Irish Kendo Team

Current Team / Panel

Panel: Open to all, details of the 2012 campaign will be announced soon.

2011 Team: Eurpoean kendo championship, Gdynia, Poland

Robin Deegan, Kathryn Cassidy, Martin Kiosew, Jason Clousten (Manager)

2011 Team: Eurpoean kendo championship warm up shiai, Novara, Italy

Robin Deegan, John Doherty, Martin Kiosew, Jason Clousten (Manager)

2011 Team: Kurasawa Cup, Barcelona, Spain

Robin Deegan, Martin Kiosew, Jason Clousten

2010 Team: Eurpoean kendo championship, Debcreen, Hungary

[back]Vincent Long (delegation leader), Brenden Hickey, Jason Clousten (Team manager), Robin Deegan, Noel Whelan (Taisho), John Doherty, Martin Kiosew, Szilárd Szücs (Assistant Coach)
[front]Clare Deegan, Kathryn Cassidy, Nanami Hatori (supporter)
The Irish squad also would like to express their appreciation to Nanami for her support.

2010 Team: Kurasawa Cup, Barcelona, Spain

Africa Morton (Spain)Martin Kiosew, Robin Deegan, Jason Clousten
For a second year in a row Ireland came third at the Kurasawa cup but this year they came really close to getting to the finals! Definately next year. The Irish squad also would like to express their appreciation to Africa for her support.

2009 Team: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Martin Kiosew, Brenden Hickey, Robin Deegan (Taisho), Andy Ward, Gerard Bridgeman, Danny Lennon, Jason Clousten
(front row)Kathryn Cassidey, Clare Deegan

2009 Team: Barcelona, Spain

Brenden Hickey, Pablo Perez (Zanshin Madrid, Spain), Robin Deegan (Taisho), Jason Clousten, Martin Kiosew
First ever award for an Irish team

2008 Team: Helsinki, Finland

Danny Lennon (Taisho), Noel Whelan, Geard Bridgeman, Robin Deegan, Toru Takanaga (coach), Jason Clousten (Manager)

2007 Team: Lisbon, Portugal

Vince Long (Asst Coach, Manager), Lee Cahill, Martin Kiosew, Robin Deegan, Sergey Koloskov, Benedict Albertini, Eoin Thomas, Jason Clousten (Taisho)

2006 Team: Taipei, Taiwan

Robin Deegan, Noel Whelan, Danny Lennon, Yanai Sensei (Coach), Jason Clousten, Jason Byrne (Taisho), Vince Long (Manager), Sergey Koloskov, Lee Cahill