It's Student of the Month Time!!!

Karate kids from Dummore brother and sister Micheal & Sarah Hartnett.

Tuam Karate Little Wolves Gianluca Fornaciai, Alan Hanley (not pictured), Lee Collins and Lukas Kiaulakis.

And from Clonberne Karate Club Tracey Gillooley Little Wolves.

Amy Costello and Niamh Divilly.

Getting the Bags up

Thanks to Paddy busying himself all morning constructing supports for the punch bags

Tuam Student of The Month Winners

Tuam karate kids, proudly display their student of the month medals. Ross Mitchell, Jessica Smolska, Kiara Mc Grath and Max O Connell. Well done and keep up the good work.

JKS Autumn Tournament

Well done to our karateka who travelled and competed in Dublin on Sunday. As always they where on top form.

They are gracious in victory or defeat, support each other as a team and had a fun day out. We are very proud of the young people you are.

Jayden, Dylan & Ciaran patiently waiting.

Shauna, Regan & Laura, Team Kata

Jadzia waiting on a referees decision 

Dunmore Karate

Well done to our student of the Month winners in The Little Wolves and Children's Karate Classes in Dunmore on Monday.

Rebecca mc Gough, Cillian Corr, Mick Donnellan and Daniel Glynn

Clonberne Student of the Month Winners

Clonberne Karate Kids Paul Davis and Harry Heffernan proudly display their medals.

Sensei Noel Flynn

Sensei Noel Flynn being presented with his Nidan certificate.

Galway Kickathon for Galway Hospice

Faolchu Karate Club are ready for our Autumn Kickathon.
The idea behind our Fund-raiser is to empower children and club members to realise that each individual can make a difference by their small deeds and most importantly together make a difference to our community.
2013 will see us fundraise for Galway Hospice. Galway Hospice support all of County Galway including the Aran Island when support is required for specialist care either in the Hospice or in your own home.

What's involved???

Students are asked to either do 100's of kick's and punches or a 5km run. Sponsorship cards are available from the club and it's up to the individual if they wish to get sponsored or not and help out our community.

Galway Karate compete at JKS (Internal) Championships

Well done to all who trained and competed today. Faolchu Dojo came home with 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze. However win lose or draw all our students behaved like champions and displayed the true character of karateka, they travelled as a team supported each other and (tried to) gracefully accept defeat.

What about your Mammy???

For many scholars and athletes the nature vs nurture debate is a common one. 

Are you a born talent or has training and study brought you to your current abilities.

Personally I've researched a lot about the subject and that's another days debate. 

Today after bringing 10 of our students aged from 9 years to 14 to Squad training in Dublin, where they had to be got out of their beds before 6am by Mammies and Daddies. The evidence is larger than ever, neither nature nor nurture can prevail without those parents.

The parents who make sure their child makes classes, competitions, squad training and all the other demands.

No child can prevail without a supportive parent.

And I would like to say a big thank you to all of you who sacrifice your sleep ins.