Carlow Karate Club is a member of the following:
Irish Karate Association Wado Ryu,
Olympic Karate Ireland
and the Irish Karate Advisory Board of the
Irish Martial Arts Commission.
The IMAC has full recognition from the Irish government as the governing body of martial arts in Ireland
Carlow Karate Club is proud to be affiliated with
A.K.A.I.
Cead Mile FailteA very warm welcome to our new website.
Message Boards.
Please take the time to visit the "Forum" section of our site and leave a message.
Training Times At Askea Boys School.
Sensei Patsy Whelan
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Little Ninja's 5.30 - 6.30
Juniors 6.30 - 7.30
Seniors 7.30 - 9.00
* Special Rates for Families *
!! NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME !!
NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS
County Carlow Sports Star Awards.
Emma with Sensei Patsy Whelan
Our very own Emma Furey received the Nationalist's Sports Star Award for October - December 2008 in Jan in the Seven Oaks Hotel.
Emma gained "World Champion" status after her brilliant performance in Slovenia in October 2008 after achieving Gold at the competition.
She excelled after beating off competitors from 22 counteries.
Emma has trained for the past two years for the 6th world championships when her dedication to karate paid off.
Emma represented her club and country with honour and is an excellent role model for the younger students within the club.
The club is very proud of Emma and her achievement and we are hoping that her status at world level will only encourage others within the club to be the best that they can be.
Congrats to Emma on achieving overall winner on the night for the Oct-Dec awards.
Emma received another award at the annual gala dinner hosted by the Nationalist newspaper. The guest speaker Jack Charlton presented Emma with the award at a packed venue at the Seven Oaks.
Photographs of the event will be available shortly on the website.
SLOVENIA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oh What a brilliant competition from our very own Carlow students.
11 GOLD
10 SILVER
09 BRONZE
A full list of results will be posted in the "News & Achievements" section of the site very soon.
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Squad Members.
Sarah Furey, Dervla Doyle Mc Kevitt, Shane Keogh, Luke Burke,
Jake O' Hara, Darren Walsh, Emma Heffernan,
Sorcha Doyle Mc Kevitt, Ruth Sheehan, Johnny Furey, David Lonergan, Pat Burke, Paul Holligan, Mark Furey,Gregg Murphy, Kris Whelan, Aaron O' Grady, Danielle Furey, Jamie Byrne, Sarah Heffernan, Megan Heffernan, Emma Furey and Louise Sheehan
Many thanks to our local radio station KCLR for the oppertunity to highlight the achievements of our competitors in Slovenia. Our sports commentator with KCLR, Mr. Tom Dowling permitted the club to go onto the radio and detail the World championships in Nova Mesto and the brilliant success of the club at the event. Thank you Tom.
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IKAB Nationals 2008.
Well done to everyone that travelled to the National Basketball Arena on Saturday the 15th of November to participate in the Nationals.
95 medals brought home to Carlow Karate Club.
What a fantastic achievement.
Photos are in the gallery section of the site.
A full list of medal winners in the achievements section of the site.
IKAB Competitors.(Click To Enlarge)
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Ninja Students of the month 2008
Jan. Kimberely Swayne.
Feb. Cillian Morrissey.
Mar. Philip Lonergan.
April. Alex Kudrjavceves.
May. Dervla Doyle McKevitt.
Jun. Cian Mooney.
July Summer Break.
Aug. Mathew Downey
Sept. James Esser
Oct. Diarmaid Ruth
Nov. Julia Becher
Dec. Denis Istrati
Ninja Students Of The Month 2009
Well done to all of our "Students Of The Month"
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We wish to advise all visitors to our site that due to changes to our Child Protection Policy we will NOT be putting students names alongside their photographs in our monthly newsletter.
We apologise to our future students of the month but unfortunately the protection of our children is the club's main priority.
Congratulations to all of our Junior students that participated in the clubs
Arts Competition. A high standard from all of the participating students resulted in Sensei Patsy Whelan having a tough time selecting the overall winner.
Our overall winner was Roisin Brennan. Congrats Roisin.
