Final class of 2012

Zanshin Karate-Do Kinnegad held our last class of the year on Monday 10th December in our dojo in Kinnegad GAA centre. The junior class kicked off with a demonstration for the watching parents, showing basics, padwork, kata, self-defence and sparring. Everyone put on a great show, and yet again, the instructors lost the Selection Box Challenge to the students!
Later that evening, Zanshin senior students John Whelehan, Aaron Darcy, Matthew Darcy and Peter Govan graded before a panel comprising Zanshin instructors Gerard Walsh, Liam Darcy, Keith Waslh, Proinsias Ó Fearghail and Paul Thackaberry. The lads had to demonstrate pad and bag work, basics, kata, kata applications (bunkai),prearranged sparring, semi free sparring and free-sparring (semi-and full contact). At the end of the grading, Peter advanced to green belt, John to blue belt and Matthew and Aaron to purple belt. Congratulations to them all on a great display of spirit and technique!


Merry Christmas to all our students and friends! Kinnegad resume training on the 7th of January, 2013!

Kinnegad End of Year Demo and Grading!

On Monday, 10 December 2012, junior students from Zanshin Karate-Do Kinnegad will give a demonstration to their families and friends. Parents are asked to have their children at Kinnegad GAA Centre  at 6.50 PM so we can start at 7.00 PM sharp. The demonstration should be over by 8.00 PM.We hope to hold a junior grading at the end of January 2013, as we have mainly concentrated on tournament this term. Zanshin senior students will attempt a grading from 8.00-9.30 PM before the whole Zanshin instructor panel. Good luck to all! Classes will resume at the usual times in Kinnegad on Monday, 10 January 2013. Merry Christmas to all our students and friends!