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Karate Shotokan around Blandcharstown ?

  • 19-08-2007 06:48PM
    #1
    mick.fr
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    Is there any good club around please ?

    Thank you


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  • #2
    Kenpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭Kenpo


    Hi Mick,

    The USKF have a club in Blanch (Coolmine Sports Complex):

    http://uskf.org/Default.aspx?tabid=13199

    The instructor is Dave Royale - who I've been told is an excellent Black Belt.

    If your open to other styles, a friend of mine has started teaching kickboxing
    in Verona Sports Hall (near the town center). His name is Robert Mcmenamy. Training focuses on Semi-Contact Kickboxing and Self-Defense.

    Heres a link to his Site (Its still a work in progress):

    www.spartan.ie

    Hope this helps.

    Karl


  • #3
    mick.fr
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    Thanks for the feedback


  • #4
    Bad Dog MMA
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    I know Dave Royale personally, he's a sound bloke. My brother trained along side him under Jerry Kane in corduff, were they both got their black belts. He is a good bloke to train under and has a good club record.


  • #5
    thefizz
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    For an alternative type of Karate, try Kantanni Karate-Do in the Coolmine Sports Complex in Blanchardstown.


  • #6
    DavidRoyle
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    Hi,
    David Royle here. I do have a club in Blanchardstown. It is located in the new Corduff Sports Complex, Dublin 15. Club times are Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm to 7:30pm. I have been teaching karate for 20years altogether. New members are always welcome so feel free to drop down to the club. Thanks.


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  • #7
    DavidRoyle
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    You can also visit our website at www.uskf.org for details of the organisation and other club locations.


  • #8
    ryoishin
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    Theres shotokan clubs all over blanch. In roselawn in the school and in hartstown school. the kantanni karate do club in coolmine is excellent. its were i started off and it gave me a real good grounding in martial arts. im more into mma and stuff now but they do teach decent sparring and some good self defence stuff.


  • #9
    burtyburr
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    Yeah....I a bit late on this one. But just in case anyone googles this....I think that they should defo try Kantanni. I live in Wexford now and train in mma but I think Kantanni gives a real good grounding especially in the close quarter area and sparring. And the starting warm up is still one of the best around.


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