Up to date news from the Irish National Taekwon-Do Club Association http://www.taekwondo.ie en-ie 2012 Irish National Taekwon-Do Club Association Sun, 05 Feb 2012 The ITA was represented by Mr. Pat Barry VI who attended the 70th IIC which took place in Hertfordshire, Watford, England from Friday January 27th to Sunday January 29th inclusive. The IIC w... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_england_report-244.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_england_report-244.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 We would like to invite all Taekwon Do students over ten years of age, yellow belt and above, to the 2012 Taekwon-Do Summer Camp. This camp will involve training with national and internatio... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2012-245.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2012-245.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 Following clarification today from the AETF regarding the rules of this year's European Championships, the coaching and management team are pleased to announce the squad to represent Irel... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_squad_announced_for_euros_'12-243.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_squad_announced_for_euros_'12-243.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 Mr. Stephen Ryan, V Dan, ITA Umpire Chairperson and Mr. Ken Leahy V Dan, ITA Umpire Vice Chairperson, assisted by Miss Laura Cullen 3rd Dan, Tournament IT Co-ordinator conducted an ITA nation... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/umpire_workshop_report-242.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/umpire_workshop_report-242.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 ITA have the pleasure of inviting you to the ITA Cork Open Championships, which will be held in Neptune Stadium, Cork City, on the weekend of the 18th and 19th February 2012. This competition... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2012-231.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2012-231.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 Dear Grandmasters, Masters, Instructors, Students and Friends, We have the honour to invite you and all ITF members 4th Kup (Blue Belt) to 9th Dan Black Belt, to the ITF International Ump... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_2012-208.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_2012-208.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 The ITA Strategic Plan was launched at the association's AGM on Sunday January 15th 2012. This document will serve as the mandate for the ITA board of directors and all standing committee... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_strategic_plan-238.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_strategic_plan-238.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 On Saturday and Sunday the 21st and 22nd January the Taekwon-Do Advisory Board of the Irish Martial Arts Commission held an Introduction to Coaching ITF Taekwon-Do Course in Shannon Taekwon-Do Ce... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/intro_to_coaching_tkd_course_report-240.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/intro_to_coaching_tkd_course_report-240.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 The ITA Board of Directors are delighted to announce a new initiative for 2012 to encourage and support the continued growth of our organisation, the "ITA Expansion Support Packag... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/expansion_support_package_2012-232.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/expansion_support_package_2012-232.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 The final selection session for the squad to represent Ireland at the 2012 European Championships takes place this Saturday, 28 January in Clondalkin Leisure Centre, Newlands Cross, Dublin from 1... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/schedule_for_national_team_training-241.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/schedule_for_national_team_training-241.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Well done to the ITA competitors who competed in the Dutch Open 2012 on Sunday Jan. 22nd. A small squad travelled to the event with some fantastics results: Report and photos to follow ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dutch_open_results-239.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dutch_open_results-239.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 In preparation for the ITA Cork Open ITA are delighted to announce that we will offer on a one-off basis a free Umpire Workshop on Sunday January 29th. The course will be a full practical day on ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/free_umpire_workshop-235.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/free_umpire_workshop-235.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 Please find attachment below containing information on the upcoming 2012 IMAC Strategic Planning Conference on the 28th Jan 2012. Important: This Strategic Planning conference... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_strategic_planning_conference-237.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_strategic_planning_conference-237.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in the Horse & Jockey Hotel conference centre on Sunday January 15th 2012. 55 Instructors representing 75 club... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_report-236.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_report-236.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 The first selection session for the squad to represent Ireland at the 2012 European Championships takes place this Saturday, 14 January in Glanmire Community College, Cork from 10.30 - 4.00. The... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/schedule_for_national_selection_session_jan_14-234.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/schedule_for_national_selection_session_jan_14-234.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) will take place in the Horse & Jockey Hotel on January 15th, starting at 10.00am. This A.G.M. will see the launch of the I... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_jan_15_2012-222.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_jan_15_2012-222.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) held its winter black belt grading on Dec. 3rd and 4th 2011 in Tralee Co. Kerry. 49 people presented for the testing with 44 successfully promoted over the ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/winter_black_belt_grading_report-230.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/winter_black_belt_grading_report-230.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 The ITA Board of Directors would like to wish a happy and peaceful Christmas to all of our members. We look forward to greeting you at the ITA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 15th. http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/happy_christmas_to_all_ita_members-233.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/happy_christmas_to_all_ita_members-233.html Tue, 29 Nov 2011 The next TAB Introduction to Coaching ITF Taekwon-Do course will be held in Shannon Taekwon-Do Centre on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd January 2012. As usual this will be limited to 20 places ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/intro_to_coaching_tkd_course-229.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/intro_to_coaching_tkd_course-229.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 Ms. Katarzyna Rozwadowska AETF reporter has compiled an article showing an analysis of results from the European Championships 2008 - 2011. It is interesting to see the breakdown of results and t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_statistics-228.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_statistics-228.html Sat, 26 Nov 2011 In his capacity as chairman of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC), ITA President, Master Kenneth Wheatley met with the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, on Wednesday... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/meeting_with_minister-227.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/meeting_with_minister-227.html Fri, 25 Nov 2011 Mr. Adrian Byrne has provided us with an extensive update on the work completed by the Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) in 2011 and the plans for 2012. Please click on more for the full bulletin. ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/update_from_tab-226.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/update_from_tab-226.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup took place on Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of November 2011. This year the event was held in the state of the art University of Limer... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_cup_2011_report-225.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_cup_2011_report-225.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 The Selection Process for 2012 European Championships as well as 2013 European & World Championships is now available. For all information please visit following pages on our website: ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process-224.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process-224.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 We are delighted to welcome our newest Instructor, Master Neil Franks VII Dan, to the ITA and his two schools in Waterford City and Tramore. Master Franks was a member of the South African ITF As... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/welcome_master_franks-221.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/welcome_master_franks-221.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 The proceeds from the Taekwon-Do Annual Sponsored walk in aid of the Childrens’ Cancer fund Crumlin Hospital were presented to the hospital’s representative Gerry Culley ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/children's_cancer_fund-223.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/children's_cancer_fund-223.html Sat, 12 Nov 2011 ITA has the pleasure of inviting you, to the ITA Irish Cup, which will be held in the University of Limerick Arena on the weekend of the 19th and 20th November 2011. This competition will include... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_irish_cup_2011_-_update-214.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_irish_cup_2011_-_update-214.html Sat, 12 Nov 2011 ITA wish to invite applications for the Winter Black Belt Grading which will take place on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December 2011. Please read this bulletin carefully to ensure you are a... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/winter_black_belt_grading-218.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/winter_black_belt_grading-218.