Upcoming kyu Grading
& brown/black belt Class
with Renshi Creasey
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May 24th & 25th 2013
There will be a Kyu grading for all our adult members & our junior members on Saturday 25th May in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo. Renshi Bill Creasey will conduct the grading so we would ask all members to make sure that memberships & licences are up to date. Please find out from your instructor if you are eligible to present yourself to Renshi Creasey for this grading. If you are unsure about membership or your licence please bring this to the attention of your instructor.
Good luck to all who wish to go to the next level in their karate life.
Also, there is a very important training session in our own Shantalla Dojo on Friday 24th May at 7pm with Renshi Creasey.
This is a compulsory class for anyone hoping to do their Dan Grade, either going from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan or any Dan grade wishing to move on to the next level. We would also ask all our our senior students who are not eligible to grade to come and support this class.
Renshi Creasey's knowledge & experience plus his ability to teach is invaluable to us all, & because we only have him once a month it is imperative that we all attend his monthly sessions.
There will be a Kyu grading for all our adult members & our junior members on Saturday 25th May in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo. Renshi Bill Creasey will conduct the grading so we would ask all members to make sure that memberships & licences are up to date. Please find out from your instructor if you are eligible to present yourself to Renshi Creasey for this grading. If you are unsure about membership or your licence please bring this to the attention of your instructor.
Good luck to all who wish to go to the next level in their karate life.
Also, there is a very important training session in our own Shantalla Dojo on Friday 24th May at 7pm with Renshi Creasey.
This is a compulsory class for anyone hoping to do their Dan Grade, either going from 1st Kyu to 1st Dan or any Dan grade wishing to move on to the next level. We would also ask all our our senior students who are not eligible to grade to come and support this class.
Renshi Creasey's knowledge & experience plus his ability to teach is invaluable to us all, & because we only have him once a month it is imperative that we all attend his monthly sessions.
Our Amazing Karate Kids
November 25th 2012
Major Congratulations to all of our fabulous Karate Kids who made the club very proud on their recent participation in the Inter Club Competition held in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo. These guys are the future of the club so it is so heartenning to see you guys doing so well.
Honours List
Kata Kumite
Under 16 Girls Tara Spelman 1st 1st
Under 16 Girls Megan Lee 2nd
Under 12 Boys Dylan McDonagh 1st
Under 12 Girls Kiera Burke 2nd
Under 10 Boys Luke Griffin 2nd 1st
Dara Egan 2nd
Ronan Burke 3rd 3rd
Under 10 Girls Shauna Fitzgearld 1st 1st
Under 8 Boys Conor Egan 2nd
Well done again to everybody who took part & of course to those who came away with their trophies. Now lets get ready for the Grading on the 8th December
Major Congratulations to all of our fabulous Karate Kids who made the club very proud on their recent participation in the Inter Club Competition held in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo. These guys are the future of the club so it is so heartenning to see you guys doing so well.
Honours List
Kata Kumite
Under 16 Girls Tara Spelman 1st 1st
Under 16 Girls Megan Lee 2nd
Under 12 Boys Dylan McDonagh 1st
Under 12 Girls Kiera Burke 2nd
Under 10 Boys Luke Griffin 2nd 1st
Dara Egan 2nd
Ronan Burke 3rd 3rd
Under 10 Girls Shauna Fitzgearld 1st 1st
Under 8 Boys Conor Egan 2nd
Well done again to everybody who took part & of course to those who came away with their trophies. Now lets get ready for the Grading on the 8th December
Seminar with kyoshi Bill Hayes
To All IUKK Members,
Sensei Adrian Rowan of the Shobayashi Tullamore Dojo is bringing over Kyoshi Bill Hayes this year. Training will take place from Friday September 14th to Sunday September 16th. Friday nights training will take place in Clara outside Tullamore 10am to 6pm, Saturday in Athlone St Marys Hall 10am to 6pm and Sunday Athlone St Marys Hall 10am - 3pm.
On the Friday Kyoshi Hayes will be focusing on teaching from the Shobayashi system and on the Saturday and Sunday he will be lecturing on Life Protection, Bunkai and wellness. The cost of three full days training is €100 and the course is an open course. Kyoshi Hayes has been coming to Ireland annually for Several years now and his courses have always been popular with the Shotokan groups.
Sensei Adrian Rowan of the Shobayashi Tullamore Dojo is bringing over Kyoshi Bill Hayes this year. Training will take place from Friday September 14th to Sunday September 16th. Friday nights training will take place in Clara outside Tullamore 10am to 6pm, Saturday in Athlone St Marys Hall 10am to 6pm and Sunday Athlone St Marys Hall 10am - 3pm.
On the Friday Kyoshi Hayes will be focusing on teaching from the Shobayashi system and on the Saturday and Sunday he will be lecturing on Life Protection, Bunkai and wellness. The cost of three full days training is €100 and the course is an open course. Kyoshi Hayes has been coming to Ireland annually for Several years now and his courses have always been popular with the Shotokan groups.
This years Congratulations go to.......
Friday 29th June 2012
John Fitzgerald Nidan to Sandan
Jonnie Carr Nidan to Sandan
Tony Dundon 1st Kyu to Shodan
Christina Giles 1st Kyu to Shodan
Daniel Coyle 1st Kyu to Shodan
Eamon Mannion 1st Kyu to Shodan
A massive well done to all the guys who successfully passed their grading on Friday night. It's a wonderful sight to see all the training & preparation bear fruit. It was also amazing to see these guys, who perform at a high level normally, being able to bring their performance to higher level & really test themselves both physically & mentally.
So, again, many congratulations to everyone, you did us all proud.
