IRISH KICKBOXING 

FEDERATION 

GAN TEORA

 

PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING FULL-CONTACT KICKBOXING IN IRELAND

If you are interested in Kick-boxing and want to get involved in full-contact then contact the IKF Gan Teora - we can give you the support and guidance you need. You and your students can take part in our regular country seminars, courses and Kick-boxing promotions.

The Irish Kickboxing federation is the oldest federation in Ireland for Kickboxing, having been setup 30 years ago by the Canning brothers George and Joe. They were the first people to bring kickboxing to Ireland. Since then many other groups have been formed all having originally come through the Canning brothers. The I.K.F. today has its president Joe Canning the founder of Gan Teora kickboxing system. This system is totally Irish. Gan Teora is Irish and it means “without limitation”. The Gan Teora symbol is Celtic and like martial arts training has no beginning and no end. Many people have gained honours at home and internationally under the I.K.F.

IRISH KICK-BOXING FEDERATION - GAN TEORA CLUB DIRECTORY

Our classes are available for male and female, juniors and seniors

SYNGE STREET KICKBOXING CLUB   
Synge Street Secondary School,
Heytesbury St., (off S.C. Rd.), Dublin 8.  
Instructors: Joe Canning Grandmaster 087 2471007;
Paula Hynes, 6th Dan 087 2657262
BLACK PANTHER KICKBOXING CLUB
Brookfield Community Centre
Brookfield Ave., Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Instructor: Norman Kelly 3rd Dan
Tel: 014518695 / 0872917499
WEXFORD MARTIAL ARTS        Barntown, Wexford                                       Instructor: Billy Murphy 086 1730169
WOLFPACK KICKBOXING                               Unit 7 Blyry Industrial Estate, Athlone  Co.Westmeath                                                Instructor: Leon Parsons                                             Tel 087-2227223 WESTMEATH KICKBOXING                    Rathwire Hall, Killucan and Dalton Park Community Centre Mullingar                                                  Contact Dave Doyle 086-1684719 FIGHT CLUB KICKBOXING           Aughrim St. Centre Prussia St. Dublin 7 Instructor: Ken Molloy 4th Dan                      Tel: 085-7183139
CARRICK-ON-SUIR KICKBOXING  Co.Tipperary                                               Instructor: Gary Walsh 087 7957016 WHITE TIGER KICKBOXING CLUB                The Leisure Centre, Lucan, Co.Dublin           Instructors: John Kelly 1st Dan  086 3872276  KINETIC KICKBOXING ACADEMY        Leisure Max, Sinnotstown Lane, Wexford   Contact Brian Roche 086-0623186
SHANNON KICKBOXING                        Tullyvaraga Hall, Shannon                                    Instructor: Howard Vincent Tel: 086 1256806

WHITE PANTHERS MARTIAL ARTS   Rahoonane Community Centre                               Tralee Co Kerry                                                 Instructor: Steve O'Connor Tel 087-6317516 COMBAT KICKBOXING                     Caragh GAA Hall, Prosperous Co Kildare Instructor Vinnie Murphy 087-9080922
EAST WALL KICKBOXING CLUB                     St. Mary's Youth Club, Strandford Rd., Dublin 3. Instructor: Anthony Byrne 4th Dan, Joe Langrell 2nd Dan, Dave McGuinness 2nd Dan                              Tel 087 4150890
DROGHEDA FAMILY MARTIAL ARTS     Donore Industrial Estate                                   Drogheda Co Louth                                            Contact Mick Donnelly 086-2676060 BO-JU-KAI  KICKBOXING               Martial Arts Centre, Streame Industrial Estate Nenagh, Co.Tipperary                            Contact Aidan Whelan 086-3513642
TRALEE SCHOOL OF MARTIAL ARTS  Austin Stacks Club                                          Connolly Park, Tralee                                       Contact Mike Allen 0872889842              
           
WILD GEESE MARTIAL ARTS       wildgeesma.com                                               Magennis Place, Pearse St. Dublin 2                    Contact Ronan 086-1620729 ENNIS KICKBOXING                            Ennis Community Centre, Chapel Lane, Ennis Co. Clare Instructor: Tony O'Donell       
PKI KICKBOXING                                    Cloonree, Ross Moyard Co Galway                 Contact Luigi van Nieuwenburg 095-41937

GOLDEN DRAGON MARTIAL ARTS            Loup Parish Hall, Derry                                        Contact Darren Dougan 0044-28-79418911 KEN HORAN KICKBOXING                    Galway City Gym, Tuam Road, Galway                                                    Contact Ken Horan 087-2598559
PAT ROCKETT MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY
Unit 13 Store All Road, Kilcohan, Waterford
Contact Pat: 087-9396661
ENIGMA KICKBOXING                              Garryduff, Claremorris Co Mayo                          Contact Karl Egington 085-7393729 LIMERICK KICKBOXING ACADEMY    St. Francis Boxing Club, Old Francis St. Limerick.                                             Instructor. Eddie Moloney 087-7779926   
DRAGONS LAIR                                           Hebron Road, Kilkenny                                     Contact Bernie Doyle 086-8175604
                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                    Further information contact:                                                        
                                                                          087 2471007; 087 2657262; email: gan.teora@ireland.com

The Executive Committee of the IKF Gan Teora is:

