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IntroductionIntroduce yourselves in here - Your background, style, interest, etc.
Hi people, This is my first post here just wanted to introduce myself. Names Jim and I'm from Ireland. I have studied Judo,Kenpo and Wing tsun in the past, I currently study JKA shotokan karate,and I've been training in that for about 3 years now. Over all I've been practising martial arts on and off since I was 7 years old, But I only really started taking it seriously when I hit 18, since then Ive been training 3 times a week. I'm 22 now. So thats me in a nutshell, Looking forward to chatting and debating with you all!
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Glad to have another Kenpoman around!!
What type of Kenpo??
Hi all thanks for the warm welcome, Kenpodog I trained in "Chinese Kenpo Karate" The school was part of an association in Ireland affiliated with Ed Parkers and Various US kenpo associations, So the style was very Much based on Ed Parkers kenpo.
It's great to have people from other countries in our forum. This is a great forum with wonderful people here. I always wanted to go to Ireland. I have always heard that the people are very friendly. Let us know how the martial arts are in Ireland.
It's great to have people from other countries in our forum. This is a great forum with wonderful people here. I always wanted to go to Ireland. I have always heard that the people are very friendly. Let us know how the martial arts are in Ireland.
Thanks,
Sensei Tom
Well its true most of us are very friendly and contrary to popular belief we are not all alcoholic leprechauns either lol .
Martial arts in Ireland have been very popular beginning in the 70's with kenpo karate and TKD, since then alott has changed altough TKD is still the most widely practised art here there is a huge number of MMA and BJJ students as well as thousands of Karateke and Kung fu students.
I myself am Lucky enough to train in a small but growing Shotokan federation called the United Shotkan karate federation or USKF.
The USKF is an affiliate of the famous KUGB in England so we have access to some of the best Shotokan Instructors in the world, We even have our own team for the JKA world championships for the first time ever.
Many Irish martial artists have trained in several arts,My shotokan instructor himself was once a black belt Kenpo champion, Kyokoshin full contact fighter, Boxer and Mauy thai competitor before he even began Shotokan training. AT 43, Hes now a 3rd dan In Shotokan, I consider myself Lucky to have such an experienced Sensie.
We are lucky in Dublin in that if we want to train in particular martial art there is a good chance that there will be club nearby, From Ninjutsu to Iaido, muay thai to BJJ, Goju Ryu to Krav Maga. Martial arts are good In Ireland at the moment!
I remember my mom used to tell me about when she was an exchange student to Ireland at the exact time that J.R.R. Tolkien died, her then favorite author.
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