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Any kids classes in Ranelagh

  • 15-06-2010 11:46am
    #1
    mushin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    I have a friend whose daughter wants to start a ma. Does anyone know of any clubs that run a good childrens class in the ranelagh area? Thanks


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  • #2
    FruitLover
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    If you're interested in karate, the JKS head dojo is just off Cullenswood Park (near McSorley's pub).

    Info here...


  • #3
    Zen65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Zen65


    mushin wrote: »
    I have a friend whose daughter wants to start a ma. Does anyone know of any clubs that run a good childrens class in the ranelagh area? Thanks

    I agree with Fruitlover, Scott Langley runs a good karate club in Ranelagh. Kids enjoy training with him.

    Z


  • #4
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Zen65 wrote: »
    I agree with Fruitlover, Scott Langley runs a good karate club in Ranelagh. Kids enjoy training with him.

    Z

    +1. my kids have been training at the hombu dojo since last year and love it. Not just Scott, all the other instructors are really good with kids. There's also a guest japanese instructor over at the moment that they adore. Class times here


  • #5
    FruitLover
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    smacl wrote: »
    There's also a guest japanese instructor over at the moment that they adore

    Is that Koike-sensei by any chance? Great sense of humour, and always popular with children (and adults for that matter!).


  • #6
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    FruitLover wrote: »
    Is that Koike-sensei by any chance? Great sense of humour, and always popular with children (and adults for that matter!).

    That sounds like him ok.


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  • #7
    mushin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭mushin


    Thanks for all the replies:)


  • #8
    JabbazHut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭JabbazHut


    Hi , There would also be a Kung Fu Wing Tsun class at the Synge Primary School near Harcourt Street.
    So far feedbacks are good, but I do not know from what age kids are admitted ..how old is yours?

    Bye


  • #9
    miki2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭miki2


    My son goes to karate class with Scott's instructors. He loves going to Thera classes in Ranelagh and his instructor is great. It all changed last week... After practicing for a few months he went to grading last week. We were given some documents to fill in and payment request slips.
    Due to sever weather we were unable to submit docs 3 days prior to grading.

    We took him to the grading location on the day together will all completed forms and payments. Once arrived there Scott langley refused to accept my son (and a few others) to the grading. His response was that he did not get the docs in time.
    Not considering circumstances or repeated requests he refused to accept my crying son and sent us out. He embarrassed him in front of everyone.

    We were completely shocked to receive such treatment, later we found we were not alone. These are young kids who are looking forward to these events.
    I complained to management but my phone calls and email wad never responded to.
    Did anyone experience anything similar?


  • #10
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    miki2 wrote: »
    My son goes to karate class with Scott's instructors. He loves going to Thera classes in Ranelagh and his instructor is great. It all changed last week... After practicing for a few months he went to grading last week. We were given some documents to fill in and payment request slips.
    Due to sever weather we were unable to submit docs 3 days prior to grading.

    We took him to the grading location on the day together will all completed forms and payments. Once arrived there Scott langley refused to accept my son (and a few others) to the grading. His response was that he did not get the docs in time.
    Not considering circumstances or repeated requests he refused to accept my crying son and sent us out. He embarrassed him in front of everyone.

    We were completely shocked to receive such treatment, later we found we were not alone. These are young kids who are looking forward to these events.
    I complained to management but my phone calls and email wad never responded to.
    Did anyone experience anything similar?

    Well in the interest of fairness, since you published names here you might do the chap a favour and email him the URL to this post and let him have his say.

    I look forward to hearing from you again.


  • #11
    Sid_Justice
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    Gradings are really the scummiest part of children's martial arts.


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  • #12
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    miki2 wrote: »
    Did anyone experience anything similar?

    We emailed Scott early in the week before the grading to check the cut off date to return these forms, as the kids were out of school and we were snowed in. We got a reply saying that Wednesday was the cut off day, Thursday morning absolute latest. Given this was not a runner we told the kids they'd miss the grading, which was a mild disappointment but no more than that. Kids gradings are a regular enough event, and quite a few people missed this particular grading with the weather.

    While not being able hand up the paperwork on the day seems a bit strange, the forms did state that they had to be returned by a given date for the kids to be eligible to grade. Making assumptions that these conditions have changed because of the weather, and then blaming the instructors because this is the case isn't entirely fair. I'm not saying your assumption was unreasonable, but if you'd checked you could have saved yourself a lot of hassle.


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