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UPCOMING SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS:

Master Norman Creedon

8th Degree Black Belt Taekwon-do, 5th Degree Black Belt Hapkido

Practical Self-Defence techniques from Hapkido Applications

Sunday, 29th of August (TBC)

http://www.ucc.ie/tkd/instructors.html

Mr. Rauiri O'Brien

4th Degree Black Belt Taekwon-do

Kicking Drills and Sparring Combinations

Sunday, 24th of October (TBC)

http://redkingtkd.com/index.php

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PAST EVENTS:

PAUL O'LEARY SEMINAR

Paul O'Leary visited our school recently for a very informative course on Kyusho Kitsu Pressure Points, with practical self-defence applications. A greate day was had by all, and we came away with many useful techniques. Paul O'Leary is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Taekwon-do and a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Ao Den Kou Kitsu.

JOHN BRAWN SEMINAR

Many thanks to John Brawn for visitng our school recently. John taught a self-defence course focusing on restraint techniques and some pressure points. Participants also enjoyed the workout session John threw in at the end of the course. John is a Black Belt in Karate, and also a professional instructor of Close Protection Skills.

2010 ROBIN RUN RELAY RACE

Our annual fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society in memory of Jim Donovan. This year we ran 5k in a partners' relay. The weather was divine and the atmosphere was brilliant. A healthy dose of competition blended with a generous outpouring of teamwork. What else would you be doing on a Sunday morning? All proceeds will be donated to Cancer Reaserch. Final total raised will be announced when all the line cards have been returned. Many thanks to everyone who took part. Thank you.

1st Place Men's Team: Fergus Courtney & Patrick Courtney
2nd Place Men's Team: Connor Donovan & Mark Brophy
3rd Place Men's Team: John Hayes & David Bell
1st Place Ladies' Team: Martina Martin & Pamela Kennedy

2nd Place Ladies' Team: Aideen McCormack & Anne Marie Carpenter

1st Place Juniors' Team: Tim Janssen & Brendan Cussen
1st Place Family Team: Marie O'Brien & Bridget O'Brien

2nd Place Family Team: Aine Murphy & Mairead Murphy

3rd Place Family Team: Frank O'Brien & Alice O'Brien

More photos of the runners can be found on our facebook page!

2010 BLACK BELT GRADING

Banner Martial Arts & Fitness is proud to promote EIGHT of our students to 1st Degree Black Belt! 
Nathan D'Arcy, Kieran Thynne, Rachel Daly, Radion Bessonov, Gary Hennessy, Ryan Kerswill, Robert Kennedy, 
Martin McCormack have all embodied the true spirit of Taekwon-do through their humble and dilligent study of the art.

2010 ALL IRELAND TAEKWON-DO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Our school had awesome results at the All Ireland Taekwon-do Championships
in Dublin the weekend!  19 of our Taekwon-do students competed and proudly
returned with 10 All Ireland Medals!  

Alanna Gleeson, 3rd place Patterns & 3rd place Sparring
Conor Clohessy, 2nd place Sparring
Aine Murphy, 3rd place Patterns
Claudia Burke, 1st place Sparring
Patrick McLoughlin, 3rd place Sparring
Alex O'Doherty, 3rd place Sparring & 2nd place Patterns
Joseph Connaughton, 3rd place Sparring
Shauna Enright, 1st place Sparring

2010 KINSALE COMPETITION

Congratulations to all who travelled to Rivertsick to participate in Kinsale's annual event. We had 19 competitors on the day, and brought back 15 trophies! Good job, everyone!

KINSALE RESULTS:
Charlie O'Grady: 2nd Place Sparring
Aoife O'Neill: 1st Place Patterns
Paul Kirwin: 1st Place Patterns
James Daly: 2nd Place Sparring
Cillian O'Riordain: 3rd Place Sparring
Hannah McCormack: 3rd Place Patterns, 2nd Place Sparring
Martin McCormack: 2nd Place Patterns, 2nd Place Sparring
Rian Boylan: 2nd Place Sparring
Natalia Fankalewska: 3rd Place Patterns, 1st Place Musical Patterns
Caitriona ni Riordain: 2nd Place Patterns, 2nd Place Sparring, 1st Place Musical
Shauna Enright: 2nd Place Sparring, 1st Place Musical Patterns

2009 WINTER COMPETITION

We had a fantastic time at this year's First Annual Winter Competition. The standard of performance was great, and the Teamwork and Camaraderie outstanding! Well done to all participants! The next in-house event will be planned for late June 2010.