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 9th November was 93rd anniversary of birthday of founder of Taekwon-Do ITF, gen. Choi Hong Hi, the first President of International Taekwon-Do Federation – ITF. We will remember g... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/happy_birthday_founder_of_taekwon-do-220.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/happy_birthday_founder_of_taekwon-do-220.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 Master Mark Hutton will conduct a TKD Tigers course on Saturday November 26th 2011. This course will take place in Donabate TKD club. The course will be a Dynamic Games Skills course for existing... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tkd_tigers_course-219.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tkd_tigers_course-219.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Team returned from the European Championships in Slovakia today with a record haul of 8 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze medals. This was the best performance ever by an Irish Tae... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/record_success_at_euros_2011-217.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/record_success_at_euros_2011-217.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 The national team had its final training session in preparation for the 2011 European Championships in Dublin on Saturday. With 38 competitors, it is one of the largest squads ever to represent ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_departs_for_euros_2011-215.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_departs_for_euros_2011-215.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 Top Pro, official suppliers to the ITF have once again demonstrated their commitment to Taekwon-Do in Ireland by sponsoring competitors on the National Team. Top Pro have supplied doboks to memb... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/top_pro_supports_national_team-216.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/top_pro_supports_national_team-216.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 The ITA Facebook Page is another great way to keep up to date with the latest ITA news and events. We encourage all ITA instructors to inform their students about the ITA Facebook page so that th... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/like_the_ita_facebook_page-213.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/like_the_ita_facebook_page-213.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 I am pleased to announce details of the selection process for the team that will represent Ireland at the 2012 European Championships from 20 - 22 April 2012. The host venue for the Champion... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process_2012-212.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process_2012-212.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 Sunday 25th of September saw the technical committee of the I.T.A. in Cork. The venue was Glanmire Community College and members of the committee comprised of Master Kenneth Wheatley, Mr ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-211.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-211.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 The 1st I.T.F. Convention took place from Tuesday September 6th to Sunday September 11th in The Gran Hotel Bali Benidorm, Spain. The convention was attended by Master Kenneth Wheatley 7th Dan... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/1st_itf_convention_report-210.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/1st_itf_convention_report-210.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 The ITA Technical Committee (Master Kenneth Wheatley VII Dan, Mr. Niall Jones V dan, Mr. Stephen Ryan V Dan) will be conducting a Technical Seminar in Glanmire Commnity School, Cork, on Sunday Se... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/upcoming_technical_seminar_cork-206.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/upcoming_technical_seminar_cork-206.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/get_ireland_active-209.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/get_ireland_active-209.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) clubs nationwide are currently accepting enrolments and registration of beginners for the new season commencing September 2011. Our highly trained and qualified... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/beginners_register_now!-91.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/beginners_register_now!-91.html Sat, 10 Sep 2011 Newlands Taekwon-Do Instructor Carl Smullen recently travelled to Surnadal, Norwayfor the National Taekwon-Do Norway, Summer training camp, also attending the camp from Irelandwas Mr. Hong Looi, ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ntn_summer_camp_report-207.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ntn_summer_camp_report-207.html Sat, 03 Sep 2011 The ITA have recently launched a You Tube Channel. This new channel already has several high definition quality videos of our atheltes in action and more will be added over the coming weeks. The ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_you_tube_channel-204.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_you_tube_channel-204.html Wed, 17 Aug 2011 Santry Sport Taekwon-Do Club has recently launched its new website at www.santry-ITF.com The club is under the leadership of Mr. Darren Doherty 2nd Dan Black Belt. Check out the new site and keep... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/santry_sport_tkd_now_online!-205.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/santry_sport_tkd_now_online!-205.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 Please note that the next squad session is to be held in Glanmire Community College, Cork on August 20th. As the flights are now booked for competitors the next step is to secure the hotel which ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_squad_session_update-203.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_squad_session_update-203.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 As the new Season approaches the ITA Board of Directors would like to assist club instructors with the promotion of their club and the recruitment of new students. Mr. Adrian Byrne has kindly off... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/recruit_new_students-202.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/recruit_new_students-202.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association held its annual Summer Camp in Mt. Melleray Scout Centre, Co. Waterford from Friday July 15th to Monday July 18th 2011. 90 participants ranging from ye... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_camp_report-201.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_camp_report-201.html Tue, 19 Jul 2011 The selection tournament for the National Team will take place on 23 July in Donabate/Portrane Community Centre from 11.00 - 3.00. The tournament will be run according to AETF Divisions and rule... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_july_23rd-200.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_july_23rd-200.html Tue, 12 Jul 2011 It is with deepest regret that I inform our Taekwon-Do community of the passing away of Jim Brophy 3rd Dan. Jim lost his battle with motor neuron disease last Thursday morning and was buried... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/jim_brophy_r.i.p.-199.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/jim_brophy_r.i.p.-199.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board is delighted to announce that we will be running the first Taekwon-Do Specific Level 1 Coaching Award (postponed from April/May this year). This course will be... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/level_1_coaching_course-196.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/level_1_coaching_course-196.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board is delighted to announce that we will be conducting the first IMAC Level 2 Coaching Award. This course will be run by IMAC Tutors and on successful completion,... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/level_2_coaching_course-197.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/level_2_coaching_course-197.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 The ITA Strategic Planning Day took place on Sunday July 3rd 2011. The purpose of the day was to decide the Strategic Plan for the association for 2011 – 2015. This plan will ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/strategic_planning_day_report-198.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/strategic_planning_day_report-198.html Mon, 27 Jun 2011 All ITA students should receive the Official ITA Kup Grade Certificate each time they are successfully promoted to a new Kup level. When the instructor of the student sends the appropriate fee al... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_kup_grade_certificate-195.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_kup_grade_certificate-195.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 We would like to invite all Taekwon Do students over ten years of age, yellow belt and above, to the 2011 Taekwon-Do Summer Camp. This camp will involve training with national and internation... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/taekwon-do_summer_camp-162.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/taekwon-do_summer_camp-162.html Tue, 21 Jun 2011 The ITA Summer 2011 Black Belt Grading took place on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th June 2011. 25 people were promoted by the ITA Examiners panel, which as chaired by Master Kenneth Wh... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_grading_report-194.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_grading_report-194.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 ITA would like to invite all Black Belts, 18 years and over, to the ITA Strategic Planning Day. This event will take place in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Co. Tipperary on Sunday July 3rd. This ev... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_strategic_planning_day-191.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_strategic_planning_day-191.html Fri, 17 Jun 2011 This week's National Team selection session will take place in Milford National School, Castletroy, Limerick. The session will also include the qualifier for the male -80kg spar... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_july_2nd-192.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_july_2nd-192.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 ITA President, Master Kenneth Wheatley attended the recent IIC held in Oulu, Finland. The IIC was conducted by the ITF Technical Committee of GM Hector Marano 9 Dan, GM Wim Bos 9 Dan, and GM Kim ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_finland_report-193.