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is there any col/it kickboxing muay thai clubs in ireland?

  • 17-09-2010 2:34pm
    #1
    empacher
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    its hard to navigate through the college websites so hoping someone hear will be able to give me a list of some

    cheers


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  • #2
    hidinginthebush
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    There's a shed load of martial arts / self defence clubs in ucd, i know for certain there is a kick-boxing club, but don't think there's a muay thai one. If you're interested the annual UCD sports expo is on next week in the sports centre on campus, 10-5 mon to thurs, it's the best place for new members to join, plus every club will have their own desk / expo so you'll be able to talk to people already in the club, ask a few questions (I'll be propping up the shaolin kung fu desk from time to time :)). I don't know if you're a student or not, but most clubs should accommodate non-UCD students, just ask.

    I reckon every it / college in the country has a pretty vast array of clubs of this nature. I suppose you're best off picking which ever's closest to you and seeing what they have to offer.

    Hope that helps.


  • #3
    Dave Joyce
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    There is a Muaythai club in NUIG and there may be a couple more MT clubs in other colleges/IT's soon


  • #4
    flynny51
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    UCC - http://www.ucc.ie/kickbox/


  • #5
    Sid_Justice
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    why do you wnat to know?


  • #6
    flynny51
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    Sid_Justice wrote: »
    why do you wnat to know?

    Intervarsities i'd say.


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  • #7
    unknown13
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    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    There's a shed load of martial arts / self defence clubs in ucd, i know for certain there is a kick-boxing club, but don't think there's a muay thai one. If you're interested the annual UCD sports expo is on next week in the sports centre on campus, 10-5 mon to thurs, it's the best place for new members to join, plus every club will have their own desk / expo so you'll be able to talk to people already in the club, ask a few questions (I'll be propping up the shaolin kung fu desk from time to time :)). I don't know if you're a student or not, but most clubs should accommodate non-UCD students, just ask.

    I reckon every it / college in the country has a pretty vast array of clubs of this nature. I suppose you're best off picking which ever's closest to you and seeing what they have to offer.

    Hope that helps.

    I have heard off training partners that the UCD Kickboxing club is Semi-Contact


  • #8
    Doug Cartel
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    unknown13 wrote: »
    I have heard off training partners that the UCD Kickboxing club is Semi-Contact

    It's actually a Lau Gar club. Also, the UCC kickboxing club is really ITF TKD, at least it was when I was in it many years ago.


  • #9
    flynny51
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    Doug Cartel wrote: »
    Also, the UCC kickboxing club is really ITF TKD, at least it was when I was in it many years ago.

    There seems to be more taekwondo guys in the kickboxing club than the taekwondo club!


  • #10
    unknown13
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    Doug Cartel wrote: »
    It's actually a Lau Gar club. Also, the UCC kickboxing club is really ITF TKD, at least it was when I was in it many years ago.

    Its semi contact. They pretty much do semi contact.


  • #11
    yomchi
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    flynny51 wrote: »
    There seems to be more taekwondo guys in the kickboxing club than the taekwondo club!

    It is Taekwon-Do, affiliated to the IUTF. They use the WKA as the name.


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  • #12
    Tim_Murphy
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    yomchi wrote: »
    It is Taekwon-Do, affiliated to the IUTF. They use the WKA as the name.
    Technically, it is IUKF, or at least it used to be when I was involved with that group. Pretty dishonest way of getting a club into a college if truth be told.


  • #13
    Doug Cartel
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    Well in their defence, they are quite different clubs. (Or at least the were when I was there.) The kickboxing club is very sport and sparring orientated and the TKD club does more kata/patterns/whatever they're called in Korean.


  • #14
    Tim_Murphy
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    Doug Cartel wrote: »
    Well in their defence, they are quite different clubs. (Or at least the were when I was there.) The kickboxing club is very sport and sparring orientated and the TKD club does more kata/patterns/whatever they're called in Korean.

    Don't know about UCC but when I was one of the instructors in the other IUKF club we got into a bit of hassle with the powers that be that we weren't doing enough traditional stuff. It's still TKD under a different bag but I suppose if the UCC TKD club don't mind then it doesn't really matter.


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