Also another massive well done & congratulations to all our junior members & our adult Kyu grades who also had a very successful Saturday, grading in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo.
You guys are the future of the club, so it's great to see the enthusiasm & improvement in your Karate lives.
Keep it Going.
Senior Dan Grading & junior kyu Grading
29th & 30th June 2012
Irish United Karate-Do Kai Dan Grading will take place in our Shantalla Dojo on Friday 29th June at 7pm with Renshi Bill Creasey. All eligible members are asked to arrive early in preparation for what we hope will be a successful evening for all hoping to move to the next level in their Karate lives.
We wish everyone the the very best as we know how much training & time is put into preparation for this major event.
Also on Saturday 30th June Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo will host the kyu grading for the kids (& the big kids) at 10am with Renshi Bill Creasey.
Again we wish everyone involved the very best of luck.
Irish United Karate-Do Kai Dan Grading will take place in our Shantalla Dojo on Friday 29th June at 7pm with Renshi Bill Creasey. All eligible members are asked to arrive early in preparation for what we hope will be a successful evening for all hoping to move to the next level in their Karate lives.
We wish everyone the the very best as we know how much training & time is put into preparation for this major event.
Also on Saturday 30th June Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo will host the kyu grading for the kids (& the big kids) at 10am with Renshi Bill Creasey.
Again we wish everyone involved the very best of luck.
Seminar With Renshi Bill Creasey at the IUKK Hombu Dojo
15th April 2012
To all IUKK Brown & Black Belts,
The Irish United Karate-Do Kai will be running a one seminar with Sensei Creasey on Sunday 15th April 2012 in the IUKK Hombu Dojo in Dublin. Training will commence at 11am sharp and will finish at 13:00 sharp. All members of Black and Brown Belt are welcome on the seminar and all members going for Dan grades this year are required to complete the Seminar. The seminar will focus on the Dan Grade syllabus, Bassai Kata and some Bunkai Jutsu and life protection concepts. The cost of the course is €20 for seniors and €15 for juniors. The dojo address is The old fire station, Dorset St, Dublin 1. See directions documents attached. Parking is located directly outside the Dojo and is free on Sunday. If all IUKK instructors could circulate this email and information to all our brown and black belts please. Sensei Creasey will also be teaching a class for black and brown belts in the Galway Shantalla Dojo Friday March 23rd 7pm - 9pm.
Junior Grading With Renshi Creasey
Feburary 26th 2012
We would like to congratulate the children from the Galway Shotokan Karate Club who all successfully passed their grading in Sensei's Pat Kelly Turloughmore Dojo. Along with members from Sensei Kelly's & Sensei Dave Giles Galway North Dojo, It was a great day all round for everyone involved. Under the watchful eye of Renshi Bill Creasey the kids were put through their paces & came out the other side with their new coloured Belts.
Well done everybody. We are very proud of you all.
We would like to congratulate the children from the Galway Shotokan Karate Club who all successfully passed their grading in Sensei's Pat Kelly Turloughmore Dojo. Along with members from Sensei Kelly's & Sensei Dave Giles Galway North Dojo, It was a great day all round for everyone involved. Under the watchful eye of Renshi Bill Creasey the kids were put through their paces & came out the other side with their new coloured Belts.
Well done everybody. We are very proud of you all.
Junior Karate Competition
June 2011
A childrens Karate Competition will be held in Sensei Pat Kelly's Turloughmore Dojo on Sunday 12th of June. Kids from the Shantalla, Claregalway & Turloughmore Dojos are being asked to compete in areas of Kihon, Kata & Kumite.
For more information please contact Pat on : 0879344324
Congratulations
May 2011
Huge congratulations go out to all who passed their Dan grades with Renshi Creasey on Friday last (27th May). A major effort was put in on the night from everybody in attendance, right through from the Kihon to Kata & especially the Kumite. A very high standard was set in all aspects of the grading to which Renshi Creasey was really pleased with.
Pat Kelly Yondan (4th Dan)
Dave Giles Sandan (3rd Dan)
Darren Curran Sandan (3rd Dan)
Graham Weekes Sandan (3rd Dan)
Angela Flanagan Sandan (3rd Dan)
Brendan Casey Nidan (2nd Dan)
Pat Griffin Nidan (2nd Dan)
Anthony Lawless Nidan (2nd Dan)
Gordon Myers Shodan (1st Dan)
Alison Barry Shodan (1st Dan)
Jack Roache Shodan (1st Dan)
Dave Giles Jr. Shodan (1st Dan)
Melissa Glynn Shodan (1stDan)
Congratulations also to all the children & adult kyu grades who successfully passed their grading on Saturday. Thank you everybody, you have done our clubs proud.
Pre Dan Class with Renshi Creasey
May 2011
Renshi Creasey will be hosting a Pre Dan session in our Shantalla Dojo on Friday 13th May at 7pm. All eligible candidates from 1st Kyu to Dan Grade must attend this class in preparation for the upcoming Yudansha Grading on the 27th of May.
IUKK Yudansha Grading 27th May 2011
May 2011
Renshi Creasey has set the date May 27th for this summers Irish United Karate-Do Kai Yudansha grading in Galway. There will be a Pre-Dangrade course on Friday May 13th 2011 at 7pm with Renshi Creasey in Cotter-Sensei's Shantalla Dojo. Renshi Creasey wants all persons going for promotion to attend the pre Dan grade course. Can the instructors of each IUKK Dojo give Graham Weekes the full names of the persons grading and the rank they are grading for e.g 1st Dan, 2nd Dan please so as he can arrange IUKK certificates for the members. These names and grades can be emailed to Graham at [email protected]
There will also be a Kyu grading on Saturday 28th May at Sensei Pat Kelly's Dojo
in Turloughmore