08/10/2026
This interview hopefully the first of many with the great Irish Men and Women who were trail blazers in Shotokan Journey here in the West and all over Ireland.Denis through the interview mentions some big Shotokan names that have shaped Irish Shotokan Karate ,including Sensei Cyril Cummins. , Abe Mc Carthy Terry O Neill Sensei Sensei Kanazawa Soke Enoeda Sensei Kato Sensei Asano Shihan Tommy Mc Grane ,George Reilly Sensei .Denis walked into a Dojo in 1966 in Birmingham and the rest is history .There is a major amount of people here in the west training Shotokan Karate because of that one invite to train.Denis who is in his 84th Year still does his core exercises .
