Martial Arts in the Sligo Area?

PrincessPeach

Hi! I have recently moved to Sligo and am wondering if there are an classes for adult beginners in any of the martial arts? I am not fussy on whether it is judo/karate/kickboxing/etc, I am just interested in learning a new martial art and getting fit^^


Apologies if this has been asked before. I had a skim through the stickied thread on clubs in Ireland, but couldn't find anything to answer my query.

Michael O Leary

PrincessPeach wrote: »

Hi! I have recently moved to Sligo and am wondering if there are an classes for adult beginners in any of the martial arts? I am not fussy on whether it is judo/karate/kickboxing/etc, I am just interested in learning a new martial art and getting fit^^


Apologies if this has been asked before. I had a skim through the stickied thread on clubs in Ireland, but couldn't find anything to answer my query.

www.wingtsun.ie/sligo.html :-)

Zen65

PrincessPeach wrote: »

Hi! I have recently moved to Sligo and am wondering if there are an classes for adult beginners in any of the martial arts? I am not fussy on whether it is judo/karate/kickboxing/etc, I am just interested in learning a new martial art and getting fit^^

I've met some of this gang and they're a decent club: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samurai-Shotokan-Karate-Club/546181022089493

They're also affiliated to the JKA, which is the largest and oldest Shotokan governing body in the world. The pic on their website shows them with sensei Kawsoe, who is one of the best-known Japanese instructors anywhere.

PrincessPeach

Thanks a mill for the info, guys! Will look into them^^

shutup

Which one is sensei Kawsoe?

Zen65

shutup wrote: »

Which one is sensei Kawsoe?

In the photo?

The Asian gentleman who is standing fifth from the left.

Shane McMunn

Sligo has some great clubs in it, I can't post any links so just Google any of the following.

Sligo bjj
Sligo aikikai
Sligo higashi (wado ryu karate)
Hong Ying Sligo (choy li fut - southern chinese kung fu with lots of forms and weapons)

Any of the above I'd recommend and will get you fit.

There are also some internal chinese martial arts in sligo, though they won't have the same level of fitness as the above clubs.

Sligo Tai Chi and Internal arts

And my own sligo tai chi, which is Yang family tai chi, but as I said probably won't have the fitness element you want.

Good luck

Shane

PrincessPeach

Thanks Shane for all that info ^^

GT Tonry

Hi,
If you are interested in traditional martial arts training in Sligo, check out 'Tang Soo Do'.
It is a korean style focused on discipline, forms and contactless sparring. Classes are held in Sligo town (Mon and Wed) , Ballymote (Tues and Thurs), Tubbercurry (Thurs), Cliffoney (Fri) and Coolaney (Tues).Master E Titus (8th Dan) has held classes in Sligo for the past ten years, well worth checking out.

SVJKarate

shutup wrote: »

Which one is sensei Kawsoe?

I think Zen meant to say "Kawasoe". Masao Kawasoe is a very highly-respected Shotokan instructor who has recently returned to the JKA after many years teaching with the ITKF. He holds a JKA 7th Dan.