SMA - Sport Martial Arts

SMA - Sport Martial Arts

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Sport Martial Arts is founded by Multiple World Kickboxing Champion Sallie McArdle. Sallie brings a However this class is also a great workout for beginners.

SMA offers coaching to beginners and seasoned competitive athletes alike. If your goal is to simply try a new fun active form of exercise or to compete at a higher level, SMA caters to the community and will help you achieve your goals. Sallie McArdle is one of the most successful Martial Artists to come out of Ireland. With 25 National titles ranging from Full contact to Light and Semi Contact ki

02/09/2026

There will definitely be a little tear in my eye and a massive swelling of pride in my chest on Saturday!! From fighting alongside Katie In the first ever sanctioned female fight, in the national stadium in Ireland, back in 2001 …to not being able to be there for the last one!!…. Would love to have been there! So happy for her to have it in Croke Park… (about time!!!) She deserves EVERYTHING! What an absolute legend and incredible role model for every girl in any sport who is breaking down barriers! I feel so privileged to have been a little part of her journey along with Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper and Sadie duffy among others that faithful night in Dublin way back then!! I knew she was special! Let’s Gooooo Katie! With you every step! ❤️ 👊

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Great to see so many people starting to come back after being sick and a big thanks to Zaw for taking the senior class for some knees and clinches tonight! I enjoyed having a break from teaching. I’m really enjoying watching people step up into coaching roles lately! Miguel and Tiger Lily with our juniors and Zaw tonight with the seniors! Love our team! ❤️ 👊

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WHAT A FULL ON DAY for our club today!
Starting off with our intermediate girls intro to sparring in Richmond! This was followed by Zaw Tin joining Miguel Nunez and departing some awesome skills on our intermediate boys class!
Then it was back to the club for more intermediate girls showing some serious skills with Emma Scully and Sari Moore before we had our incredible Wahine getting stuck in for first time sparring! You ladies were incredible and there was NO WAY you looked like you were doing this for the first time! We have some serious WARRIORS in this class…. I’m super excited at what we are achieving together! You blew me away today. What a community!! Kai was definitely earned after that 😂

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Miguel going through some fighting techniques with our juniors this week! They’re loving having him involved alongside Tiger Lily!

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Great cause!! Get in there guys!

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I’m so loving our girls and women’s classes! Another jam packed class again this evening. The atmosphere is incredible and I just feel so privileged to facilitate it. I don’t know what took me so long. This is the beginning of something great!!!

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Good session last night everyone! Great work on the hitt out at the end!! Good to see everyone getting back into it after your breaks from competition and injury’s etc! See some of you tomorrow and the rest next week

07/08/2026

Almost 50 amazing women and girls through the door tonight! Absolutely smashing it ladies! Thank you so so much for all your energy! Love it ❤️ 👊

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Some good progress tonight in the points class! Well done everyone

06/08/2026

Anyone wanting to try point fighting come along at 5pm today! It’s a fun class, completely different type of fighting and will undoubtedly help sharpen your ring fight!

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Tuesday 6pm - 8pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 1pm