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Our 5 finalists pictured above are Roisin Brennan, Renee Morgan, Laoise Whelan, Ciara Kennedy
and Shannon Redmond
2009 Events
February
8th Milton Keynes
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Over 50 medals and 3 Best in Competition were brought home to Ireland from Milton Keynes. The weekend was very enjoyable and Milton Keynes put on a great show and looked after the club very well. Credit where credit is due.
All of the students attending had a brilliant time and the club did very well in bringing home so many awards.
Peggy and Sheila did their usual "stuff" by making sure that everyone was set up for the weekend. It is not always said but always thought, only for the pair of them nothing would get done. Thanks ladies.
Well done to everyone.
Photographs in the Gallery section of the website.
14th Bawnogue (Postponed Until Further Notice.)
March
7th WKA Wales
28th & 29th Euro Karate Grand Prix ALSAA Dublin Airport
April
25th Ardee International
Carlow did very well in this competition. Some of our new starters shined and came back with medals.
Over 68 medals & trophies brought home to Carlow.
What a fantastic achievement.
Congratulations to everyone.
June
12th – 13th WKC Senior World Championship America
14th – 15th Open Pan American Competition
17th – 20th AAU All American Competition
August
17th – 21st Summer Camp Carlow
October
10th – 11th Carlow International
November
IKAB Nationals
2008 Carlow Internationals
Well done to everyone that competed in the recent Nationals and Internationals held in the Dolmen hotel.
A brilliant competition which was made even better by the latge attendance from home and abroad.
We should have photographs up very soon in the Gallery section of the site.
Well done to Mark Kennedy on achieving "Fighter of the day" in the cadet and senior sections and to David Lonergan for receiving "Fighter of the day" in the junior section.
A brilliant achievement by both students from Carlow Karate Club.
Well Done Lads.
NEWS - UPDATE NEWS - UPDATE NEWS - UPDATE
ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC.
Our annual golf classic was held on Friday the 28th of March on the magnificant Kilkea castle course.
A brilliant day was had by all who took part despite the wind and rain in the early part of the afternoon/
Kilkea Castle.
Results
1st prize on 87 points was Braun Carlow
2nd prize on 87 points Johnny Harmon's team.
3rd prize on 86 points was Milltown Engineering Ltd.
4th prize was Paul Brennan's team
Johnny Harmon collecting 2nd prize & Jim Kennedy
on behalf of Milltown Engineering Ltd collecting 3rd prize
from Patsy Whelan.
The club wishes to thanks all the teams for taking part and the many sponsors for making the day the success that it was.
Photographs of the day are available for download in the gallery section of the site.
Thanks also to Kilkea Castle for their hospitality and continued assistance with this annual event.
Naas Competition.
Carlow studemts were very successful at the Naas competition and arrived home with 113 medals in both Kata & Kumite sections. Over 400 photographs are available in the Gallery section of the site and Full results are available in the News & Achievements over the next few days.
Congratulations to everyone.
Hungary Competition.
Well done to everyone that travelled to Hungary. 15 medals brought home.
A good achievement from 10 competitors.
2 Gold. 4 Silver. 9 Bronze.
The Carlow Team & Officials In Hungary
The Rule Of Karate.
The rule of Karate in the modern age is multiple. As a means of self defence, it is widely taught in private clubs, and in Japan it is part of the training program for policemen and members of the armed forces. A great number of colleges now include Karate in their physical education programmes and an increasing number of women are learning techniques. In Japan and elsewhere in the world Karate is gaining popularity as a competitive sport, one which stresses mental discipline as well physical prowess. What was originally developed in the Orient as a martial art has survived and changed throughout the centuries to become not only a highly effective means of unarmed self defence but also an exciting, challenging sport enjoyed by enthusiasts throughout the world.
Karate Motto
I come to you only with Karate, (empty hand)
I have no weapons ,
Should I be forced to defend myself,
My honour, my family or my beliefs,
Then here are my weapons, Karate. (empty hand)
THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR SITE. PLEASE CALL AGAIN.
For information on any of the above:
Contact the club via our e-mail address above or phone
Peggy on 085-7263584 / Sheila on 086-1057071
carlowkarateclub@gmail.com
Carlow Karate Club would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the following for their sponsorship.
Pat Burke Steel & Cladding Erection Castledermot.
Irish Fire & Flood Restoration Carlow.
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