PATTERN DIVISIONS:

Senior Men Patterns, Novice Belts:

1^st Julius Fako, 2^nd Charlie O’Grady

Senior Men Patterns, Red/Black:

1^st Ryan Kerswill, 2^nd Brad Green, 3^rd Gary Hennessy

Junior Patterns, Red/Black:

1^st Rachel Daly, 2^nd Darren Crowe, 3^rd Alice O’Brien

Junior Boy Patterns, Green to Red-Tag:

1^st Naim Khoudiri, 2^nd Emmet O’Doherty, 3^rd James Daly

Junior Girl Patterns, Green to Red-Tag:

1^st Aoife O’Neill, 2^nd Alex O’Doherty, 3^rd Natalia Fankalewska

Boys Under 7 Patterns:

1^st Michael Deloughery, 2^nd Paddy Rynne, 3^rd Jake Collins

Junior Boy Patterns, White to Green-Tag:

1^st Kai Young, 2^nd Eanna O’Donoghue, 3^rd Quinn Painter

Junior Girl Patterns, White to Green-Tag:

1^st Claudi Burke, 2^nd Aoibhinn O’Donoghue, 3^rd Carol Millar

SPARRING DIVISIONS:

Senior Men Sparring, Novice:

1^st Fergus Courtney, 2^nd Julius Fako, 3^rd Julien Carreno

Senior Men Sparring, Advanced:

1^st Brad Green, 2^nd Ryan Kerswill, 3^rd Gary Hennessy

Boys Sparring Under 6:

1^st John Staunton, 2^nd Robbie McInerney

Boys Sparring Under 7:

1^st Ben Harnett, 2^nd Cian Kelleher, 3^rd Michael DeLoughery

Boys Sparring 7-9, Novice:

1^st Quinn Painter, 2^nd Cillian O’Riordain

Boys Sparring 7-9, Intermediate:

1^st Tami Coker, 2^nd Rian Boylan, 3^rd Conor Hogan

Boys Sparring 9-10 “small”:

1^st James Daly, 2^nd Conor Clohessy, 3^rd Adam L’Estrange

Boys Sparring 9-10 “tall”:

1^st Sean Mannion, 2^nd Mark McInerney, 3^rd Joseph Miniter

Boys Sparring 11-13:

1^st Cillian Flanagan, 2^nd Aaron Kelly, 3^rd Darren Crowe

Girls Sparring “small”:

1^st Caitriona ni Riordan, 2^nd Suzie Haziri, 3^rd Carol Millar

Girls Sparring “tall”:

1^st Shauna Enright, 2^nd Natalia Fankalewska, 3^rd Claudia Burke

Teen Girls Sparring:

1^st Aoife O’Neill, 2^nd Rachel Daly, 3^rd Alex O’Doherty

2009 DUBLIN MARATHON

Mr. & Mrs. Donovan sucesfully completed the 2009 Dublin Marathon to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Well done also to two of our members: Fergus Courtney & Theresa Nolan who joined us!!

2009 ALL-IRELAND TAEKWON-DO CHAMPIONSHIPS, DUBLIN

Congratulations to Caitriona ni Riordan & Natalia Fankalewska! Caitriona & Natalia travelled up to Dublin recently to take part in the first ever All-Ireland Taekwon-do Championships open to all schools and associations. Over 300 martial artists took part in the event.

Caitriona won third place for her Pattern, and Natalia won first place for Sparring!

2009 ROBIN RUN

for the Irish Cancer Society

Many thanks to everyone who got involved in our first Annual "Robin Run" fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society.

We were very lucky with the weather and we had a great day. Plenty of exercise got by all!!

Congratulations to Killian O'Grady, who won the Junior 5k Run and

Brendan Potter, who won the Senior 10k Run.

Thanks to everyone who made donations and those who volunteered on the day.

Next year will be bigger and better, and followed by a BBQ / Bouncy Castle Party!

Marke your calendars now!

Photos can be viewed on the member login area of our website.

2009 BANNER MARTIAL ARTS OPEN MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT

This year's tournament was a great success!

Over 200 competitors from around the country visited Ennis on Sunday, 8th of February to take part. Martial artists of all ages returned to this event, which has now developed an outstanding reputation among Irish martial artists for being a fair and politics-free venue where all are welcome without prejudice. This year the event welcomed several styles of Taekwon-do, practitioners of Karate, Kickboxers, and also students of Mixed Martial Arts training. Competitors tested their skills both in Light-Contact Sparring and in traditional forms/patterns/kata. It was a learning experience for all to witness and experience a variety of styles and methods, and to share a common passion for the sport. The sportsmanship shared between schools was commendable.

SUCCESS AT CORK COMPETITION

On Sunday, 24th of November a group of 13 competitiors from Banner Martial Arts travelled to CIT in Cork to compete against several hundred martial artists from various disciplines, mostly Taekwon-do. We are pleased to announce the following acheivements:

Natalia Fankuleuska, Age 9, 1st Place Sparring

Shauna Enright, age 10, 1st Place Sparring

James Daly, age 9, 3rd Place Patterns

Rachel Daly, age 12, 3rd Place Patterns & 3rd Place Sparring

Joe Dudley, age 12, 3rd Place Patterns