Tuam Karate, A busy few weeks!!

Faolchú karate have a few busy weeks ahead.
Remember Sunday23rd is squad training in Total Fitness Solutions. This term we have changed the times of training to try and best facilitate students.
Under 8's 10:00 - 11:00
Childrens' Class 11:00 - 12:00
Adults 12:00 - 13:00.

On Sunday the 30th we will be travelling the the JKS Irish championships in Dublin on our first coach trip travelling as a club, should be great fun ;-)

Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of October see's our 3rd annual kickathon and 1st ever 5km run. Events for all family and friends to join in, all in a bid to help raise squad funds and money for those in our local community with MS.

Sunday the 14th of October is our friendly adults training and competition with Pat Murtagh Sensei's Karate club from the Midlands, should be great fun to meet and mix with some likeminded friends.
All around, an active fun and all involved month.

Tuam Students Excel at Club Championships

Well done to Tuam Club Champions who competed successfully in Dublin on Sunday.

Alyssa Fahy, Dmitrijs Cigulovs, Jamie O Toole, Róisín Brogan, Jayden Murphy, Dylan Joyce and Nathan Collins all did Karate in Tuam proud and brought home 4 first place and 3 nd place trophies.

Events Page Update

I have updated the events which might be of interest to club members for the rest of the year. As others become available I will enter them on the list.

Scroll down the Home Page until you find the Club Pages List on the Side Bar and select EVENTS to view the page.

Faolchú Karate Squad Training Dates

Please note some dates have changed due to them clashing with other prominent karate events.

Squad training dates are:

Sunday 23rd September

Sunday 21st October

Sunday 18th November

Tuam Karate Classes for Children and Adults

Tuam Karate Classes for Children and Adults are back. We've had our small break, recharged the batteries and now we're all craving the next challenge and training companions.

Dust off your dogi, clean your gumshields and we're looking forward to seeing you next week

Tanden Dojo

On Friday myself and some of our Faolchú students took a spin over to Tanden Dojo in Longford. We where made very welcome by Alan Sensei and his student Jude and had a really enjoyable couple of classes. 

It was also great to catch up with Pat Murtagh Sensei and some of his students from Meath as it's been a while since we all got together in the same dojo.

Well done to Jack, Ben, Finn, Aaron and Dean (not pictured) who all successfully graded on Friday under Alan Smith Sensei.

Many thanks to Tanden Dojo and Alan Smith.

Go Katie

I can't help it. . . . . . . . I am completely over come with Katie Taylor/ Olympic fever.
I am totally excited and brimming with pride watching our young country woman showing the world what a hardy Irish woman is made of.
I am not really into tv sports however I admire anyone who puts in the hard work and training and often will get carried along in the excitement of big events.

But getting back to Katie Taylor, wow!
It is so thrilling to see this young woman dominate her sport with such ease and grace.
In 1900 women where tolerated competing in Lawn Tennis and golf! Only 84 years ago, women where included in athletics and gymnastics. Which was to the distaste of many, even in the 80's(before pc came into play) it was okay for commentators to openly criticize women who where mothers and competing.  

And today at the 2012 Olympics, for the first time all sports are open to both sexes and to top that an Irish woman looks ready to take the gold.
And what a woman, she's not running about talking about feminism, she's not out doing bikini shots. She's trains hard and fights smart, just gets on with business.

My son is loving watching the Olympics. He's sports mad.
But he's kind of disappointed that we aren't winning the most medals. I'm trying to point out that for for every Irish person there's 340 Chinese people.
Apparently our sense of self belief isn't something we're born with but comes from years of watching our sporting heroes from our little country go forward (with poor resources and funding) and stand tall against countries with specialist sports training facilities, government funding and the best of everything.
Real Irish Pride!!

And today as the Irish supporters lift the roof like no other country can, singing the Fields Of Athenry at 113.7 decibels (louder than any other supporters ever at London Olympics), all across Ireland we'll all stop, and watch and cheer.
We REALLY want you to win Katie

but if you don't . . . . . well it doesn't change a thing, you will always be our HERO.

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.

Team Kumite Results

Karate in Tuam at its finest with the team kumite.

AGE 6&7 TEAM KUMITE

1st GREY WOLVES

Ciara Murray

Luke Comer

Leo Doherty

2nd COURAGEOUS CROCODILES

Alana Doherty

Dmitrijs Cigulovs

Boris Iakimor

3rd GOLDEN EAGLES

Alyssa Fahy

Kelly Gibsey

Jamie O Toole

AGE 8+ TEAM KUMITE

1st POWERFUL PANTHERS

Dean Rigney

Eve Donlon

Jayden Murphy

2nd STUNNING SCORPIANS

Noah Breannan

Meadhbh Finnegan

Regan Warde

3rd BLACK COBRAS

Shauna Flynn

Laura Daly

Joe Mullan

Tuam Karate Tournament Results

AGE 4&5 Kata
1st Anna Joyce
2nd Lukas Kiaulakis
3rd Sander Muller
3rd Mervyn Burke

AGE 4&5 Boys Kumite
1st Sander Muller
2nd Mervyn Burke
3rd Rian Murray
3rd Lukas Kiaulakis

AGE 4&5 Girls Kumite
1st Maeve Mc Cormac
2nd Anna Joyce

AGE 6&7 Kata
1st Alyssa Fahy
2nd Jamie O Toole
3rd Luke Comer
3rd Gabriele Kialkyte

AGE 6&7 Boys Kumite
1st Dmitrijs Cigulovs
2nd Jamie O Toole
3rd Luke Comer
3rd Shane O Hara

AGE 6&7 Girls Kumite
1st Gabriele Kialakyte
2nd Alyssa Fahy
3rd Alana Doherty
3rd Caoimhe Mc Carthy

AGE 8-10 Kata Mixed beg-red
1st Aaron Quinn
2nd Aodhan Mc Carthy
3rd Rian Maloney
3rd Ben Ronan

AGE 8-10 Kata Mixed yellow-brown
1st Jayden Murphy
2nd Róisín Brogan
3rd Dylan Joyce
3rd Jadzia Murphy

AGE 8-10 Girls Kumite
1st Sarah Rigney
2nd Jadzia Murphy
3rd Róisín Brogan

AGE 8-10 Boys Kumite
1st Jayden Murphy
2nd Ciarán Fleming
3rd Aaron Quinn
3rd Dylan Joyce

AGE 11+ Kata beg-red
1st Gordon Skinner
2nd Amy O Hara
3rd Sinéad Mullins
3rd Meadhbh Finnegan

AGE 11+ Kata yellow-brown
1st Nathan Collins
2nd Shauna Flynn
3rd Dean Rigney
3rd Regan Warde

AGE 11+ Girls Kumite
1st Shauna Flynn
2nd Laura Daly
3rd Cathy Mullins
3rd Sinéad Mullins

AGE 11+ Boys Kumite
1st Nathan Collins
2nd Dean Rigney
3rd Gordon Skinner
3rd Regan Warde