President: Joe Canning

Secretary: Paula Hynes

Overseas Director: Billy Murphy

Medical Advisor: Dr Jaseem Siddiqui

CHAMPIONS GALLERY
 

UPCOMING EVENTS 2011

Contact Joe 087-2471007 or Paula 087 2657262 for further information

Date Event Venue Contact e-mail
August
Sunday 14th Sparring Session Synge St CBS Joe:  087-2471007 gan.teora@ireland.com
12 noon Dublin Paula: 087-2657262
September 
Saturday 3rd Fight Night Transport Club Joe gan.teora@ireland.com
8pm Crumlin D12 087-2471007
Saturday 24th Fight Night TBA Tony O'Donnell odonnell.tony54@gmail.com 
8pm 087-2796401
October
Saturday 8th Fight Night Oakwood Arms Howie mickeytdeer@eircom.net
8pm Shannon 086-1256806
Sunday 23rd Sparring Session TBA
12 noon
November
Saturday 2nd Fight Night Transport Club Joe gan.teora@ireland.com
8pm Crumlin D12 087-2471007
Sunday 20th Sparring Session TBA
12 noon
December
Saturday 10th ??? Fight Night Abbeygate Hotel, Main St Mike Allen mikekickboxing@ireland.com
8pm Tralee 087-2889842

 

NEWS & RESULTS

 

Dublin Students take 3 Major Titles

 Three Dublin based students took major titles in Belfast on 12th December.

Ronan McSweeney from Ritchie Carton’s won a double World Title WKL / WIMAAO against Wilson Snoddy from Larne, in an 8 round epic. 

Ireland’s top female fighter, Barbara Delaney was awarded double British Title, WKL / WIMAAO, after her opponent failed to show on the day.  Controversy already surrounded the fight when an opposing Northern Ireland Promoter falsely advertised Barbara as fighting on his show on 1st December.  Delaney and her coach/manager, Ken Molloy from Fight Club Kickboxing, were livid with him for using Barbara’s name in the Newspapers to promote his own show.  Barbara did a demo bout with Aisling McLaren from Phoenix Kickboxing and was awarded the belt after the demo, and it was announced that she will fight for a World Title in the New Year. 

The second of Fight Club’s fighters was young and upcoming Alexandra Ward.  Alexandra is IKF Junior Light Contact Champion and in her first full contact fight, became double British Champion against Alanna Cahill in the Light Heavyweight division.  Alex won in style when she knocked out Alanna in the 1st 50 seconds of the 1st round. 

The IKF now boasts six new titles and Fight Club Kickboxing boasts 4 British Titles for a Dublin Club.                                           

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Congratulations to Lynne McEnery-O'Shea who is the new WKA World Champion at -46kg. She beat Portugeuse woman Ana Roxo by a unanimous decision over 5 rounds at a Billy O'Sullivan promotion on 21 September at the Woodlands Hotel Waterford. Also at the same venue Richard Beel beat Claudio Moreno from portugal to become the new light-heavy weight WKA European Champion.

 

 

 

I.K.F. Title Belt Holders 2011

MALE WEIGHT CATEGORIES TITLE BELT HOLDER GYM
Light Bantam 48 - 51 kg Title vacant
Bantam Weight 51 - 54 kg Title vacant
Feather Weight 54 - 57 kg Stuart Ferry Hebron
Light Weight 57 - 60 kg Adam Leyden TOD
Light Welter Weight 60 - 64 kg Troy Holohan Dragons Lair
Welter Weight 64 - 67 kg Barry Maguire JC
Light Middle Weight 67 - 71 kg Niall O'Donnell TOD
Middle Weight 71 - 75 kg Brian Brosnan D Bros
Light  Heavy Weight 75 - 81 kg Josh Vincent Howie
Cruiser Weight 81 - 86 kg Michael O'Neill Howie
Heavy Weight 86 - 91 kg Gary Walshe WAMA
Super Heavy Weight + 91 kg Kenny Okungbowa Wolfpack
FEMALE WEIGHT CATEGORIES TITLE BELT HOLDER GYM
Bantam Weight 46 - 48 kg Title vacant
Feather Weight 48 - 52 kg Barbara Delaney Ken Molloy
Light Weight 52 - 56 kg Rebbeca Dillon N Kelly
Middle Weight 56 - 60 kg Title vacant
Light  Heavy Weight 60 - 65 kg Title vacant
Heavy Weight 65 - 70 kg Alex Ward Fight Club
Super Heavy Weight + 70 kg Title vacant

Weight Categories                

 

 

FULL

MEN

Light Bantam

KG. 48 - 51

FULL

MEN

Bantam Wright

KG. 51 - 54

FULL

MEN

Feather Weight

KG. 54 - 57

FULL

MEN

Light Weight

KG. 57 - 60

FULL

MEN

Light Welter Weight

KG. 60 - 64

FULL

MEN

Welter Weight

KG. 64 - 67

FULL

MEN

Light Middle Weight

KG. 67 - 71

FULL

MEN

Middle Weight

KG. 71 - 75

FULL

MEN

Light  Heavy Weight

KG. 75 - 81

FULL

MEN

Cruiser Weight

KG. 81 - 86

FULL

MEN

Heavy Weight

KG. 86 - 91

FULL

MEN

Super Heavy Weight

KG. + 91

FULL

WOMEN

Bantam Weight

KG. 46 - 48

FULL

WOMEN

Feather Weight

KG. 48 - 52

FULL

WOMEN

Light Weight

KG. 52 - 56

FULL WOMEN Middle Weight KG. 56 - 60
FULL WOMEN Light  Heavy Weight KG. 60 - 65
FULL WOMEN Heavy Weight KG. 65 - 70

FULL

WOMEN

Super Heavy Weight

KG. + 70

 

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19/07/2011

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