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_finland_report-193.html Tue, 07 Jun 2011 The next selection session for the National Team to represent Ireland in Slovakia will take place on Saturday, 18 June in Glanmire, Co Cork. The premises is very close to Glanmire Community Coll... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_session-189.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_session-189.html Tue, 07 Jun 2011 The second ITA Technical Seminar of 2011 took place on Sunday June 5th in Donabate Taekwon-Do Club, Co. Dublin. The Seminar was conducted by the ITA Technical Committee; Master Kenneth Wheatley V... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-190.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-190.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 The second Introduction to Coaching ITF Taekwon-Do course of 2011 will be run as scheduled in the Cork International Airport Hotel on the weekend of the 25th and 26th June. Click here t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/introduction_to_coaching_taekwon-do-185.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/introduction_to_coaching_taekwon-do-185.html Tue, 31 May 2011 On Sunday the 29th of May 2011, twenty ITA examiners, 4th - 7th Dan gathered in Murrintown Co. Wexford for the 1st ITA Examiners Conference. The day started with all the examiners in dobok and tr... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/examiners_conference_report-187.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/examiners_conference_report-187.html Tue, 31 May 2011 This week's selection session will take place in Donabate Portrane Community & Leisure Centre, Portrane Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin, from 11.00am to 3.00pm. The session will run a... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_session-188.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_session-188.html Sun, 22 May 2011 The ITA Dublin Open Taekwon-Do championships took place over the weekend of the 21st & 22nd May 2011. The tournament consisted of 422 competitors from 30 clubs from around the count... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_dublin_open_results-184.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_dublin_open_results-184.html Thu, 19 May 2011 From 29th April to 1st May Mr Jaroslaw Suska and Miss Ilona Dziala carried out a whistlestop tour of Ireland conducting inspirational seminars on technical kicking, pattern and sparring. 220 part... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._jaroslaw_suska_seminars_report-183.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._jaroslaw_suska_seminars_report-183.html Wed, 18 May 2011 Irish sportspeople can now check more easily that their medicines will not result in an anti-doping violation. The Irish Sports Council is pleased to announce the launch of an iPhone app which al... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_sports_council_launches_iphone_app-182.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_sports_council_launches_iphone_app-182.html Mon, 16 May 2011 The ITF have the pleasure of inviting you to the 1st International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Convention to be held in Benidorm, Spain in the term 6th – 12th September 2011. The Conven... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/1st_itf_convention-181.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/1st_itf_convention-181.html Sat, 14 May 2011 ITA wish to invite applications for the Summer Black Belt Grading which will take place on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th June 2011. Please read this bulletin carefully to ensure you are awa... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_grading_applications-171.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_grading_applications-171.html Sat, 14 May 2011 Sunday June 5th , Donabate Taekwon-Do Club Conducted by ITA Technical & Instruction Committee: Master Kenneth Wheatley VII Dan, ITA Technical Director Mr. Niall Jones V D... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-175.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-175.html Fri, 13 May 2011 ITA has the pleasure of inviting you to the ITA Dublin Open Championships, which will be held in Baldoyle Badminton Centre on the weekend of 21st & 22nd of May, This competition will ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_dublin_open_championships-169.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_dublin_open_championships-169.html Fri, 13 May 2011 ETA Taekwon-Do Clubs in Loughshinny and Balrothery recently hosted a gala event in aid of the RNLI Skerries. The event included a demonstration, a junior team match between Loughshinny and Balrot... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/fundraiser_gala_for_rnli_skerries-180.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/fundraiser_gala_for_rnli_skerries-180.html Thu, 12 May 2011 Sunday May 29th Wexford Taekwon-Do School, Murrintown Community Centre, Murrintown Co. Wexford. Open to all ITA members 4th Dan – 7th Dan This event is free of cha... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/examiners_conference_&_training-172.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/examiners_conference_&_training-172.html Wed, 11 May 2011 April 2011 saw the International Airport Hotel and Gerald Mc Carthy sponsored south side and district sports awards dinner in Cork. Nominee and winner Dylan Fitzgibbon was invited and pr... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dylan_fitzgibbon_receives_sports_award-179.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dylan_fitzgibbon_receives_sports_award-179.html Tue, 10 May 2011 Saturday May the 7th in Glanmire Community College set the scene for the first I.T.F. Ireland squad session for the European Championships and what a day it was to be. 50 Members from bot... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_training_session_in_cork-178.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_training_session_in_cork-178.html Fri, 06 May 2011 The 62nd International Instructor's course took place in Riccione, Italy last weekend and was attended by over 120 participants. The course was attended by Mr Peter Crosbie 4th Dan (ITA-C... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_attend_iic_italy-176.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_attend_iic_italy-176.html Fri, 06 May 2011 I am pleased to announce the following appointments to the Irish Coaching and Management Team. Team Manager - Mr. Ken Leahy, 5th Dan Mr. Leahy has served as Team Manager to the National Te... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_coaches_&_manager-177.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_coaches_&_manager-177.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 The first selection session for the 2011 European Championship squad will take place in Cork on 7th May from 12.00pm to 6.00pm. The session will run as follows: 12.00pm... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_squad_update-174.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_squad_update-174.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 Squad sessions for the 2011 Senior and Junior European Championships will commence shortly. Please keep the following dates as clear as possible in your calendar for selection sessions and tourna... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/selection_process_european_championships-173.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/selection_process_european_championships-173.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 The first ITA Technical Seminar of 2011 took place on Sunday April 17th in Shannon TKD Centre, Shannon Co. Clare. The ITA Technical & Instruction Committee; Master Kenneth Wheatley VI... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-170.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_report-170.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 It is with much delight that we can announce the 1 month countdown to which Mr. Jaroslaw Suska will conduct his first ever seminar tour in Ireland. We would like to congratulate him on his re... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._jaroslaw_suska_seminars-167.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._jaroslaw_suska_seminars-167.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) is pleased to welcome a number of new member schools to the organisation. This brings the current number of Irish Taekwon-Do Association schools to 62 nationall... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_welcomes_new_member_schools-168.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_welcomes_new_member_schools-168.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 Conducted by ITA Technical & Instruction Committee: MASTER KENNETH WHEATLEY VII DAN, ITA TECHNICAL DIRECTOR MR. NIALL JONES V DAN, NATIONAL COACHING TEAM MR. STEPH... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_april_17th,_shannon-166.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/technical_seminar_april_17th,_shannon-166.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 National Team Member, Chloe Aboud, was interviewed on RTE programme Elev8 on Tuesday March 29th 2011. Elev8 is a fun programme aimed at a younger audience. Chloe did a great job in explaining to ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/chloe_aboud_interviewed_on_rte_elev8-165.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/chloe_aboud_interviewed_on_rte_elev8-165.html Mon, 28 Mar 2011 Members of the National Taekwon-Do Team were interviewed on TV3's breakfast show, Ireland AM on Monday March 28th. Mr. Stephen Cooley VI Dan, one of the coaching panel took the opportunit... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_on_tv3-164.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_on_tv3-164.html Sat, 26 Mar 2011 Mr. Stephen Ryan, ITA Secretary General along with Mr. Liam Carberry, INTA Treasurer, attended the ITF Congress, held on March 11th 2011, in Wellington New Zealand. During the 2011 ITF Congress t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_congress-163.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_congress-163.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 The Irish ITF Taekwon-Do Team has retained its world ranking of 9th after the recent World Championships in Wellington New Zealand. Prepared by the national team coaching panel, 16 Irish a... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/world_championships_report-160.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/world_championships_report-160.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Mr Ken Leahy V Degree black belt and chief instructor of Turners Cross Taekwon-Do Academy was selected to represent Ireland as umpire at the 2011 I.T.F. World Junior and Senior Champions... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._leahy,_worlds_jury_president-161.