Category: Karate News

KATA & KUMITE SQUAD MEMBERS:   KUMITE                                             KATA                           …

ONAKAI hereby wishes to express it’s outrage and abhorrence of the low levels to which certain Karate Ireland members have now sunk in their continuing efforts to degrade and demean the ONAKAI President Peter Coyle. Their scurrilous allegations against Mr.Coyle and also,…

We would like to wish Mairi Kerin the best of Irish Luck as she sets off to Paris to compete in the prestigious, world class karate tournament The Paris Open, this weekend 25 January. This is a Karate 1 Premier League tournament,…

Thirteen nominees for the RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year have been announced. The award is open to sportspeople under the age of 20 before 1 January 2018. The winner will be chosen by senior members of RTÉ Sport and announced live during…

Dear Friends As you surely know, the Karate event at the Youth Olympic Games was a tremendous success, and we all should be very proud for the outstanding Olympic debut of our sport. Now we all have the opportunity to re-live the…

Sean McCarthy: Contratulations to Sean on his bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for Karate in the Olympics. The country’s karateka smile for you tonight Sean. Congrats to your coach John Connolly also and your family. Well done. Ireland is so proud…

The ONAKAI National Junior Kumite Championships take place on:  Sunday, 21st October, 11am start, Ballyfermot Leisure Center, Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. Sportdata entry closes at 11pm. Wednesday 17th October 2018.

The ONAKAI kata and kumite squads will be in action in Madrid 6th -11th November 2018. Kumite squad trainning arrangements for Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 19th, 20th & 21st October are as follows: Friday, 19th October, 6 – 8pm. Junior and senior…