Indoor Sport and Martial Arts Classes have been closed since March 12th 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. People all over Ireland have lost their sporting & social outlet and many of our clubs have closed or are on the point of closure. Outdoor training is not suitable for martial arts and we cannot perform our sport in Pods of 1. Martial Arts training needs partner work - we have a proven track record of safe operation following approved Covid-19 return-to-training protocols in the brief periods we have been allowed to operate.

Given the easing of restrictions surrounding indoor dining (15 people can meet indoors for a meal) and outdoor sport (40,000 spectators permitted at a match), we are calling for a clear road map for a return to indoor sports. Step one of this should be to allow indoor sport to operate in pods of 6 from September 6th under our Sport Ireland approved return-to-training protocols. September is the start of the new sporting season, many of our clubs are in crisis, if they are not opened for September - many will never reopen. Communities around Ireland will lose their martial arts clubs permanently. A road map that gets us open in October or November will be too late - we need the small step of pods of 6 from September 6th to save our sport.