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/mr._leahy,_worlds_jury_president-161.html Wed, 23 Mar 2011 Dylan Fitzgibbon of Turners Cross Taekwon-Do Academy retained his World Title in - 63kg junior sparring at the recent World Championships held in New Zealand. This accolade followed his ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dylan_fitzgibbon_retains_world_title-159.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dylan_fitzgibbon_retains_world_title-159.html Sun, 13 Mar 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Team enjoyed a great campaign at the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Wellington, New Zealand. The team were supported by Taekwon-Do fans from around the country who sta... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_on_form_in_nz!-157.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_on_form_in_nz!-157.html Thu, 03 Mar 2011 Coaching Ireland has received FETAC Registered Provider Status and has received a parchment from FETAC which recognises a Quality Assurance Agreement between the agencies, which entitles Coaching... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_fetac_accredited!-154.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_fetac_accredited!-154.html Thu, 24 Feb 2011 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board is delighted to announce that it will be running the first Taekwon-Do Specific Level 1 Coaching Award. This course will be run by TAB Tutors and on successful comple... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_coach_level_1_course-153.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_coach_level_1_course-153.html Wed, 23 Feb 2011 2011 is set to be a year of sustained growth for Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA). The organisation which has achieved year-on-year growth of 16-20% consistently over the past five years, has n... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_sustained_ita_growth-152.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_sustained_ita_growth-152.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 Bandon Taekwon-Do recently launched its full time training centre operated by instructor Mr. Leonard Coughlan. The centre is open seven days a week at Unit 3A, Old Market, Market St. Bandon. Band... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/bandon_tkd_centre_launch-151.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/bandon_tkd_centre_launch-151.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 The 2011 ITA Cork Open Taekwon-Do Championships took place in Neptune Stadium on Sunday 20th February. The event, which has been overseen for many years by Mr. Mark Buckley, ITA Tournament Direct... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_cork_open_report-150.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2011_cork_open_report-150.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 The I.T.A. were represented by a small team from North Mon Taekwon-Do and I.M.A.A. at the 5th Open Brabant Championships in Mierlo near Eindhoven in January. The competitors were Sarah ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/5th_brabant_open_report-149.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/5th_brabant_open_report-149.html Thu, 10 Feb 2011 Irish Taekwon-Do Association competitors have been invited by Master Swavek Dydiszko to participate in the 11th edition of Viking Cup International, which will be held in Skövde, Sweden ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/viking_cup_international_info-148.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/viking_cup_international_info-148.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 Irish Taekwon-Do Association has the pleasure of inviting you, on behalf of the Cork Taekwon-Do Clubs, to the 9th annual ITA Cork Open Championships, which will be held in Neptune Stadiu... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2011-136.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2011-136.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 On Saturday the 5th of February, the Irish Taekwon-Do Association winter black belt grading took place in Cork. This grading had been organized to facilitate the students of some of the new c... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_report-147.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_report-147.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 The IIC hosted by the Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA), in Tralee, Ireland from January 28th – 30th was a great success. 138 people took part in the course from red belt to 8th ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_great_success-142.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_great_success-142.html Tue, 01 Feb 2011 This Saturday, 5th February, Rivervalley Taekwon-Do Club will host a fight night in aid of the National Team competing at the 2011 World Championships. The night will feature many of the squad co... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/saturday_fight_night-140.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/saturday_fight_night-140.html Mon, 31 Jan 2011 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Master Patrick O'Rourke to 7th Dan. The grading examination took place at the ITF International Instructor Cours... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_o'rourke_promoted-139.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_o'rourke_promoted-139.html Sun, 23 Jan 2011 On the weekend of the 15th and 16th January, 15 coaches completed a Taekwon-Do Advisory Board Introduction to Coaching ITF Taekwon-Do Course in the new Shannon Taekwon-Do Team Dojang. This ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tab_introduction_to_coaching-137.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tab_introduction_to_coaching-137.html Thu, 13 Jan 2011 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) annual general meeting took place in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Sunday 9th January 2010. Irish Taekwon-Do Association is the ITF affiliated allied member ass... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/annual_general_meeting_report-134.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/annual_general_meeting_report-134.html Thu, 13 Jan 2011 It’s difficult to believe that a year has passed since the tragic death of ITF President Grand Master Trần Triệu Quân. Grand Master Tran 9th Dan, was the democratically el... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/gm_tran_remembered-135.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/gm_tran_remembered-135.html Thu, 06 Jan 2011 The next training session for the National Team will take place this Saturday in Rivervalley Taekwon-Do Club, Rivervalley Community Centre, Swords from 11.00am to 4.00pm. The session is compulsor... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_squad_training-133.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_squad_training-133.html Thu, 30 Dec 2010 Dear Grandmasters, Masters, Instructors & Friends, This to update you about the IIC to be held in Ireland from January 28th - 30th 2011. We now have over 130 participants regist... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic,_register_by_jan_16th-128.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic,_register_by_jan_16th-128.html Thu, 23 Dec 2010 An ITF International Umpire Course took place on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th December in Treviso northern Italy. Mr. Pat Barry represented the ITA and Ireland at the course. Despite the adverse... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iuc_italy_report-132.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iuc_italy_report-132.html Wed, 22 Dec 2010 The ITA Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place on Sunday January 9th 2011. The meeting will commence at 12.00pm, therefore those attending are asked to be at the venue by 11.30am for registrati... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_jan_9th_2011-131.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/agm_jan_9th_2011-131.html Thu, 16 Dec 2010 On Sunday the 12th December, the Irish Taekwon-Do Association winter black belt grading took place. The examination was hosted by Mr. Stephen Cooley, in his full time sports centre “Int... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_report-129.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_report-129.html Thu, 16 Dec 2010 In October 2011, the AETF European Championships will return to Slovakia, which hosted the recent European Cup and the 2007 European Championships. Ireland has a proud record at International eve... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_2011-130.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_2011-130.html Wed, 15 Dec 2010 The coaching and management team is delighted to announce the squad for the 2011 World Championships to be held in New Zealand in March 2011. Following an excellent selection tournament, the foll... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_for_2011_world_championships-127.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_for_2011_world_championships-127.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 The coaching and management team is delighted to announce the squad for the 2011 World Championships to be held in New Zealand in March 2011. Following an excellent selection tournament, the foll... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_for_2011_world_championships-126.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_team_for_2011_world_championships-126.html Mon, 06 Dec 2010 Tomaž Barada visited Ireland to conduct training seminars during the weekend of 4th -5th December 2010. The seminar was in doubt of happening due to the unprecedented weather that Ireland is not... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tomaz_barada_seminar_report-125.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tomaz_barada_seminar_report-125.html Sun, 05 Dec 2010 The following are the dates for Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) and Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) Coach Education courses for 2011. Application forms and full details to follow! Intro... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tab_coach_education_2011-123.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tab_coach_education_2011-123.html Thu, 02 Dec 2010 To: All ITF Affiliated Members and Prospective ITF members Dear Grandmasters, Masters, Instructors, Students and Friends, We have the honour to invite you and all ITF members 2nd Ku... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_instructors_course_2011-82.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_instructors_course_2011-82.html Thu, 02 Dec 2010 After careful consideration with Health and Safety in mind, the RITA Tournament Committee has decided to postpone the upcoming Irish Open 2010 until the 22nd January 2011. People already register... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/rita_irish_open_postponed-124.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/rita_irish_open_postponed-124.