Carlow International Open Competition
A reminder that we have been invited to attend Carlow Karate Club’s International Open Karate Competition, on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of October 2010 in Carlow. The Competition will have competitors from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Austria, France and Hungary participating.
This is quite soon after the FSKA World Championship (following week) but we would encourage anybody not travelling to Poland to take part in the competition in Carlow.
Any club members interested in competing, please contact Sensei Charles for further information.
Grading Saturday 26th June
Please note that grading will take place on Saturday 26th June at the sports Complex Killorglin.
The event will start at 11:00 am with the children and lower belts. Fee for the grading is €25. Please bring your budo passes. Please note that people presenting for grading are expected to know the appropriate Kata and Syllabus. The syllabus for each of the belts can be found on this website.
Photograps from Glengariff Tournament
Here are a few photographs taken at the competition in Glengariff earlier this month.
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Joint Lock/Bunkai Seminar
Sensei Les Elliott from Glengariff and Bantry FSKA will be holding a joint lock/bunkai/pain compliance seminar starting at 11am sharp in the Kenmare dojo on Sunday 13th June 2010.
Next Grading June 2010
Please note that the next grading will take place on Friday 26th June 2010. Please discuss with Sensei Charles to see if you or your child is eligible for grading.
Glengariff Tournament 15th May 2010
Teams from Kerry Shotokan Karate School clubs from Kenmare and Killorglin attended a competition in Eccles Hotel in Glengariff organised by the Bantry and Glengariff Karate clubs. The club was well represented and had a very successful day winning medals at various levels , in Kata, Team Kata and Kumite.
to all those who travelled and thanks to the parents who travelled there to support the clubs. Special congratulation to Cormac Doyle for winning the Kata of the tournament profile.
Photos and videos have been already posted on the clubs facebook page and we will add pictures to the gallery as soon as possible.
Carlow Competition, 2nd and 3rd October 2010
Carlow Karate Club have invited Kerry Shotokan Karate club to take part in a tournament they are organising the weekend of 2nd October 2010. This is the week after the FSKA World Championships in Poland so it may not be feasible for some club members. We would encourage whoever does not go to Poland to compete in Carlow. I will post further information on this later.
In the meantine, please ask Sensei Charles for infomation..
Competition – Ardee 2010
A large group from Kerry Shotokan travelled to Ardee for their International Karate Competition on Saturday. The competition was organised by Ireland Wadokai Karate-Do Renmei who kindly invited us to take part. The standard of Karate was very high with teams competitors from Ireland, England, Scotland and other countries and that included both Wado-ryu and Shotokan clubs. We wish to thank the organisers for a great event.
The club were well represented at the competition with 20 people from the club competing in the Kata category and 14 competed in Kumite and the club did very well overall.
20 people from the club competed in the Kata category and 14 competed in Kumite. This was a great event which gave most of us a chance to meet competitors from Ireland, England, Scotland and other countries and that included both Wado-ryu and Shotokan clubs.
Kerry shotokan won 18 medals including 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze. Thank you to those who drove all the way up (and back) to Ardee at the weekend and congratulation to all who competed.
You can see photographs of the competition at:
Ardee Competition Reminder
A reminder that all participants to the competition in Ardee need to bring their Budo Pass as proof of insurance. For information on the tournament rules, please see http://www.karateireland.eu/2010/Ireland_Wado_Kai_Karate_Do_Renmei_2010.pdf
Some of the categories require to alternate between 2 Katas.
Registration is at 9:00 in Ardee. Remember to bring your pads (red/blue) mouth guards and red and blue belts if you have them Looking forward to seeing you there.
Kick Fit Karate Class in Glenbeigh
Please note that Sensei Charles will be running a “Kick Fit Karate” class in Glenbeigh starting next Wednesday 21st April at 8-10pm.
Kick Fit Karate is a fun work-out using some of the karate basics. It is expected to be a fun class with the same benefits as karate but with less emphasis on discipline.
For futher information, please contact Sensei Charles at charles@kerryshotokan.com or contact 087-2636820.
