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Leonard Coughlan Managing Director of CMAP, chatting with Miss Cork 2016 Gillian Forde, at the Cork Martial Arts Promotions (CMAP) awards ceremony, at the Gresham Metropole Hotel, Cork.
Picture: David Keane.

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Cork Martial Arts Promotions (CMAP) Awards Ceremony 2015/16. 6 Feb. CMAP Awards Ceremony: This event honours the achievements of County Cork’s Martial Artists; 14 Cork Champions receive 14 awards, and 14 honoured guests make presentations.
Leonard Coughlan from Kinsale, the founder of CMAP runs an academy of Tae Kwon Do Schools, in Bandon and Mahon. He created CMAP because he saw a need to celebrate the achievements of our Cork Martial Artists. Leonard has seen first-hand how involvement in these sports disciplines has shaped lives for the better, and how one success story can inspire another, or how one coach can have a positive effect on so many lives.
The evening has always been a great success with more clubs and varying disciplines coming together each year, to see the video compilations and award speeches. The evening traditionally opens with a wine reception, and as the final countdown, to the presentations, begins, the canapés are served in the beautifully designed room, candelabras sparking on each table. This is a moving and inspirational community event, and has many memorable moments every year. The event is based on the CMAP motto "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
This year’s winners:
•Marlene Griffin SBGI, Blackpool Cork City. 2015/16 CMAP Community Spirit of the year award winner
•Dylan O Callaghan, Bandon Taekwon-Do Academy. 2015/16 CMAP Junior Boy Competitor of the year award winner
•Aisling Corkery, Passage West Karate Club. 2015/16 CMAP Junior Girl Competitor of the year award winner
•Ben Clarke, Samson Martial Arts Ireland. 2015/16 CMAP Junior Male Competitor of the year award winner
•Niamh Looney, Muskerry Judo Sambo Club. 2015/16 CMAP Junior Female Competitor of the year award winner
•Lily De La Cour West Cork Kickboxing club. 2015/16 CMAP Senior Female Competitor of the year award winner
•Sean Tobin, Trials MMA & Fitness Mitchelstown. 2015/16 CMAP Senior Male Competitor of the year award winner
•Scott McMaster, Athlete 2.0. 2015/16 CMAP Ambassador of the year award winner
•Cage Kings, Martin Horgan. 2015/16 CMAP Event of the year award winner
•Liam Corkery, Scion Tae Kwon-Do. 2015/16 CMAP Instructor of the year award winner
•North Mon Taekwon-Do Club, Pat Barry. 2015/16 CMAP Club of the year award winner
•John Connolly, Cork Kenpo Karate Club. 2015/16 CMAP Coach of the year award winner
•Noel Casey, JKA Ireland. 085-7022988 Noel 2015/16 CMAP Life time achievement award winner
•Seamus Cogan, Spartan Thai, Ballincollig. 2015/16 CMAP Hall of Fame inductee award winner
This Year’s special guests:
•Lord Mayor Cllr. Chris O'Leary will make the opening speech.
•Miss Cork Gillian Forde.
•Éabha O' Leary Fitzpatrick. President Junior Chamber International, Cork.
•Cllr. Kieran McCarthy. PHD. EU Special Committee.
•Elaine Canning (Soprano) one of Ireland’s Leading Vocal Coaches, appearing on RTE’s Voice of Ireland, TG4’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Meet The McDonaghs, Ray D’Arcy Show & Cork’s 96FM.
•John Twomey Paralympian, champion sailor.
•Sergeant Tony Crockett Representing an Garda Síochána
•Ian Kingston West Cork Kick Boxing Club. CMAP Hall of Fame.
•Dave O Brien the only Irishman ever and the oldest man on the planet, at 56 to complete all 4 x 250 Kilometre Deserts in the same year.
•Sebastian Thommen Actor, playing Michael Collins in the new RTE series of Rebellion.
Winner interview quotes:
•Rory O Brien, instructor in Cork and Tipp. “The Instructor of the year Liam Corkery’s passion for Taekwon-do teaching and for the welfare of his students and colleagues, his energy, and perhaps most importantly, his willingness to innovate, continually rejuvenates and convinces his students, and colleagues, of how important their own engagement in the art of Taekwon-do is to their development. While remaining current with the latest instructional strategies and technologies, Liam can still reach a struggling student with simple instincts and empathy, coupled with complete professionalism, while also being able to accelerate and challenge his brightest students, because of professional development experiences and innovations he has pursued and mastered.”
•“Karate is my life I started in 69, and got to black belt and now I’m 7th Dan JKA one of the highest grades achievable outside Japan. 7th Dan is the highest available outside of Japan, in the rest of the world, there are some 8 Dans in Japan, but I’ve reached the top of my sport.” Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award Noel Casey.
•“The biggest thing that John has done in 2015, is for ONAKAI; by analysing the international tournaments he has discovered that our Irish competitors are starting their careers too late, so he started the youth development squad from age 9 upwards, and so they get 5 or 6 years of serious development, so at 18 they are ready to compete with the best in the world. The reason I nominated him, and the reason he won this prestigious Coach of the Year award, is that he is not just doing this for his club, and his competitors, he is doing it for the whole country, and giving his time all over Ireland.” Liam Og Griffin.
•“I have seen the work of the hall of fame people in the past, and been so impressed, to be part of that group, and recognised as such, is a huge honour.” Seamus Cogan Hall of Fame Inductee.
This year’s event covered by Irish TV, film documented by Blue Shed Productions, and Photographed by David Keane.

Venue: The Gresham Metropole Hotel; Time: 7-11pm; DATE: Saturday, 6 February, 2016.