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 Master Kenneth Wheatley, ITA President, attended the 57th IIC conducted by the ITF Technical Committee, Grandmaster Trajtenberg, Grandmaster Marano and Grandmaster Bos, from the 19th &nd... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_netherlands_report-122.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_netherlands_report-122.html Sun, 28 Nov 2010 Congratulations to all who competed at the recent Open European Cup. A very successful competition was enjoyed by all Irish members who travelled to the recent tournament held in Bratislava, Slov... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ireland_placed_3rd_at_european_cup-121.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ireland_placed_3rd_at_european_cup-121.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 As indicated last week, the tournament to select individual positions on the Irish Taekwon-Do Team for the 2011 World Championships takes place this Saturday, 20 November in Glanmire Communit... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selections-120.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selections-120.html Tue, 16 Nov 2010 The ITA Midwest Open Taekwon-Do Championships took place in Shannon, Co. Clare on Sunday November 14th 2010. The Championships was for Children and Cadets from the age of 8 to 17 and ranging from... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_midwest_championships_report-119.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_midwest_championships_report-119.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 Dear Members, According to the By Laws Junior practitioners must wear the Junior ITF Black Belt. For those Juniors participating at the ITF competition events make sure that you wear th... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/junior_itf_black_belt-117.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/junior_itf_black_belt-117.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 The Republic of Ireland Taekwon-Do Association (RITA) invites you to the RITA Irish Open Taekwon-Do Championships on Saturday 4th December 2010 which will take place in the Tallaght Leisure Centr... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/rita_irish_open-115.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/rita_irish_open-115.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 Dublin-ITF Sport Taekwon-Do Clubs hosted Taekwon-Do and Mixed Martial Arts seminars with Zelg Galešić from Croatia on 7th November. Some of his career highlights include winning 3 AET... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminars_report-116.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminars_report-116.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 With the deadline for nominations for the National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sports only 25 days away, we are encouraging all Sports to support this initiative and go online and nom... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/volunteers_in_sports_awards-114.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/volunteers_in_sports_awards-114.html Sun, 07 Nov 2010 The ITA completed the 3rd in a series of recent umpire courses run by Mr. Stephen Ryan V Dan, ITA Umpire Chairperson, on Sunday November 7th 2010. The course, hosted by North Mon Taekwon... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_southern_region_report-113.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_southern_region_report-113.html Thu, 04 Nov 2010 Taekwon-Do and MMA seminars with Zelg Galesic take place in Dublin this Sunday 7th November in Mountview Youth & Community Centre, Lohunda Downs, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. We are delighted to... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_taekwon-do_seminar-112.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_taekwon-do_seminar-112.html Tue, 26 Oct 2010 Mr. Stephen Ryan, V Dan, ITA Umpire Chairperson conducted an ITA national umpire course on Sunday October 24th in Quin Community Centre. The course was attended by 18 participants from the Midwes... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_midwest_region_report-111.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_midwest_region_report-111.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 The Coaching and Management team for the 2011 World Championships are pleased to inform you of the following arrangements for the training and selection of the National Squad to represent Ireland... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process-110.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selection_process-110.html Wed, 20 Oct 2010 The ITA are holding a National Umpire Course on Sunday October 24th 2010 in Quin Taekwon-Do Club, Quin Community Centre, Co. Clare. The course will be conducted by ITA Umpire Chairperson, Mr. Ste... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_national_umpire_course-109.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_national_umpire_course-109.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 On behalf of the International Taekwon-Do Federation - ITF we welcome you to the 7th I.T.F. Tournament & Umpire Course to be held in Villorba (Treviso) on December 17th and 18th ,... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_tournament_&_umpire_course-108.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_tournament_&_umpire_course-108.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 We have the pleasure of inviting you, on behalf of the Midwest Taekwon-Do Clubs and the Irish Taekwon-Do Association, to the 10th annual ITA Midwest Open Championships, which will be held in the ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/midwest_open_championships_2010-107.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/midwest_open_championships_2010-107.html Sun, 10 Oct 2010 In March 2011, the ITF World Championships will be held in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand has a proud Taekwon-Do heritage and is hosting the World Championships for the first time. As al... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selections-106.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_team_selections-106.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 Dublin-ITF Sport Taekwon-Do is delighted to announce that Taekwon-Do and Mixed Martial Arts Champion Zelg Galešić from Croatia will be conducting training sessions in Ireland on Sunda... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminar-105.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminar-105.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 The Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport announced yesterday the appointment of Mr Kieran Mulvey as the new Chairman of the Irish Sports Council (ISC) for a 5 year term. The ISC, which i... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_chairman_of_isc_appointed-104.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_chairman_of_isc_appointed-104.html Sun, 26 Sep 2010 The ITA National Umpire Course held on September 26th in Rivervalley Taekwon-Do Club was a great success. 37 participants who ranged all the way up to 7th Dan black belt participated in the c... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_eastern_region_report-103.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_umpire_course_eastern_region_report-103.html Mon, 20 Sep 2010 On the weekend of 3rd – 5th September a small group from the Irish Taekwon-Do Association travelled to the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary for the 55th International Instructors Cou... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/55th_iic,_budapest,_hungary-102.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/55th_iic,_budapest,_hungary-102.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 The official Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) ties are now available. The ties have been designed in compliance with the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) bylaws and are available for p... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/official_ita_black_belt_ties-101.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/official_ita_black_belt_ties-101.html Thu, 16 Sep 2010 Dublin-ITF Sport Taekwon-Do is delighted to announce that Taekwon-Do and Mixed Martial Arts Champion Zelg Galešić from Croatia will be conducting training sessions in Ireland. Having ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminar-100.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/zelg_galesic_seminar-100.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 ITF Taekwon-Do World Champion, Mr. Luke Woods will be conducting a five week sparring course in Ashbourne Taekwon-Do Club, Integrity Martial Arts Academy, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. This course is aim... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/train_with_world_champion_luke_woods-99.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/train_with_world_champion_luke_woods-99.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 The ITA are holding a National Umpire Course on Sunday September 26th 2010 in Rivervalley Taekwon-Do Club, Swords, Dublin. The course will be conducted by ITA Umpire Chairperson, Mr. Stephen Ryan... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_umpire_course-85.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_umpire_course-85.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Donal O'Donoghue into the role of AETF Reporter with the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) based on ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/aetf_reporter_announcement-98.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/aetf_reporter_announcement-98.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) clubs nationwide are currently accepting enrolments and registration of beginners for the new season commencing September 2010. Our highly trained and qualified... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_members_register_now!-97.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_members_register_now!-97.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 Coaching Ireland would like to update ITF Taekwon-Do Coaches about the Coaching Forum “Playground to Podium”. The event will address coaching issues at all levels of Sport &am... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_forum_update-95.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_forum_update-95.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 Coaching Ireland recently conducted an intensive Tutor Development Course for the Irish Martial Arts Commission which took place from the 9th-13th August in Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club in Du... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_tutor_course-96.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_tutor_course-96.