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Shane Fitzgibbon, one of Ireland's best known exponents of taekwon-do, was recently promoted to sixth degree black belt.

Members of the Budo JKA Karate Club, Kilkenny, were put through their paces last Sunday as chief instructor for JKA Ireland, sensei Noel Casey was on hand to test 31 members of the club for their respective grades.

Kilkenny is about to become the Jiu-Jitsu capital of Europe when the Annual Gathering of the Clans will take place next month - March 5 and March 6 in the Dragons Lair Martial Arts & Fitness Centre.

Evolution Martial Arts Academy has many exciting programmes designed for all ages.

Congratulations to Paul Fox from the Athlone Taekwon-Do School who received his Black Belt last weekend after an 18-year martial arts odyssey. Paul was put through his paces by Senior Master Anthony Phelan (8th degree) at the Republic of Ireland Taekwon-Do Association’s second biannual black belt exam in Dublin. The martial artist originally started training in Bray in 1990 and took a scenic route through several Taekwon-Do schools before settling in Athlone in 2005.

The cream of judo exponents will be in Galway this weekend when the city hosts the All Ireland Judo Championships.

Kilkenny’s, Sensei Kevin Shortall (pictured on the right) and his student Thomas Walsh (pictured on the left) have been selected as part of the JKA Ireland Karate Squad for the upcoming European JKA Karate Championships which will be held in Maastricht, Holland on April 4.

The Galway City School of Judo, which was founded in 2002, will be hosting an Open Day on Saturday (February 28) from 2pm to 10pm at its premises at 27 Oldenway Business Park.