Limerick team take home impressive haul from martial arts championship
The Limerick team came home with an impressive 19 medals - the team winning eight gold, five silver and six bronze
LIMERICK athletes shone at a recent major martial arts event.
The WTKA Unified World Championships is one the largest martial arts events with world championship competitions taking place across a wide variety of martial arts - with the Limerick team bringing home an impressive haul from Carrarra, Italy.
The Limerick team came home with an impressive 19 medals - the team winning eight gold, five silver and six bronze.
The Limerick competitors which train under Munster Martial Arts Chief Instructor Master Pat Forde competed against a large number of competitors from all over the world.
The team competed in Traditional Tang Soo Do Forms, Weapons and also in fighting.
The impressive medal haul was hard worked for by the team which was made up of students Stephen Cullen, Declan Byrnes and his son Logan, Claramae Logue, Shane Logue, Ger O’Doherty, Tanya O’Doherty, Kiya O’Doherty, Hazel O’Doherty and her son Ben, Mareks Upelnieks and Adam Syrotkin.
This competition success came as a result of a lot of hard work from the team some of which are very experienced and highly regarded international competitors.
Earlier this Year Forde led some of his students to European Championships success in Cardiff and in preparation for the World Championships students also travelled to London to compete in July.
Forde has coached teams who have had success in international events in eight countries.
He teaches in Rollerjam in Limerick city, Newcastle West and Hospital with classes also running in Glenbrohane.