At Blackrock Taekwon-Do Club we give lessons to students of all ages and levels. Come learn the discipline of a martial art. Improve your fitness, health and self defence abilities.
Paul Manning won silver in Patterns, Gold in Points sparring and Gold in Contineous sparring at the ITF Polish Cup. He was also named the "best senior male competitor".
Congratulations to Rory McCarthy who won Gold in lightweight sparring and Daniel O Sullivan who won silver in heavyweight sparring at yesterday's Rathpeacon Open.
Gary Sesaldo receiving his 1st Degree Black Belt certificate this week from club instructors Paul Manning and Tom Burns. Gary is the 3rd member of the Sesaldo family to achieve the rank of Black Belt.
Gold for Paul in middle wight and silver for Daniel in heavy weight at the 10th Catalunya Open in Barcelona. 3 fights each. Got a great welcome from our Spanish friends. Very enjoyable competition.
A great week at the ITF World Championships in Brighton. Over 1000 competitors, from 45 different countries. Daniel O Sullivan took a gold medal in the Senior Black Belt middle weight sparring division. He faced Argentina in the first round followed by Brazil in the second round.
We have 7 new Black Belts in the club. Congratulations to Daniel Crowley, Isabel Sesaldo, Katarina Sesaldo, Danny Foley, Sean Tuohy, Emma McCarthy & Chloe Mcgrath who passed their test for 1st Degree.