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Brian Brosnan, the Knocknacarra man who won the WAKO World Kickboxing Title last November in Dublin, will be fighting in the Kickboxing Kings event next month.

IKF Five Nations kickboxing champion Gary Manogue from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club was the unanimous winner over Welsh hard man Andrew Davies in a four-round international bout in Waterford at the weekend. The win sees Manogue bring his record to an unbeaten 17 fights.

Ten-years-old Alex Fitzpatrick from Tuam and experienced campaigner Gary Manogue from Castlepark were winners at an international kickboxing tournament in Ramelton, Donegal, on Saturday.

Classes in krav maga self defence will begin shortly in Galway. Krav maga means ‘contact combat’ in Hebrew. It is a practical and tactical system that teaches how to prevent, deal with, and overcome all kinds of violence and attacks. Developed in Israel, this system has been tried and tested in many real life situations and is used today by Israel's armed forces and by many law enforcement and military units around the world.

Gort kickboxer Eric "the shadow" Daly will make a mandatory first defence of his IKF European super lightweight kickboxing title on Sunday in the Menlo Park Hotel, Galway.

Krav Maga is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli defence forces. It is also the preferred system for US military and law enforcement personnel. Krav Maga is a practical and tactical system that teaches how to prevent, deal with, and overcome all kinds of violence and attacks. Krav Maga prepares the trainees in the subjects of self-defence, self-protection, fighting and combat skills, as well as skills to defend others, all in unique and comprehensive teachings and way.

Galway Black Dragon kickboxer James Ward has his hand raised in victory after his fight against Waterford’s Robbie Parle by IKF Referee Tony O Donnell from Ennis at a recent IKF sanctioned Kickboxing promotion in Kilmacthomas.

The taekwon-do teaching team of Shane Fitzgibbon and Lisa Connolly have started new classes in south Galway. For those new to the art, taekwon-do is a Korean self defence system/martial art which provides numerous physical and mental health benefits. Increased physical fitness, co-ordination, self-confidence, and mental concentration are just some of the reported benefits from students and parents alike. For more information see www.connacht-taekwondo .com/endorsements.html

One of Ireland’s top fighters, Galwayman Gary Manogue, will make a mandatory first defence of his IKF 5 Nations full contact kickboxing title on Saturday.

Galway kickboxers achieved a 100 per cent success at the recent IKF sanctioned international kickboxing promotion in Portlaoise.