense based on the co-ordination of mind and body, that can be practised competitively.

Aikido is completely non-aggressive and the principle of Go No Sen is applied at all times. Go No Sen means that it is only after the aggressor attacks that the defender becomes physically active. In ess...