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 Coaching Ireland’s 10th All-Island Forum “From Playground to Podium” will take place on 11th September 2010 and is open to all TAB / IMAC / Irish Sports Council regi... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_forum-94.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_forum-94.html Sat, 14 Aug 2010 The fourteenth year of the ITF summer camp in Greece has just taken place; under the expert guidance of 8th Dan Taekwon-Do Master Alexandris Vasilis. The camp ran from Monday 2nd - Monday 9th Aug... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_camp_greece_report-92.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_camp_greece_report-92.html Sat, 14 Aug 2010 Some of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association’s Cork Clubs ran an all day marketing and information promotion for prospective martial artists in the Mahon Point Shopping Centre on Saturday 3... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/cork_clubs_marketing_event-93.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/cork_clubs_marketing_event-93.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 This is an advance notice to save the date for the 2010 RITA Irish Open Taekwon-Do Championships which is scheduled to take place on Saturday 4th December in West Tallaght Leisure Centre, T... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/upcoming_rita_irish_open-90.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/upcoming_rita_irish_open-90.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the launch of our 40th ITF Taekwon-Do school in Ireland. Dunboyne Sport Taekwon-Do Club is launching on Friday 10th September in a full t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_club_launch_in_dunboyne-89.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_club_launch_in_dunboyne-89.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 The Polish Central Taekwon-Do Summer Camp took place from the 2nd - 11th July 2010. This was the fifteenth year that the annual camp, organised by the Polish Taekwon-Do Association took place. Th... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/polish_taekwon-do_summer_camp-87.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/polish_taekwon-do_summer_camp-87.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Summer Camp 2010 took place in Mt. Melleray, Co. Waterford from Friday 16th - Monday 19th July. The camp was a great success with participants, ranging from... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_report-88.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_report-88.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) ran the first of this year's Introduction to Coaching Courses over the weekend of the 10th & 11th J... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_course_report-86.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_course_report-86.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) summer black belt examination took place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June in Quin Taekwon-Do Club, Co. Clare. The weekend commenced with a technical se... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_promotions-84.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_promotions-84.html Fri, 25 Jun 2010 In conjunction with the Irish Sports Council Women in Sport program, we are pleased to announce that there will be a four week Female Self-Defence Course taking place Thursday evenings from 6.00p... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/female_focus_self-defence_course-83.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/female_focus_self-defence_course-83.html Sat, 12 Jun 2010 In conjunction with the Summer Black Belt Grading there will be a technical seminar on Saturday 26th June 2010 in Quin Taekwon-Do Club conducted by the ITA Technical Committee, Master Wheatley VI... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-80.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-80.html Sat, 12 Jun 2010 The Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Summer Black Belt grading will take place on Saturday the 26th & Sunday 27th of June 2010. According to Irish Taekwon-Do Association policy, the reg... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_information-81.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/black_belt_grading_information-81.html Fri, 11 Jun 2010 We would like to remind all dedicated Taekwon Do students over the age of ten, yellow belt and above, about the 2010 Taekwon-Do Summer Camp. This camp will involve intensive training with nati... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/reminder_ita_summer_camp-78.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/reminder_ita_summer_camp-78.html Thu, 03 Jun 2010 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) would like to remind its members about the upcoming Introduction to Coaching ITF Taekwon-Do Course which will take ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/reminder_introduction_to_coaching_course-77.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/reminder_introduction_to_coaching_course-77.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 The 2010 ITF Taekwon-Do - ITA Irish Cup Championships took place on 29th & 30th May in Baldoyle. Over the weekend 374 competitors from 29 clubs representing ITA, RITA, INTA, TKDI, Red Sta... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_irish_cup_report-76.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_irish_cup_report-76.html Tue, 18 May 2010 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) would like to inform members about the upcoming Introduction to Coaching Taekwon-Do Course which will take place on... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/introduction_to_coaching_course-75.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/introduction_to_coaching_course-75.html Mon, 17 May 2010 The Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) 2010 Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 13th June from 12.00pm - 2.00pm The venue this year is the IMAC Offices, Unit 4 Whitefriars, Aungier... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_annual_general_meeting-74.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_annual_general_meeting-74.html Mon, 10 May 2010 The Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) would like to inform members about an update course in concussion management. Concussion is a common injury in spor... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dcu_sports_medicine_series-73.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/dcu_sports_medicine_series-73.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 We would like to invite all dedicated Taekwon Do students over ten years of age, yellow belt and above, to the 2010 Taekwon-Do Summer Camp. This camp will involve intensive training with national... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_ita_summer_camp-72.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_ita_summer_camp-72.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 The ITF Ireland, Irish Taekwon-Do National Team, competed very successfuly in the European Championships in Sweden from 30th April - 2nd May. The team won an impressive haul of 14 medals, 3 gold,... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_european_championships_sweden-71.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_european_championships_sweden-71.html Fri, 23 Apr 2010 This is the official invitation to the ITF Taekwon-Do - ITA Irish Cup 2010, which will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May 2010 in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre, Baldoyle Industrial E... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_taekwon-do_ita_irish_cup-70.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_taekwon-do_ita_irish_cup-70.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 ITA Instructors are invited to submit applications for the Summer Black Belt Grading which will take place on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June 2010. Please read the following carefully to... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_examination-41.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/summer_black_belt_examination-41.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 Dear members of ITF Ireland national taekwon-do squad, please see the following announcement from Mr. Kevin Hannigan, Director of Coaching. This is to remind all ITF Ireland national squad member... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_update-40.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_update-40.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 Going through the ITA archives we have decided to publish some photographs from the International Instructor Course with General Choi Hong-Hi and Grand Master Choi Jung-Hwa in Ireland organised b... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/archive_update:_iic_with_general_choi_1999-38.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/archive_update:_iic_with_general_choi_1999-38.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 On 21st March 2010 in Quebec, Canada there was a memorial service celebrating the life of Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân. Over 200 participants attended the ceremony a... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/final_bow_to_grand_master_tran_trieu_quan-39.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/final_bow_to_grand_master_tran_trieu_quan-39.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 On behalf of the ITF Ireland Coaching and Management team, we are pleased to announce the list of competitors successfully selected to represent Ireland at the 2010 European Championships in Skov... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_announcement-37.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_announcement-37.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 There was an engagement meeting to welcome new members of the Taekwon-Do Advisory Board (TAB) of the Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) held in the Maldron Hotel on 21st March 2009. The purpose... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_taekwon-do_advisory_board_meeting-36.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/imac_taekwon-do_advisory_board_meeting-36.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 Coaching Ireland in partnership with Lucozade Sport now have 10 workshops available for delivery free of charge to government recognised ITF Taekwon-Do Schools. These workshops are delivered by h... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_lucozade_sport_program-34.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_ireland_lucozade_sport_program-34.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 The 2010 ITF Taekwon-Do - ITA Irish Cup Championships will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May 2010 in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre, Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Grange Road, Dublin 1... