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The Irish Karate
Kyokushinkai (IKK)
entered a team of fighters in the British
Karate Kyokushinkai (BKK) Regional Knockdown tournament on
Saturday 7th June in Milton Keynes. Knockdown fighting is full
contact bare knuckle fighting. Face punches are not allowed but full contact
punches to the upper body is permitted along with full contact kicks to the
legs, body and head. The team was made up of fighters from several
IKK dojos including Finglas,
Killester, Galway
and Mullingar. The team
members were Maria Moran, Michelle Giltrap, Patrick Kellegher, Gary Madden,
Sergio Bacurins, Sean Cooney and David King.
Michelle took 3rd
place in the womens lightweights, Patrick took 3rd Place in the
mens lightweights, Sean Cooney took 3rd place in the mens heavyweights and David took 2nd place in the mens
heavyweights. The IKK coaches, Sensei
Shane Lalor, Sensei
Ken Fitzpatrick and Senpai
James Cafferkey were extremely pleased with the teams efforst
and are already making plans for the British Open at Crystal Palace in
October.
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