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MARTIAL ARTS - FSK Redditch Shihan and students win medals at Irish ICO Four Nations Championships

Aaron Sutcliffe 5th Feb, 2026 Updated: 6th Feb, 2026   0

REDDITCH-based Furi Sutairu Karate Federation (FSK) took a squad of five martial artists to the Irish ICO Four Nations Championships.

Shihan Dave Treadwell led the squad at the tournament in Kilkenny which saw more than 300 competitors take part.

Treadwell competed alongside FSK athletes Kerry Hillier, Josh Smith, Peter Carolan and Aaron Carolan.

Hillier won gold in the traditional kata and team kata events.

And Smith took gold in creative kata and kumite while he also won silver in traditional kata and team kata.

A Carolan won kumite gold, team kata silver and traditional kata bronze.




And P Carolan just missed out on a place on the podium after finishing fourth in traditional kata.

Lastly, Treadwell led the team by example as he won four gold medals in traditional kata, freestyle kata, team kata and kumite.