At the beginning of this month, three days of great martial arts action were held in Sligo on the occasion of the long-awaited Aikido Organisation of Ireland Spring Course 2001. The seminar was directed by top Japanese instructor Yoji Fujimoto, a 7th Dan Aikido Sensei from the Aikido World Headquarters. Fujimoto Sensei is the highest-ranked martial artist to visit the West of Ireland and he is amongst the selected few main Aikido instructors in the world