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Martial Art for kids in the Skerries, Fingal area?

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  • 29-01-2010 3:16pm
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    eoryan
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    Hi everyone,

    Looking to get my 7 year old son involved in a martial art - not sure what style, was thinking some kind of wrestling like judo - there seem to be loads of martial art clubs out there but it's hard to know who's a good teacher, etc.

    Can anyone recommend some clubs in my area?

    thanks
    Eoin
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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Off the top of my head you have Judo in Lusk under Jack Dennis and Judo in Swords with Leo Gibbons - both fantastic clubs.

    And in Rush you've got.

    In Rush you've got Paul Cowzer teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (and boxing).

    Check them all out is my recommendation.


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    roneythetube
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    One of the best judo clubs in Ireland is only up road from ya in Lusk. Its a great sport for kids and Jack Dennis is the best coach I have ever known. He is brilliant with the kids and I cannot wait till my daughter is old enough to get started at judo.

    Tues/Thurs nights depending on the ages.Check the Irish judo Association website for Lusk judo contact details.
    http://www.irishjudoassociation.ie/content/view/20/34/


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    Boston
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    Judo wise,

    Theres the Dublin School of Judo out is ashbourne. Alan Martin's Club. He does children's Judo classes and from what I recall of training under him as a teenager, he's pretty decent.

    Theres Coolmine Judo Club No idea if they do childrens

    Theres Daigokan Judo Club in DonnyCarney as well, which definitely do Children's classes.

    Theres a map her of most of the Judo clubs in the Dublin Area.

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114836611377512950816.00044186a805ce6649118&z=11


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    eoryan
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    thanks a million for those suggestions - gonna check out that club in Lusk


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    Khannie
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    There's a boxing club over beside balbriggan train station too. If you're on that side of Skerries it could be worth checking out. I'm gonna be bringing my lad down there (and probably over to Rush fight academy and probably over to Lusk Judo) soon. I think it's worth trying a few on for size.


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    eoryan
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    nice one - yeah, was just talking to Paul there at the rush fight academy - they don't take on kids under 10 just yet - but he's considering it, because there's been alot of interest - the same goes for the boxing in balbriggan, and they don't actually start hitting each other until 11 for insurance reasons.


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