Training Shots!

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Mr Falvey in his early days training on the beach.  Damon demonstrates a back reverse to Mr Falvey.  How NOT to block a side kick.  Next time aim for the head.  Mr Falvey demonstrates a flying side kick.

  Thats the last time that piece of wood will mess with Mark  Timmy breaks with a front kick  How to block a turning kick.  Billy Grading for Green Tag  Pat and Fearghal duke it out! 

John and Colm prectise their pressing blocks  John does his striaght-finger tip thrust  Eliz gets the side kick in on Nigel  A view of one of our classes  Conor with a jumping side kick to Johns head 

Training on the beach in Achill The lads go off for a run in Lahinch White belts training in the beach in Lahinch Mr Falvey shows Ms McKenna Jnr and Mr Shortt their patterns in Lahinch.. Some of the girls doing a less well-known warm-up exercise..

The white belts doing their patterns.. A birds eye view of the class in action Conor does a flying side kick Nigel demonstrates a turning kick against Deirdre Lorcan does a high turning kick

Mark Middleton practises his kicks. Practising side kicks. For fun, we did some wheelbarrow races in Tramore. Mr Mark Hargaden looks over the white belts training in Tramore Pressups on the beach in Tramore.

Holding down for pressups. Deirdre helping Colm with his butterfly stretch. Stretching against the wall. Dan O`Neill helps Cathal condition his stomach. Warming up at the start of a class.

Deirdre does a side kick against Nigel Nigel does a knife hand against Dave Knowles. John Cullen and Ciara Shouldice demonstrate U-shaped blocks. Dan O`Neill and Hillary Buttle practise Dan-gun. Mr O`hAodha demonstrates a side kick to Barry Dixon.

Partner kicking. Peter Roche poses with Deirdre Searson. Some senior grades standing around - forgetting that if youre doing nothing, the next thing youll be doing is pressups. The end of the class, time to warm down. Ciara preparing to kick John Cullen

It was the class of the living dead. Mr Curtin doing some stretches Kevin Culligan in a hilarious comedy cartoon type moment. Colm and Cathal doing their patterns The red belts practising their patterns.




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