Sibling Success

Well done Saoirse and Shay our Little Wolves medal winners in February.

Little Wolves Winter Grading

Congradulations to all our Little Wolves who successfully graded.

Little Wolves Karate Student of the Month

Great work by Adam and Kuba, Little Wolves Student of the Month Winners.

Thursday Little Wolves Student of the Month

Beginner Little Wolves Thomas & Saoirse

Advanced Little Wolves Jack & Sophie

Proudly displaying their Student of the Month Medals for January 

TUAM KARATE CLASSES

TUAM KARATE CLASSES will resume in September for all children. All existing students attending karate classes in Tuam at Faolchú karate club, should now confirm their places and preferred training day.
Adults karate classes are ongoing throughout the summer months on Wednesdays at 8 o clock.

Faolchú Inhouse 2012

Tuam Karate Tounament for 2012 is a real highlight every year for us and are happy to announce categories for our annual event.



FAOLCHÚ ANNUAL COMPETITION
TROPHIES FOR 1ST, 2ND AND JOINT 3RD.
COMPETITORS MEDALS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS PER EVENT!

EVENTS
KATA
Age 4&5 Kata
Age 6&7 Kata
Age 8-10 Kata (beginner to red)
Age 8-10 Kata (yellow to brown)
Age11+ Kata (beginner to red)
Age 11+ Kata (yellow to brown)
Adult Kata (beginner to green)
Adult Kata (purple & brown)
KUMITE
AGE 4&5 Girls Kumite
AGE 4&5 Boys Kumite
AGE 6&7 Girls Kumite
AGE 6&7 Boys Kumite
AGE 8-10 Girls Kumite
AGE 8-10 Boys Kumite
AGE 11+ Girls Kumite
Age 11+ Boys Kumite
Mens Kumite
Ladies Kumite

This year we are glad to announce a new event,
 “Team Kumite”
Team Kumite will consist of a 3 person team.
There are 2 categories:
Category 1:The team must be aged 8 to 14.
Have at least 1 female member and 1 member under 10.
Category 2: The team must be aged 6 to 8 and can be made up of any male/female mix.

FAOLCHÚ INHOUSE COMPETITION IS DESIGNED TO BE OUR BIGGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT YET BUT OF COURSE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE IT SO!

As with last years event, winners in many categories will go forward as club champions to represent Tuam and County Galway in the JKS Ireland Club Championships. This is a great honour and achievement for those successful.

The main purpose of Faolchú In House Competition is
 primarily to encourage all students and award effort and character.
All children will leave the day with at least 2 medals.
Secondary we aim to give students the competition experience, which will improve their ability to compete in National and International events should they choose to do so.
Look forward to seeing everyone there.
JULY 14TH

Training times for Sensei Dermott O Keeffe

Sensei Dermott O Keeffe will be taking classes on kata in Kiltimagh Community Centre Kiltimagh, County Mayo on Sunday the 10th of July.
Junior class is for children who are under 10 years of age
10.30am - Registration for junior class
11.00am - 12.15pm - junior class.
12.45pm - Registration for senior class
1.00pm - 2.15pm senior class followed by a break
2.30pm - 3.45pm senior class.
Cost - Juniors €8- Seniors €10

Faolchú Inhouse Competition

On the 30th of July Faolchú will have our annual competition, this is a friendly event designed just for Faolchú students. The purpose of the competition is to introduce everyone to what competition is like with no need for nervousness or pressure. All competitors will receive a competition medal per event and there are trophies for 1st, 2nd and joint 3rd. No experiance is necessary as the whole idea of the event is to learn by experiance.
8 of our club members will be selected on the day as "Club Champion" in various divisions to go forward and represent Faolchú in the JKS Club Championships.
Catagories are as follows:
Ages 4 & 5, Kata - mixed,
Kumite- boys,
Kumite - girls.
Ages 6 & 7, Kata - mixed,
Kumite - boys,
Kumite _ girls.
Ages 8 - 10,Kata - mixed,
Kumite - boys,
Kumite - girls.
Age 11+ Kata - mixed,
Kumite - boys,
Kumite - girls.
Adults, Kata - mixed,
Kumite - men
Kumite - women.

March Student of the Month

Fantastic work by our Wednesday winners of student of the month. Ben Ronan a new student has really excelled and Shauna Flynn one of our constantly excelling senior students.

Ballina Little Dragons Competition

Last Sunday 25 members from Faolchú travelled to Ballina in Co. Mayo to take part in an invitational competition designed to expose students to the joys of competition in a safe and friendly way. As usual all students were confident and eager to take on the world! The Little Dragons was designed for children aged between 4 and 12, so there was a keen interest because events like this are rarely seen in Connaught.

Over 200 children took part from a number of clubs and from beginner to brown belt in Karate kata & kumite and in Kickboxing points & continuous, so we had to knuckle down!

But there was never any fear, our guys kept their cool and brought their skills.

There were some exceptional victories on the day, 5 of our students came in 1st place and really shone when the odds where against them. And equally impressive were those who brought their best and it just wasn't their day, I am always humbled to see a child maintain dignity and respect even when it's difficult!

Competition is a great opportunity to test our character and skills and hopefully make friends and have fun too.

Congratulations to all club members who took part, we are very proud of you. The club did exceptionally well taking home 21 medals between them. Setting a president as a club of champions.

Adult Class

Although all the children's Karate classes are still on holiday the adult classes will recommence tonight 18th Aug at 8pm.

We hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and remember classes start back the first week in September.
If you know of anyone wishing to start in September contact us immediately to book and secure a place. As you know our classes are strictly limited in size to ensure the best instructor to student ratios and comply with Sports Council of Ireland recommendations.

Also we have launched a new web site, help improve our visibility by visiting us through the link in our link bar or by searching for us on Yahoo or Google. The address is http://www.tuamkarate.com/
so you can choose that search option when you find it.

Club Constitution

The Club Constitution is now complete and available to all members. The document is compliant with all current legislation. If you want a copy please let myself or Marie know. This has been a large undertaking and the finished document is 34 pages long. However with this completed we are Sports Council compliant and in a better position to apply for funding and grants etc.

Also remember there will be no Children's Karate classes for the month of August. Classes commence again the first week of September. If you know of anyone who wants to start let us know immediately as there are only a limited number of spaces available.

Adult classes will break for the first two weeks of August and recommence the third week.

COMPETITION

After receiving feedback from students and parents, we can now confirm our inhouse competition will go ahead at the end of July.
The competition plans to be a fun day out with the intention of giving the children's karate and confidence a boost before we take our holidays for August.
There will be trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and a participation medal for those who do not place.
The Tuam Karate Competition will be held in The Indigo Holistic Healing Centre, talk to your Instructors for details on the event.

Karate Suits

I will be putting in orders this week for the childrens karate suits. Many parents have put in orders and with any luck by the next class all the karate suits will be here and we will have an excited group of karate kids!
Anyone else who would like to put in an order please contact me asap to be included in this mailing.
There is no pressure on parents to buy suits at this stage and i will put in another order later in the year for anyone who would rather hold off for a while.
We are very happy and proud of how all our students are currently progressing, they are all keen and dedicated and our Tuam Karate Club really is something to be proud of.
Keep up the good work.