Full Contact Kickboxing or Karate Clubs in Dublin?

The Bored One

Hi guys, Im just checking up something for a friend of mine. She's done kickboxing and karate before, and it was meant to be full contact but apparently they split the sparring by gender usually, and the girls would only go light/semi contact. This didn't sit too well with her, she's kinda the feisty type. Im not sure where this club was by the way, but she's no longer there and is looking to start up training again in either full contact kickboxing or karate again.
Ive already mentioned the Kyokushin karate dojos I know of to her, as well as the Muay Thai ones and she's interested in giving them a go. She's not really looking for MMA, more focused on doing a striking art.
If those don't pan out, what other good full contact kickboxing clubs or karate styles are there around the city?
Thanks for any assistance.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Where is she?.

On the northside I can recommend (from personal experience) Mugendo in Chanel college, Coolock village (I forget the nights and training times at the moment) but you can find that information HERE

Full contact fighting is encouraged for all sex's with these guys.

There are kickboxing clubs all over Dublin, but this is the only one I can speak with from experience.

'Jon' here is a northsider too, who is vastly more experienced than most here in kickboxing and TKD circles so maybe contact him for more info on clubs.

Dragan

Southside you have Global in Westwood Sandyford, Ciaran Killmurry's club in Stillorgan and another Mugendo in Total Fitness Sandyford run by a chap called Terry.

Have trained with them all and would highly recommend them.

RedRaven

Sounds like she would enjoy Muay Thai, tell her to pop in to Bridgestone.

arybvtcw0eolkf

RedRaven wrote: »

Sounds like she would enjoy Muay Thai, tell her to pop in to Bridegstone.

I was thinking the very same.

The Bored One

Mairt wrote: »

Where is she?.

On the northside I can recommend (from personal experience) Mugendo in Chanel college, Coolock village (I forget the nights and training times at the moment) but you can find that information HERE

Full contact fighting is encouraged for all sex's with these guys.

There are kickboxing clubs all over Dublin, but this is the only one I can speak with from experience.

'Jon' here is a northsider too, who is vastly more experienced than most here in kickboxing and TKD circles so maybe contact him for more info on clubs.

She's based in Finglas at the moment I think. Ive seen Mugendo show up a couple of times in discussions, they seem well respected. What are they like to train with?

waterfordkick

here are a list of the gan teora full contact kickboxing clubs in Ireland. there is a good few in Dublin. Hope she finds a club
http://indigo.ie/~ganteora/

Dragan

Dragan wrote: »

Southside you have Global in Westwood Sandyford, Ciaran Killmurry's club in Stillorgan and another Mugendo in Total Fitness Sandyford run by a chap called Terry.

Have trained with them all and would highly recommend them.

Global Kickboxing also runs in Loughlinstown on Tues and Thurs at 8 o'clock. Ive trained there before, very good.

The Bored One

RedRaven wrote: »

Sounds like she would enjoy Muay Thai, tell her to pop in to Bridgestone.

Yep, Bridgestone was one of the places I was recommending to her. She hasn't done Muay Thai before but i'd say it would be right up her street. Thanks guys.

Killme00

If its Kickboxing then i would recommend Mugendo is Chanel College in Coolock. I used to train there and it is very good for Kickboxing.

yomchi

The Bored One wrote: »

She's based in Finglas at the moment I think. Ive seen Mugendo show up a couple of times in discussions, they seem well respected. What are they like to train with?

What weight is she at?
Barbera Delaney runs FC kickboxing for women, she fights out of Prussia street. Plenty of sparring and ring fights down there.

The Bored One

Jon wrote: »

What weight is she at?
Barbera Delaney runs FC kickboxing for women, she fights out of Prussia street. Plenty of sparring and ring fights down there.

Being a man with good self-preservation instincts, Ive never asked her exact weight. She'd be between 8-10 stone, and Im not sure what that translates into in female weight classes, I assume they're different than male ones?

yomchi

Hovering around 65kg's I guess.

OldBloke

There is a Kyokushin Dojo in Finglas - more info www.kyokushinireland.com

Roper

The Bored One wrote: »

She's based in Finglas at the moment I think.

She's welcome to come down to us for some training. We're on the Ballyboggan Road just beside the Wild West. We have a few girls and everyone does the same training and sparring, girls or fellas.

Pride Fighter

Is there any in Dublin 8,10, or 12. The southside ones mentioned are miles from those areas. I might give it a lash too:)

uasal2000

You can find the club mairt refering to here http://www.mugendo.ie