On Saturday 29th March 2014 the Irish Karate Kyokushinkai held its annual Clicker Tournament in the Kingfisher Club in NUI Galway.

As usual on the morning of the event there was a lot of work to be done including setting out the mat areas, tables, trophies, finalise and update the draws, posting the draws, referees meetings, table officials meetings etc etc. I could go on and on and on.

Organising and running a tournament like this requires a committed team of people and this one was no exception. Thanks must go to all the coaches, parents and fighters for all of their hard work and commitment.

The team of officials performed above and beyond the call of duty with very few breaks throughout the day. Thanks to Ken, James, Patrick, Nigel, Anthony, Dave, Ben and Alan. The table officials are equally deserving of thanks for keeping the fights running. Thanks to Eric, Paul, Mark, Bridget, Shauna, Emilia and anyone else who helped out. Thanks to our in house photographer Ian. Thanks as ever to Shihan Kevin who ensured it all ran smoothly and to Shane who helped him.

Last thanks must go to Dave King and Louise Collins for their hard work that started long before everyone arrived and continued long after they left.

At the end of a hard day of fighting we had our winners and the results are presented below.

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Shane

Nikita Carrick

Swords dojo held a Kyu grading on March 20th 2014. Students were tested on grades from 10th Kyu to 7th Kyu inclusive. Also present were two students from Finglas dojo.

The results were as follows:

Victoria Proniewicz 10th Kyu
Tomas O'Sullivan 9th Kyu
Adrian Hincu 9th Kyu
Mihai Dodita 8th Kyu
Nikita Nichitin 8th kyu
Holly Mulhall 8th Kyu
Dominik Olrovkij 7th Kyu

The next Grading is scheduled for 13th June 2014.

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Senpai Chris Walsh has been living in the US for many years now. He recently returned home for a visit and used this as an opportunity to catch up with his old sparring partners from Finglas dojo. Pictured above on the left are Alan, Shane and Chris on Summer camp 1994 and on the right here they are 20 years later. As usual most of the night was devoted to reminiscing and conversations about how it was harder in our day!

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Mullingar Dojo Facebook page has now gone live. You can find it here.

Here you will find up to date information about the day to day activities of the club. Please take a look and remember to like their page

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There will be a new Knockdown session for seniors starting this Friday 7th March. Training will be from 6.00 - 8.00 pm in Mullingar dojo.

Training will consist of padwork, sparring and fitness training. This will be used to prepare those  thinking of fighting this year and also those looking to build up their fitness level for any upcoming events. All are welcome.

Please contact Senpai Alan for any further information on 085 8867569

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Alan