The IKK sent another big team to the BKK regional in 2014.

Mens Novice Heavyweights:Piotr Korpal went two rounds and though he fought well he lost on decision. David Pommer also went two rounds before losing on weight. Richard Dunne also went one round before losing on decision.


Mens Open Heavyweights: Patrick English went one round but lost on decision. Alan McCoy also lost on decision after one round. Both fighters fought well especially since it was quite a while since either had last fought. David King beat his first round opponent by Ippon with Shita-Tsuki during Sai Shai. In the Semi final Dave gained a decision on weight before losing the final by Ippon.

Mens Open Lightweights: Ben Kelly  won his semi final by decision before losing by Ippon in the final to the current British Champion.

Mens Novice Lightweights:  Senan MacAodh won the Novice lightweighst having blitzed his opponent with aggression and power gaining the judges decision in the first round of the final.

All in all a good day and a few more trophies for the collection.

Ken

We had karate demo on Saturday 31st May 2014 in a Polish school in Dublin. It was a great day. In the beginning we showed kihon and kumite. Then we had two demos with
kids from killester dojo. We also presented kata and in the end Sensei Patrick and myself showed tamashiwari.

I want to give a big thanks to Sensei Patrick  and all my friends who supported me on the day.

Bartek

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We are pleased to attach the design for the new IKK Tshirt (Concept courtesy of Ben Kelly and design courtesy of Ollie Potter)

The Text on the back reads:

"Neart in ár lámha,Glaine in ár gcroíthe, Agus beart de réir ár mbriathar"
Strength in our hands,Purity in our hearts,And action to match our words!

Taken from tales of na Fianna and fitting words indeed.

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Shane

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The IKK is sending a squad of fighters to the BKK Regional Knockdown tournament in Wales on Saturday 7th June 2014. The squad is a mix of experienced fighters and novices as follows:

Patrick English Open Mens Heavyweight
Dave King Open Mens Heavyweight
Alan McCoy Open Mens Heavyweight
Piotr Korpal  Novice Mens Heavyweight
David Pommer Novice Mens Heavyweight
Richard Dunne Novice Mens Heavyweight
Ben Kelly Open Mens Lightweight
Senan MacAodh Novice Mens Lightweight

Also travelling is Sensei Ken Fitzpatrick as Coach and Sensei Shane Lalor as Referee.


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