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/update:_ita_irish_cup_date_&_venue-35.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/update:_ita_irish_cup_date_&_venue-35.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 The 11th edition of the INTA Open International ITF Taekwon-Do Championships took place over the weekend of 13th & 14th March at the National Basketball Arena. It was a very good competit... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/inta_open_international_report-33.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/inta_open_international_report-33.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 On Sunday 11th of April 2010 the ITA Clubs in Cork will be hosting the "Battle of Kinsale", which will be a Taekwon-Do Tournament and Fun-Day followed by a Main Event show in ai... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/battle_of_kinsale-32.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/battle_of_kinsale-32.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) is delighted to inform all ITF members in Ireland about the promotion of ITF Secretary General, Willem Jacob Bos to 9th Dan Grand Master. This promotion was... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/grand_master_willem_jacob_bos_9th_dan-30.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/grand_master_willem_jacob_bos_9th_dan-30.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 Dear members of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) in Ireland, The memorial service to honour the memory of Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân will be held ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/memorial_service_for_grand_master_tran-31.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/memorial_service_for_grand_master_tran-31.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 Please see the following update regarding the ITF Ireland National Taekwon-Do Team’s preparation for the upcoming AETF European Championships issued today by Mr. Kevin Hannigan, Directo... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/aetf_european_championships_update-29.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/aetf_european_championships_update-29.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 We are pleased to announce the return of Master Jerzy Jedut to Ireland. Master Jerzy Jedut 7th Dan will be returning to Ireland to lead an intensive ITF Taekwon-Do training camp which will ru... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_jedut_tkd_camp_26th-28th_march-28.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_jedut_tkd_camp_26th-28th_march-28.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 The 2010 ITA Cork Open Championships which ran on Sunday 21st February was a great success. Due to the efforts and experience of the tournament director and promoter Mr. Mark Buckley 6th Dan the ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_report-27.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_report-27.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 The 2010 European Championships will take place in Skovde, Sweden from 30th April - 2nd May 2010. The second ITF Ireland National Taekwon-Do Team training and selection session will take place th... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_update-25.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_ireland_national_team_update-25.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 Taekwon-Do Clubs from all over Ireland are set to battle it out for the honours at the 2010 ITA Cork Open Championship. The championships is an ITA Event organised by 6th Dan Black Belt Mr. Mark ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open-12.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open-12.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 It is with great sadness that we inform you of the tragic death of ITF President Grand Master TrânTriêu Quân, 9th Dan Black Belt, following the recent earthquake in ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_mourns_the_loss_of_gm_tran-9.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_mourns_the_loss_of_gm_tran-9.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 So at last here is the new look ITA web site. The site is in testing stage and will be populated with content over the coming days. Any comments or suggestions welcome! http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_ita_website_launched-11.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/new_ita_website_launched-11.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 This is to inform you that the 2010 Taekwon-Do Summer Camp, will be held in Mount Malleray Scout Centre from July 16th - 19th 2010. You can get an application form from your instructor and rememb... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_ita_taekwon-do_summer_camp-10.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2010_ita_taekwon-do_summer_camp-10.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 The ITA has released a new document called "Parents Guide to ITA Tournaments" which will be available to all ITA clubs for distribution. This document will further increase the ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/parents_guide_to_ita_tournaments-20.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/parents_guide_to_ita_tournaments-20.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 The 49th ITF International Instructors Course, IIC, took place at the Torwar Sports facility, Warsaw Poland. Three board members of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association travelled to Poland to attend ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_poland-21.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/iic_poland-21.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 The Irish ITF team returned home from the ITF World Championships, Mar del Plata, Argentina on Wednesday December 2nd 2009 with a hugely impressive haul of 11 medals; 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronz... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/success_at_itf_world_championships-14.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/success_at_itf_world_championships-14.html Tue, 01 Dec 2009 I.T.F. News Update 2009 Congress The 16th ITF Congress Meeting of the ITF was held on Friday November 27th & 28th at the Hotel Astor in Mar del Plata (Argentina) in conjunction with t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_congress_argentina-22.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/itf_congress_argentina-22.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 On Saturday November 21st 2009 the Clare Taekwon-Do Schools presented a cheque for 5,000 Euro to the Children's Cancer Research Centre in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, C... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/5,000_euro_presented_to_childrens_cancer_research-16.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/5,000_euro_presented_to_childrens_cancer_research-16.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 At the ITF International Instructor Course in Spain. The president of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) was promoted to 7th Dan Master. On behalf of Quin TKD and the Midwest Taekwon-Do Schoo... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_president_promoted_to_7th_dan_master_at_iic_spain-15.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_president_promoted_to_7th_dan_master_at_iic_spain-15.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 The 2009 ITA Summer Taekwon-Do Camp took place from Monday 6th - Friday 9th July '09 in Mt. Melleray Scout Centre, Co. Waterford. The Camp was attended by approx. 100 student... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2009-17.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2009-17.html Mon, 18 May 2009 The I.T.F. (Ireland) National Team, which comprises of members from the I.N.T.A. and the I.T.A. recently travelled to the XV Junior and XXIV Senior European Taekwon-do Championship &... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_2009-18.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/european_championships_2009-18.html Sun, 08 Mar 2009 On Sunday March 8th an ITA National Technical Seminar was conducted in Tralee Co. Kerry by Mr. Kenneth Wheatley VI Dan and Mr. Ryan IV Dan. The event was hosted by Kingdom Taekwon-Do School... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-19.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_technical_seminar-19.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 Ballyea Taekwon-Do Club hosted the first of the ITA Umpire training courses for 2009. 25 Umpires and new trainees attended, mostly from Midwest but with visitors from Waterford, Kerry and Wicklow... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_umpire_training_held_in_ballyea-23.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/national_umpire_training_held_in_ballyea-23.html Sun, 01 Feb 2009 On Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February a new coaching course specific to ITF Taekwon-Do and certified by the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Coaching Ireland was piloted in Shannon. 1... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/pilot_introduction_to_coaching_taekwon-do_course-24.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/pilot_introduction_to_coaching_taekwon-do_course-24.html Wed, 07 May 2008 During the IIC on May 3rd-5th 2008, three ITA members were promoted by the ITF following a successful Dan Grading. Mr. Hong Looi and Mr. Darren Smith were promoted to IV Dan while Ms. Fiona Galla... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_senior_dan_promotions-4.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_senior_dan_promotions-4.html Tue, 06 May 2008 25 ITA Instructors attended the 35th International Instructors Course (IIC) in Dublin May 3rd-5th 2008. The course, hosted by INTA, was conducted by the ITF Technical Committee of Master Hector M... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_instructors_course_-_dublin-5.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_instructors_course_-_dublin-5.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 ITA members participated at the 9th Viking Cup International in Sweden. The results were especially good for the juniors showing a good competitive level for the next generation of ITA,... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/viking_cup_2008-69.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/viking_cup_2008-69.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 It was the ITA Juniors’ time to shine at this year’s Viking Cup, the 9th edition of the prestigious tournament, with the lion’s share of the medals being won by the ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2008_viking_cup_international_-_sweden-3.