Photo via Pexels Half a year ago, I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It’s a grappling martial art used heavily in the UFC that focuses on submitting your opponent on the ground, and I've been hooked ever since I started. I attend four classes a week, and when I can, I go to the open mat on the weekend. It speaks volumes towards Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and martial arts as a whole … [Read more...] about Staying active with Martial Arts
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Basketball Report: University of Galway Maree 92-69 Energywise Neptune
Rodrigo Gomez led the game with a 24-point display - including five threes - as University of Galway Maree built upon an impressive second quarter display to stifle Super League playoff hopefuls Neptune with a 92-69 away victory on Friday evening. It ensured the Westerners ended 2022 on a winning note, and remain top of the Superleague, as attentions now turn to a Pat Duffy … [Read more...] about Basketball Report: University of Galway Maree 92-69 Energywise Neptune
Former Rugby star Tulsen Tollett discusses life after retirement
Tulsen at the Beijing 2022 Olympicand Paralympic Games. Photo via@TulsenTollet on Twitter “Having the right attitude really helped me, I do that about most things in life, having the right attitude towards certain things helps.”Tulsen Tollett is a former professional rugby league player, First Dan Black Belt in Karate, and now a TV presenter with the BBC and a teacher.Born … [Read more...] about Former Rugby star Tulsen Tollett discusses life after retirement
The Parents of Sport
Parents are the driving force behind every sport, for every underage team a parent if not parents are the coaches, but they have so much more involvement and impact on the games we love than anyone gives them credit for. The other evening as I finished up an evening of coaching I watched a parent kick the rugby balls back to her son who was determined to be the best kicker … [Read more...] about The Parents of Sport
Match Report: Ireland Vs Australia
Ireland 13 Australia 10 Photo by Ciarán Ó Flaithearta Ross Byrne shows composure to slot a late penalty seeing off a well-drilled Australian side in an all-around unconvincing win in Dublin. After 4 years the Wallabies faced Ireland in the Aviva Stadium in the final game of the Autumn Internationals with Mack Hansen facing his country of birth for the first … [Read more...] about Match Report: Ireland Vs Australia