Category: Blog & Posts
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A Memorable Seminar with Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa Sensei
Earlier this week, we had the incredible honour of welcoming Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa to Ireland as part of his week-long visit across the country, bringing seminars and instruction to dojos from Dublin all the way to Cork. For students from white belt to black belt, the two-day seminar was an…
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More Than Martial Arts: Building Community at the Dojo
Article written by Luis Martinez Parent and student at Stamullen Martial Arts At Stamullen Martial Arts, karate has always been about more than learning techniques or earning belts. It is about building confidence, discipline, resilience, and most importantly, community. Our recent “Coffee Morning at the Dojo” was a perfect example…
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Assaults
I was heading for my boarding gate for a flight recently, and walked past a customer service desk where there was a bit of a commotion going on. Several airport police personnel as well as airline agents were gathered at the desk. At the centre of it all were a…
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New Year Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions fade, but lasting lifestyle changes empower us to thrive.
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Event: Seminar 24th Nov – 30th November 2025: Murakami Sensei
Our Stamullen Martial Arts Students attended a sepcial week long seminar in November, featuring the esteemed 8th Dan Murakami Sensei held in Dublin, Tipperary and Cork. The event was not only fun but also challenging and inspiring, providing everyone with valuable insights. We had the immense pleasure of welcoming Sensei…
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Event: November 2nd 2025: Murakami Open Shield!
Our Stamullen Martial Arts Students atended on Sunday 2nd November……the Murakami Open Shield Tournament in Dublin, where various Dojos and Associations met to participate in this event. Oss! Check out our latest and upcoming Events
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Using karate
“Have you ever used your karate?” This is a question I am frequently asked. “Yes, of course”, is my reply. “Oh, have you been in lots of fights?” People are eager to hear stories from some Karate Kid movie. And they are always disappointed when I tell them that I…
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Ready, or not
I have never done a grading examination that I have been happy with how I did. I always focused on the things that I knew I could, and should, have done better. And yet, somehow, I progressed through the grades, sometimes quickly, and sometimes taking longer than average. But progress…
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Event: April 5th 2025: National Championships!
Our Stamullen Martial Arts Students are attending on Saturday 5th April……National Championships in Moyle Rovers, Co. Tipperary Wish us good luck! See you all there! Oss! Check out our latest and upcoming Events
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Event: April 13th 2025: Punch-athon!
In support to our Dojo repairs we are organising a Punch-athon on Sunday 13th April in our early class of 10.30am-12pm. We aim to do 1000 punches in this time! For Donations please contact us at stamullenmartialarts@gmail.com Check out our latest and upcoming Events
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