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Sensei Jon Maher will be holding the first kata session of 2015 in Mullingar dojo on the 7th of March from 1pm to 4pm. The cost for this session will be €7 per person. The first two hours will be spent focusing on 10th kyu to shodan. The last hour will be spent working on Nidan katas only. All are welcome to participate in the third hour but be aware that all concentration will be with black belts. It doesn't matter if you know the katas or not. Time will be spent going through the katas giving time for people to pick them up. Osu Jon
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Wiktor Lesiak also in his second tournament fought through to the semi finals of the Novice Mens Middleweights category. He lost by decision to Blake Collins of England but won the 3rd place fight off giving him a well deserved 3rd place.
Also in the Novice Mens Middleweights was Johnathan Glennon in his third tournament. He fought his was through to the final where he came up against Blake Collins. The final was the best fight of the day going through rounds with Blake Collins emerging victorius leaving Johnathan with second place. The IKKU who hosted the tournament also awarded Johnathan Glennon the Most Spirited fighter award. Another good day for the IKK. Shane The IKK is sending four fighters to the forthcoming Scottish Open in Glasgow on Saturday 21st February. The fighters are as follows:
Johnathon Glennon - Novice Mens Middleweights Wiktor Lesiak - Novice Mens Middleweights Seweryn Lesiak - Novice Mens Heavyweights Aneta Meskauskiene - Open Ladies Openweights. Dave King has had to withdraw unfortunately. Also traveling will be coaches Ken Fitzpatrick, Patrick English and Shane Mulhal. Jon Maher and Shane Lalor will also be there as referees. Last but by no means is our travlling support in the shape of Gytis Meskaukas. Good luck to all. Shane
The IKK Junior Clicker coach Senpai Dave King has announced his two teams for forthcoming events on the calendar.
The next Junior World Tournament will be held in Thessalonika in Greece on March 21st 2015. The Team to represent Ireland at this event is as follows: Harry Arthur Shane Mcloughlin Cian MacCoille Joey Ward Conor Fitzpatrick Brian O'Conor On June 6th in Cardiff, Wales we will be competing in the Wales Vs Ireland tournament and the team of Juniors for that event is as follows: Aoibhinn MacCoille Savannah Sheridan Ross Maloney Killian Chasseriaud Aoife O'Grady-Corcoran The team for the Severn Challenge in October will be announced later. Editors note: Apologies for the delay in posting this report. I had hoped someone else would write this at the time but that did not happen so my recollections may be a little hazy)
The British Karate Kyokushinkai held their open tournament on 10th October 2014. As ever the IKK sent over a team of fighters. This years team was a mix of experience and newcomers across the different categories. Also travelling with the fighters as Coaches were Ken Fitzpatrick and Shane Mulhall. The IKK also sent two of its most experienced referees - Jon Maher and Shane Lalor. In the Novice Category we had Emilia Cahill fighting in her last Novice event before moving up to the Open category. Emilia fought very well over 3 fights narrowly losing out on top spot by decision. A worthy Second Place. In the mens Novice Middleweight event we had Wiktor Lesiak in his first run out. Wiktor fought well in the first round before losing by decision in the second round. In the mens Novice Heavyweight Category we had three fighters - Frank Reid, Seweryn Lesiak and Ian Corcoran - all first timers. Unfortunately Frank was stopped in the first round. Ian and Seweryn fought their way through the Draw to meet each other in the final with Seweryn a worthy winner. Another second place and now also a First as well. In the Mens Open Heavyweights experienced campaigners Alan McCoy and Dave King took to the mats once again. Sadly both lost in the Opening round but both gained valuable experience. In the Ladies open Heavyweights we had Aneta Meskauskiene who won easily in the first round but lost by decision in the next round. Last up we had Shauna Arthur in the cadet category. Despite being the youngest competitor at only 16 she fought with a confidence and maturity far beyond those years and was a worthy winner of the cadet girls title. At the end of the day we returned home more experienced and with two Second place and two first place trophies. Another good haul for the IKK. Shane
Our table officials and referees ensured the day went smoothly and before long we were down to the finals. Each year the standard improves across all 4 categories and this year was no exception. Results below.
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