Looking for info on Denis Crowe and Coley Walsh

thedooner

Hello all,

Anyone know if these two Shotokan Sensei's are still teaching/training and if so where?

Thanks in advance.

NGalv

Hey,

A bit random replying to this a year and a bit later, but did you ever find out if Coley Walsh is still training?

Thanks

thedooner

Hello, that's the great thing about boards,someone can answer years after the initial post :-)

No, not heard anything on Coley since but I went to a 5th Dan grading in Castlebar recently and had the pleasure of meeting Denis Crowe at it.

A gentleman if their ever was one and would talk about karate in Ireland back in the 50's and 60's when he started training.

He would get the boat to England to grade! now if we have to go more then 30 miles to grade we moan about it :-(

pgibbo

AFAIK Coley hasn't trained for at least 2 years maybe even 4. I believe the last place he trained was Newtownsmith.

Damo W

Published on 10 May 2014

thedooner

R.I.P Sensei Coley Walsh :-(

dannycillumini

Hi there. For anybody who knew Coley Walsh. I would just like to say that I used to train with Coley years ago and did so for some time back in the day. I and lots of others I knew in Galway were also his students. It wasn't until recently that I found out about his passing and would therefore like to offer my respects because I was wondering where he was. I had been out of the scene but then came back looking for him and at least now I know. Rest in peace to him. He was a great teacher.




Castlebar Shotokan Karate Club (3/3/15) : 'Coley was my first instructor in Galway. A naturally gifted karateka and a tough instructor. Many a hard session with him in the Galway club and he was the first instructor to the newly formed university club back in 1984. RIP. - from John Sheehy, Japan.'

delbhouy

Coley was indeed a great teacher and friend.I trained with Coley for many years in Newtownsmith. He taught in some of the local primary schools also and had affiliated clubs all over Galway from Headford to Inis Mór.

A real Galway man and one of the pioneers of Martial Arts in Galway.