Gyms in Kilkenny?

JohnMc1 · 23-08-2005 10:59pm #1

I have been living in Kilkenny for three months. I was looking to learn Thai Boxing and/or BJJ. Are there any gyms for these MAs in Kilkenny?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

dlofnep · 23-08-2005 11:02pm

No BJJ in kilkenny, but if you drop across the bridge to Waterford, we have two places here you can train in both muay thai or bjj.

JohnMc1 · 24-08-2005 2:58pm

dlofnep wrote:

No BJJ in kilkenny, but if you drop across the bridge to Waterford, we have two places here you can train in both muay thai or bjj.

Thanks dlofnep. Do you have any info on those BJJ and Muay Thai gyms? Schedule, rates, contact number or e-mail? Does there happen to be a Muay Thai gym in Kilkenny btw?

dlofnep · 24-08-2005 3:31pm

dunno about mauy thai in Kilkenny.

You can drop by either our tramore club (details are on hapkido.ie). We cover BJJ there.. and hapkido if that's your thing.

Or you can drop by Billy O'Sullivans kick boxing gym. Submission wrestling and muay thai is covered. It's a pretty nice gym. Address is: Billy O'Sullivans Gym, Jute Factory, Tycor, Waterford.

I'll look into the times for you, but the guys are usually at Billy's every night between 6 - 9. tramore is tuesday nights (sometimes), firday nights, and saturday mornings.

JohnMc1 · 24-08-2005 3:35pm

dlofnep wrote:

dunno about mauy thai in Kilkenny.

You can drop by either our tramore club (details are on hapkido.ie). We cover BJJ there.. and hapkido if that's your thing.

Or you can drop by Billy O'Sullivans kick boxing gym. Submission wrestling and muay thai is covered. It's a pretty nice gym. Address is: Billy O'Sullivans Gym, Jute Factory, Tycor, Waterford.

I'll look into the times for you, but the guys are usually at Billy's every night between 6 - 9. tramore is tuesday nights (sometimes), firday nights, and saturday mornings.

Thanks again dlofnep. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

JohnMc1 · 26-08-2005 12:45pm

Thanks dlofnep. I will definately check into those clubs. The gracice Jiu-Jitsu sounds great. Since Waterford is about an hour or so away from Kilkenny I will most likely be driving. Is parking spaces easy to find near those clubs? Interested to know so if need be I can give myself extra time to get to Waterford find a parking space and not be late for class.

dlofnep · 26-08-2005 1:38pm

Parking will be fine. Lots of space.

JohnMc1 · 26-08-2005 3:02pm

dlofnep wrote:

Parking will be fine. Lots of space.

Thanks again dlofnep. Thats aload off my mind.

dlofnep · 26-08-2005 5:42pm

No problem bud. Look forward to seeing you training!

paddyc · 29-08-2005 9:47am

john there thai near enough to kk, i will hoke out the details and PM them to you

dlofnep, whos teaching thai in Billys place? not a wee thai man by any chance as me heard a wee whisper on the grape vine?

paddy

dlofnep · 29-08-2005 10:21am

Not certain paddy. I'll find out. I think it's some big greek guy. Not sure though.

JohnMc1 · 30-08-2005 10:59am

paddyc wrote:

john there thai near enough to kk, i will hoke out the details and PM them to you

dlofnep, whos teaching thai in Billys place? not a wee thai man by any chance as me heard a wee whisper on the grape vine?

paddy

Thanks Paddy. Was that guy on British Bruisers last night for Sean's? They had a guy from Ireland on last night and they listed his gym as Dillon's Thai. Unfortunately he lost.

paddyc · 31-08-2005 8:54am

john I aint too sure to be honest you got a name and i be able to tell ya

paddy

whats british bruisres?

JohnMc1 · 31-08-2005 9:29am

British Bruisers is a British Kickboxing show on Men n Motors tv. I forgot the guys name but he was from Ireland and his gym was listed as Dillon's Thai.

JohnMc1 · 06-09-2005 3:05pm

dlofnep. Are you sure Billy O'Sullivan's gym teaches Muay Thai? Michelle Burchfield said they taught Full Contact Kickboxing not Muay Thai.

