18 members of Killarney Judo Club travelled to Kerry Sports Academy in Tralee to take part in the Munster Squad. It was an excellent opportunity to kickstart the new season for both our Minors (Under 12’s) and our older players especially with the National Dan Grading next weekend.
Tús maith leath na hoibre – All three 1st Kyu (Brown Belts) getting some more experience at the National Squad in Dublin as they prepare for their Black Belts in a few weeks.
Delighted to host the Taoiseach and local public representatives at Derreen. The company directors have finished the procurement for the final phase of works and hope to commence in the short term. Killarney Judo Club would like to thank Minister Norma Foley TD and Michael Cahill TD for their keen personal interest in the project.
Eight children from the ages of 11 till 16 travelled over to Bath to compete in the prestigious West of England International Training Camp held in the University of Bath. This gave them a chance to train with both Olympians and the best of British Judoka. It also included touring the facility at Team Bath including their fulltime dojo and learning about how they have produced several Olympians including Prisca Awiti Alcaraz who won Silver in the 2024 Summer Athletics.
More than that, it gave members an opportunity to get to know each other outside of training. Now we take a small break for the summer before our children’s class returns in September 7th.
Members attending the National Squad Training in Dublin as they prepare to start working towards their Black Belts in September.
10 players were selected to represent Munster at the Interprovincial Championship in Galway on Saturday, 30th of May. The girls led the way with 7 girls selected from Killarney to represent Munster Judo.
Results as follows:
Minor Boys 3rd
Minor Girls 2nd
Precadets 1st
Cadets 3rd
Juniors 2nd
Seniors 3rd
9 Golds, 6 Silvers and 10 Bronzes at the Munster Closed
5 members from Killarney Judo Club attended the Irish National Devlopment Training in April. Great exposure to the higher level required to compete abroad!
One new Blue Belt, two new Brown Belts and only 3 wins away till we add another name to our Hall of Fame Black Belts!
