Every week I go to karate in Loreto College on Tuesdays and the Marist on Thursdays .I enjoy this so much because you learn something every night make friends.
What you do there is you learn to spar and you learn techniques and forms. Once you learn all your techniques and forms for that belt you can grade to your next belt. Altogether there is nine belts but on your brown there is two tip and on your black there is ten tip. And you can compete in competitions all year round and you can compete with your forms and fighting then you can move onto your team forms and fighting were you can compete as a team instead of by yourself and you can compete with weapons as well and you can compete in internationals indifferent countries. Where last April I went to the IKC’s in Portugal and came home with gold, bronze and silver medals and in the future will compete in Canada and Germany.
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SEAN’S BLOG
When I first came into TCS one of the first sports I tried out for was GAA. The first time I went to GAA was a match. It was an away match against another school. We ended up losing in the end but it was only the first match. There was one more training session before the next match. The next match we played was against KCC home match. We ended up winning. The second sport I did was basketball. We haven’t had a match yet. I went to a few sessions. We have a match on Wednesday but I don’t know who we are playing. Our last GAA match was called off but we don’t know when it is back on. My way of staying active is going swimming every Sunday with my dad. We also play basketball sometimes. I love to go on walks with my mam, dad and my dogs. It is fun going to the park in summer because my dogs are very hyper when they are in a field or park.
I love to cycle my bike on hot days because I feel so active and happy one of my favourite places to cycle is Watergate Park. Some days when I’m at home on a rainy day I do warm up exercises like push ups and jumping jacks to release energy. One of my favourite ways to be active is playing football and I love football because it keeps you moving and your mind active. And that’s my way of staying active. I remember the first day I began to play camogie. I was thirteen when my best friend had dragged me along to a training session. I had no idea which end of the hurl to hold, I had no idea why anybody would want to run laps around a pitch and I certainly didn’t know why this was regarded as ‘fun’!
Eleven years on, this is a far cry from how I feel about the sport today. Over the years, camogie has become much more than just a sport to me. Of course, I admit, it was difficult at the start to join a new team and to start something new, especially as a teenager. But camogie is not just about training, playing matches, winning and losing. It is much more than that. Camogie has taught me many lessons. It has taught me to never give up. Camogie is difficult, life is difficult, situations we face are difficult, but we never give up no matter how hard the battle may be, on or off of the pitch! Preparation has also been instilled in me through sport. My team and I prepare all year for the championship. We understand that we must prepare and push ourselves to the absolute limit at training in order to be ready for the all-important championship final. It is a team effort and you work hard not just for yourself, but for the other twenty girls who have been through the greatest and the toughest of times by your side. Giving up is never an option. You cannot ever let yourself down and you most certainly cannot let your teammates down. Last year I learned the greatest lesson of all through camogie. My team and I had made it to the championship final. We had literally given our blood, sweat and tears for this day. We were nervous, of course, but mostly excited and determined to succeed. We fought our very hardest that day and we were up by one point, then down by one point, then up, then down. I will never forget the feeling of putting every ounce of energy that I had into that game. But in the end we fell short and we lost the final by one point. We were absolutely crushed. To lose by one point was devastating. But as I looked around the pitch with tears in my eyes I saw how each of my teammates wrapped their arms around each other and consoled each other. In fact, every member of our GAA club who had come out to support us that day had come on to the pitch in support of us. They helped to physically pick us up off the ground, dry our tears and they reassured us that we had truly done them proud. And even though every member of my team was upset, we took comfort in the fact that we had teammates and club members who would support us through it all. You see, the lesson that losing the final had taught me was that camogie is not just a sport. It is a community of friends who have become your family. Through great times and through difficult times, the GAA and its members have always shown me true support and kindness. It is not just an excellent outlet for exercise. It has been tough on me when I needed to be pushed and it has been soft with me when I needed guidance. The GAA is a home to many which teaches commitment, dedication, teamwork and bravery. Of course we have fun while we do it too! So if you’re looking for a new sport to try, or maybe it is your first sport to ever try, make your way down to your local GAA club. It is a chance to make new friends and have some new experiences! Who knows, you might just be the next big GAA star! One thing is certain, the GAA will teach you more about yourself than you ever knew before. Hello, my blog is about how I keep active. Every day after school I used to bring my dog on a walk when my homework was finished. She was a Jack Russell terrier. Her name was Pip. I was able to run with her and let her off the lead. Sometimes I would bring my dog to the Dodder if my dad was going to bring my other dog on a walk. He is a Newfoundland called Bear. He loves to go swimming in lakes and rivers.
Sometimes Pip could not walk as far as my other dog and my dad. I would go home early. One day my dog ended up getting sick. My dad and I walked to the vet with Pip .She would not walk up for us so I had to carry her. The vet said she could die or a less chance of her surviving so we had her put down. That did not stop me from walking my dog Bear. I ended up getting a new puppy. Her name is Mitzey. Now I have to wait for her to get her shots before I can bring her on a walk. I really loved to bring my dog on a walk because it reduces stress and sometimes a lot of little kids ran over to me and ask me a lot of questions about my dogs. I don’t just walk my dog, I always run with my dog I would run over the white bridge over beside Dominic’s shops run over by Lidl and tie her up outside of Lidl to let her get her breath. I would get 2 water bottles, wet dog food and a cookie. We would sit down on one of the benches and we would have something to eat and drink. When we finished, we would run home. I would do a long run once or twice a week I always feel good when I finish my run. This is a blog on how I keep active and look after my wellbeing.
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