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2024 is a historic year for local martial arts club Galway Shotokan Karate Club (GSKC) as it celebrates 40 years of bringing karate training to children and adults in Galway.

SOME OF the cream of the Irish indie/alternative scene will be gather in the Róisín Dubh on New Year's Eve to ring out 2012 and ring in 2013 with great music.

The Budo Karate and Self-Defence Club, Kilkenny, is now taking enrolments for its range of karate classes beginning next week.

Evolution Martial Arts Academy has become one of the highest ranked Sport Karate Schools in the World by their continued success at World Championships and their multiple World Titles won.

In our everyday lives we often forget the value of exercise to both our physical and mental health. The practice of karate tones the body, develops coordination, quickens reflexes, and builds stamina.

Pagodas Temple martial arts centre was started by Chris Hickey, fourth degree dan black belt, the highest graded judo black belt in the west of Ireland. Hickey always wanted to have his own dojo (training centre) where he could pass his skill and knowledge on to others with a passion for the martial arts. This is due largely to the training and mentoring he received travelling around the world, representing Ireland at the highest judo level.

Members of the Budo JKA Karate Club, Kilkenny, were put through their paces last Sunday as chief instructor for JKA Ireland, sensei Noel Casey was on hand to test 31 members of the club for their respective grades.

Evolution Martial Arts Academy has many exciting programmes designed for all ages.

Kilkenny’s, Sensei Kevin Shortall (pictured on the right) and his student Thomas Walsh (pictured on the left) have been selected as part of the JKA Ireland Karate Squad for the upcoming European JKA Karate Championships which will be held in Maastricht, Holland on April 4.