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2008_viking_cup_international_-_sweden-3.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 IUC Cologne Two ITA instructors from the Midwest, Stephen Ryan IV Dan and Brian Coughlan IV Dan, attended the ITF International Umpire Course in Cologne, Germany on March 29th and 30th 2008. ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_-_germany-2.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_-_germany-2.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 7 ITA members participated at an INTA Open competition in Cork on 30th March 2008. Fiona Gallagher, Daniel Dillon, Siobhan Kangataran, Sabina Mason, Rob Sullivan, Oto Mgeliashvili and J... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_at_inta_cork_open-68.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_at_inta_cork_open-68.html Sat, 23 Feb 2008 ITA competitors; Hong Keat Looi, Sabina Mason, Luke Woods and Lyndsey Conway competed in the Slovenia Open on Feb 23rd. There was 190 competitors from 14 countries. Congratulations to all competi... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2008_mca_slovenian_open-66.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2008_mca_slovenian_open-66.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 ITA Cork Open Championships was held on Sunday the 17th of February in Little Island, Co. Cork. The event was attended by 316 junior and cadet members including ITA clubs from all regions a... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2008-65.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2008-65.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 Master Jerzy Jedut VII Dan visited Ireland to conduct training seminars covering various aspects of Taekwon-Do with an emphasis on sport exercises. Master Jedut is Technical Director of the... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_jedut_training_weekend-64.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/master_jedut_training_weekend-64.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 In January 2008 3 ITA members; Fiona Gallagher, Sabina Mason and Lyndsey Conway visited Wisla, Poland to attend the Central Winter Taekwon-Do Training Camp led by Master Loboda, Master Jedu... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_visit_poland-67.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_members_visit_poland-67.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 Irish Fighter Charity Challenge is a new annual martial arts event organised to raise money for Irish charitable causes. Each of the main Taekwon-Do associations in Ireland were invited to ... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_fighter_charity_challenge-61.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/irish_fighter_charity_challenge-61.html Sun, 09 Dec 2007 The 2007 winter black belt testing was held in Wexford Taekwon-Do School on 9th December 2007. 13 candidates had qualified to take the test after successfully passing the preliminary examin... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_winter_black_belt_examination_2007-63.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_winter_black_belt_examination_2007-63.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 2007 Irish Cup took place on Saturday and Sunday 24th-25th November 2007 in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin 24. The tournament was a great success and for the first time t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2007_ita_irish_cup_open-62.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2007_ita_irish_cup_open-62.html Sun, 04 Nov 2007 ITA members participated at Taekwon-Do Alliance Open in Cork on 04/11/2007. The tournament included different TKD Groups; IUTF, TKDI, East Coast TKD and AIMAA. It was a warm up for upcomin... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tkd_alliance_tournament_cork-60.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/tkd_alliance_tournament_cork-60.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 ITA has finished 2nd overall in Europe at the 2007 European Cup in Finland. There were many notable performances including; Darren Smith (Gold +80kg sparring), Karl Kelly (Gold in -80kg spa... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_on_form_at_itf_european_cup_finland-58.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_on_form_at_itf_european_cup_finland-58.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 Irish Taekwon-Do Association was represented at the 2007 Italian Open Taekwon-Do Championships by competitors from Midwest Taekwon-Do Schools; Adrian Byrne, Stephen Ryan, Shane O'Ro... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/italian_open_championships_2007-54.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/italian_open_championships_2007-54.html Fri, 12 Oct 2007 On Friday October 12th 2007, Clare Taekwon-Do Schools presented a cheque for €6,000 to Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. This was the total amount collected b... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/clare_tkd_schools_raise_€6,000_for_charity-59.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/clare_tkd_schools_raise_€6,000_for_charity-59.html Sat, 22 Sep 2007 Rivervalley Taekwon-Do hosted an Invitational Fight Night on 22nd September 2007. There were 20 bouts featuring ITF European and World Champions, including; Feilix Kelly, Hayden Devoy, Phil... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_fight_night-57.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_fight_night-57.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 ITA Summer Camp took place from 20-25th July in St. Augustine's School, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. The camp was attended by over 150 ITA members. Two training sessions took place eac... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2007-56.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_camp_2007-56.html Fri, 20 Jul 2007 ITA Summer Black Belt Testing 2007 was held in Shannon Leisure Centre on Sunday 15th July. 11 candidates were tested on fundamental movements, kicking, patterns, prearranged and free sparri... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_black_belt_examination_2007-55.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_summer_black_belt_examination_2007-55.html Sun, 27 May 2007 2007 ITA Dublin Open championships was held in Baldoyle on Sunday 27th May 2007 and was the largest and most professional Taekwon-Do event the city has hosted. Almost 400 entrants from all region... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_dublin_open_championships_2007-53.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_dublin_open_championships_2007-53.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 On Sunday 29th April the 7th annual ITA Midwest Championships was held in the Shannon Leisure Centre. 374 athletes from 24 clubs competed in patterns and sparring during this one day event.... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_midwest_championships_2007-52.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_midwest_championships_2007-52.html Sat, 28 Apr 2007 42 participants completed the National Umpire Course in Shannon on 28th April 2007. The course covered ITF, AETF and ITA tournament rules and was prepared and presented by Mr. Paul McNichol... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_national_umpire_course-51.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_national_umpire_course-51.html Sat, 21 Apr 2007 Viking Cup International, Sweden is one of the most respected open ITF Championships in Europe with over 400 athletes competing. This year ITA sent competitors from the Eastern and Midw... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2007_viking_cup_international-50.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/2007_viking_cup_international-50.html Sun, 11 Mar 2007 25 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) instructors completed the first four modules of the Irish Sports Council recognised Coaching Level 1 qualification in University College Dublin from 10... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_level_1_qualification-48.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/coaching_level_1_qualification-48.html Wed, 21 Feb 2007 The fifth edition of the ITA Southern Championships was held in the Little Island Sports Centre in Cork on 18th February 2007. As ever this event was very well attended, with 352 junior and... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2007-49.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_cork_open_2007-49.html Sat, 17 Feb 2007 An International Instructors Course was held in Regina, Canada from 16-18th Feb 07. Master Clint Norman, member of ITF Board of Directors hosted the course. ITF President Master Tr&acir... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_-_canada-47.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/international_umpire_course_-_canada-47.html Sun, 24 Dec 2006 Kinsale, Co. Cork was the venue for the ITA winter black belt testing on the 3rd December 2006. ITA Black belt testing is a rigorous two phase process; Preliminary Examination and Black... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_winter_black_belt_examination-46.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_winter_black_belt_examination-46.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 The 2nd ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup, which ran from 27th-29th October 2006, was the largest ever championships in the history of the ITF with over 850 competitors participating from all over t... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_rocks_the_world_cup-45.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_rocks_the_world_cup-45.html Thu, 20 Jul 2006 Clare Taekwon-Do Schools recently completed their 13th annual sponsored walk in aid of the Children's Cancer Fund at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children. Mr. Kevin Kin... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/clare_tkd_schools_raise_€5,000_for_charity-44.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/clare_tkd_schools_raise_€5,000_for_charity-44.html Wed, 21 Jun 2006 Mr. Adrian Byrne IV Dan and Mr. Stephen Ryan IV Dan recently travelled to Lubartow in Poland for one week of intensive training with Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan. Mr. Jedut is the Chief of Te... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_instructor_train_in_poland-43.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_instructor_train_in_poland-43.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 Master Wim Bos VIII Dan visited Ireland from 16th - 18th June 2006 to conduct an Umpire Course and Technical Seminars. Guest of honour for the weekend was Mr. Mark Hutton VI Dan from Scotl... http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/umpire_course_&_seminar_with_master_bos-42.html http://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/umpire_course_&_seminar_with_master_bos-42.html