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It is not getting any easier for Buccaneers as they travel to second placed Terenure College for Saturday’s Ulster Bank League Division 1A joust at Lakelands, kick off 2.30pm.

FOR ALL the shows taking place in theatres, venues, bars, and even the Big Top, if no events and happenings are taking place on the streets of the city during the arts festival, then it just isn't the arts festival.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art that promotes self-awareness and personal development. Its techniques are entirely focused on self-defence, and involve unbalancing and controlling an aggressor without recourse to violence. Instead, relaxed, circular movements blend with the movement of the attack, and destabilize the attacker using his or her own momentum. The training develops physical stamina, resilience, suppleness, co- ordination, and timing. On a deeper level, aikido teaches how to face stressful situations with focus, resolve, and clarity. There are no competitions, and men and women of all sizes and physical conditions can practice safely together.

Over 50 students from the Budo Martial Arts Centre in Kilkenny graded successfully at a recent event in the Watershed Sports Complex.

Evolution Martial Arts Academy has become one of the highest ranked Sport Karate Schools in the World by their continued success at World Championships and their multiple World Titles won.

If you’re looking for a new sport or just a want a new way of getting fit why not try judo?

In our everyday lives we often forget the value of exercise to both our physical and mental health. The practice of karate tones the body, develops coordination, quickens reflexes, and builds stamina.

Pagodas Temple martial arts centre was started by Chris Hickey, fourth degree dan black belt, the highest graded judo black belt in the west of Ireland. Hickey always wanted to have his own dojo (training centre) where he could pass his skill and knowledge on to others with a passion for the martial arts. This is due largely to the training and mentoring he received travelling around the world, representing Ireland at the highest judo level.

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

Kilkenny JKA Karate Club held its first Autumn Club Championships recently. The competition which was open to all senior members of the JKA Kilkenny group proved a huge success with lots of high quality matches.