Thanks anyway dlofnep.

dlofnep · 06-09-2005 4:35pm

John, it is a kick boxing gym but there is a muay thai guy there. The differences are slight anyways and the facilities are good. Check it out for yourself.

paddyc · 06-09-2005 5:43pm

The differences are slight

paddy feels a massive ass whoippin on the way

kick boxing and thai boxing

rather like hockey and hurley i'd say

paddy

dlofnep · 06-09-2005 9:26pm

paddyc wrote:

paddy feels a massive ass whoippin on the way

kick boxing and thai boxing

rather like hockey and hurley i'd say

paddy

They are hardly chalk and cheese.

polar_bear · 06-09-2005 10:12pm

hey,

wouldn't this be like saying that wrestling and bjj are the same thing. or judo and wrestling or judo and jitz?

It was by only trying a bit out of all 3 did i realise the differences. I said this to john k myself, at first it all seems basically the same except for little bits, but as you do more, you realise how important the little differences are.

probably from a wtf tkd's person's perspective bjj and judo are the same. and probably from a bjj person's perspective muay thai and "kickboxing" are the "same".

sure, some ppl think tkd and karate are synonymous.

dlofnep · 06-09-2005 10:45pm

Nobody said they were the same. I said they were similar. _Yes_ they are similar. What's the problem? It's just like judo and bjj are similar.

JohnMc1 · 06-09-2005 10:55pm

dlofnep wrote:

John, it is a kick boxing gym but there is a muay thai guy there. The differences are slight anyways and the facilities are good. Check it out for yourself.

Thanks Dlopfnep. Ms. Burchfield only gave me the schedule for the FCK and submission wrestling. No mention of Muay Thai. There is a FCK gym near me [Kilkenny Top Pro] but I prefer Muay Thai since they don't have the restrictions FCK have and FCk is kind of a joke back in the US.

polar_bear · 06-09-2005 10:57pm

i'm just saying similarity depends on your perspective. yes for someone from a horse riding background they are "similar" and for MMA people they are similar but my point is, the differences are more important. alah Roman Catholism and Protestantism.

polar_bear · 06-09-2005 11:01pm

Anyone care to go on record about Sword Muay Thai. I sense Paddyc wants to say something but isn't. It does exist yeah?

JohnMc1 · 06-09-2005 11:08pm

I'm not knocking FCK or anything. I just prefer Muay Thai and would like to continue training with it and I used to train in BJJ with Renzo Gracie so I would also like to continue training in BJJ as well. I wasn't trying to slam other styles and I don't intend to. I just have my preferences that's all.

polar_bear · 06-09-2005 11:11pm

you trained with renzo? that's class. do explain.

dlofnep · 07-09-2005 1:16am

JohnMc1 wrote:

I'm not knocking FCK or anything. I just prefer Muay Thai and would like to continue training with it and I used to train in BJJ with Renzo Gracie so I would also like to continue training in BJJ as well. I wasn't trying to slam other styles and I don't intend to. I just have my preferences that's all.

You can train BJJ with us if you like John.

JohnMc1 · 07-09-2005 1:38pm

Thanks dlofnep. No I just have to find an actual Thaiboxing gym without having to drive 2+ hours to either Cork or Dublin.

Polar bear. I trained with Renoz in his NY academy off and on [Mostly off sorry to say. $250 a month unlimited. No I hear its $350] for 2+ years. Great place to train BJJ. Great grapplers came out of there.

JohnMc1 · 25-02-2006 10:28pm

Does anyone know a good Boxing club for a guy thats 30 [me

] to train at? Bagenalstown told me I was too old and Paulstown told me to wait until Sept.

dlofnep · 25-02-2006 11:05pm

I don't John

if you find one, let me know. Fair play for ya wanting to train. Did you get sorted with Billy's? You should drop out to us in tramore next saturday for a roll. Real good fun.

JohnMc1 · 26-02-2006 10:15am

dlofnep wrote:

I don't John if you find one, let me know. Fair play for ya wanting to train. Did you get sorted with Billy's? You should drop out to us in tramore next saturday for a roll. Real good fun.

I'm going to call Shane today and get the info on the grappling classes and take it from there. Take Care John.

dlofnep · 26-02-2006 11:54am

Good to hear.

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