UCD Karate

JKA Shotokan Karate Club | Est. 1977 | Oldest and largest martial arts club in UCD | Training Mon, Wed, Fri | UCD Club of the Year 2019

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A training time to suit every UCD student/staff member's schedule, with classes 3 evenings a week. Beginners are always welcome! For more information, visit https://t.co/jVfZPar3VO.

Sign up, get fit, make friends & have fun!

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We have a shorter training session tonight in Hall B from 8-9pm to accommodate a small grading exam at 9pm for some students. You're welcome to stay and watch the exam and support those going forward for their next belt!

#karate #newbelt #kyu #roadtoblackbelt #improvement

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Good sushi 🍣 and lovely company with the summer UCD Karate training crew!

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🥋 And we have our second #Shodan promotion of the summer! 🥋 We're extremely proud of Elizabeth Treacy, who aced her #BlackBelt grading this weekend at the International Karate Summer Camp in Glasgow. Many congratulations on the well-deserved black belt, Elizabeth! Osu.

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Congratulations to all our members who graded on Friday! Looking forward to seeing some new belt colours at training tonight. Thank you to Sensei Neville Reilly JKA Shotokan Ireland for conducting the grading examinations and giving a great warm up class.

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Happy #StPatricksDay! 💚🤍🧡

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This Friday we'll hold an Intro to karate competitions.
It is highly encouraged that every new member attending this class to get a taste of what competitive karate could be like. Will be fun! Fill in this form to attend: https://t.co/XFNKpZeSZK

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#Potluck tomorrow after training!
8pm in the Red Room, UCD Sports Centre (next to UCD Cinema).
BYOF (Bring your own food) to share. Check our WhatsApp chat for more info.

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Never too early to prepare for #karate #intervarsities! Had a great team #kata session on Monday night.
Training 8pm today in Hall B, and big beginners class this Friday (6pm, 11 Feb). Social event after class with food and drinks for everyone.
#ucdkarate

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Happy Christmas from everyone here at UCD Karate. We hope you really enjoy your holidays and are excited for more karate and fun events in the New Year!
#UCDKarate #UCD #UCDSports #karate #kumite #kata #christmas #karateka #santa #martialarts @ucdsport

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#UCDKarateTBT Throwback to the 2016 Intervarsities where many UCD Karateka participated to show their amazing skills! Fingers crossed we can have competitions like this soon🙂 🥋
#UCDKarate #ucd #karate #martialarts #intervarsities #competition #kata #kumite @ucdsport

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On Friday we had our first in person grading in two years. It was a momentous occasion where some of our new members took the first step on their Kyu (colour grade) journey in Karate & other long standing members took the final Kyu level step! Onwards to Shodan! Congratulations

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#UCDkarateTBT: Throwback Thursday with our last in-person #grading exactly 2 years ago, 25 Nov 2019. We are ready to welcome the examiners to UCD tomorrow and crush that grading!

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Need a reminder with your #KarateGrading techniques? Here is a quick guide to the beginners' #JKA syllabus.

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Only 2 training sessions left until grading this Friday. Don't forget to book the class via Sisweb. Remember, you must be fully vaccinated, bring your COVID certificate with photo ID to every class.
https://t.co/rXbHiL8iYD

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Our karate #grading registration is now open: go to https://t.co/a3HyvDDuEN to register for your grading. Our club will be subsidising the fees for our student members so make sure to sign up now!

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Getting to that coveted black belt takes hard work. But if you put in the effort, it's possible to get there by the time you finish your degree.

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We have confirmed the date for our next #grading: Friday, 26th November 2021, 6pm.
Only a few classes left so make sure not to miss any!

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Tonight is our #Halloween event which starts straight after training.
1️⃣ Bring snacks & sweets to share
2️⃣ Bring headphones 🎧
3️⃣ Best costume wins

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Weekend training trip in Bundoran, Donegal on 5-7 Nov. We're now taking bookings online until Wed 20 Oct. Register now at https://t.co/pgIqXTRiM6
Limited space available. For #UCDKarate members only.

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#UCDkarateTBT Wouldn't it be great to get back to classes this big! Here is a throwback to 1986 with our members performing an open hand strike called "nukite"🥋

#tbt #ucdkarate #ucdsport #karate #shotokan #ucd #kata #kumite @ucdsport