JKA Clondalkin, locally known as the Clondalkin Shotokan Academy has been in the local community since 2009 when Sensei Robert Preston established his club in the Scouts Hall Watery Lane.

 

Since then, we have moved to the Knockmitten Youth & Community Centre, and have been based there ever since.

We are South Dublin's only official JKA Shotokan club, directly affiliated to the Japan Karate Association via JKA Ireland with Chief Instructor Noel Casey 7th Dan.

 

Unlike most other clubs, all grading exams in JKA Ireland are carried out by a licensed examiner with special rights from Japan to carry out gradings on behalf of JKA. These gradings are typically completed by Sensei Noel Casey, 7th Dan Chief Instructor of Ireland who has an A level Examiners license and the special rights permission from Japan to carry out gradings. No other clubs in the area have that level of quality assurance.

 

Established in 2009 by Sensei Preston the Clondalkin Shotokan Academy is the only Shotokan karate club in the area directly connected to the original family tree of the Shotokan Karate style, via the Japan Karate Association.

All our grades are accepted and respected all over the world and our Dan Grades are registered and certified in the JKA Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

There is no higher karate achievement than a JKA black belt. 

 

We are now a registered community group with the South Dublin Public Participation Network