The club journal
Tournament reports, grading nights and squad news from the mats in Blackrock and competition halls across Europe.
Well done to the lads competing in Barcelona today at the Catalunya Open.
David Lyons also won gold in Team Sparring with 2 Spanish teammates.
More from the club
Club members stepped onto the ITF World Championship mats in Barcelona, mixing it with the best in the world across Tul and sparring divisions.
A standout championship for the club's junior black belt squad, returning with a full set of European Championship medals.
Our youngest competitors came home with a haul of medals after a long day of patterns and sparring — a brilliant first competition for several of them.
Congratulations to our newest black belt holders after a demanding grading covering patterns, sparring, self-defence and theory.
Consistency across patterns and sparring earned the club silverware at the championships — and plenty of celebration on the way home.
Colour belts and black belts trained side by side in a packed dojang for a technical session on stance, power generation and patterns.
Every competitor on this page started with a first class. Book yours and start the journey — beginners are always welcome.