The Summer 2021 ITA Black Belt test took place on Sunday August 22nd in UL Sport Arena, Limerick. 60 candidates presented for grading out of which 59 were successfully promoted. Due to Covid restrictions the test was conducted following IMAC & Sport ireland approved protocols & the grading was Live Streamed for parents & family members. Congratulations to all those who were successfully promoted.
The Grading was conducted by the following examiners & overseen by Master Kenneth Wheatley.
Panel room 1
Master Mark Buckley, Master Nigel Stobie, Mr Stephen Ryan, Mr Jamie Rigney, Mr Carl Smullen
Panel room 2
Master Pat Barry, Master Paul Delea, Master Adrian O'Mahoney, Ms Annie Kinsella, Mr Luke Laffan
Theory examiners; Master Tim Forde & Master Ken Leahy
Power & Special technique: Mr Jamie Williams & Mr Barry O’Connor
Narrators: Mr Breandan Dennehy & Master Niall Jones
Promoted to 1st degree:
Sumsoar Khan, Patrick Kennelly, Mia Brien, Kevin Keane, Ryan O'Sullivan. Isaac Spratt, Damien Carthy, Eoin Walsh, Jack Barrett, Gavin Cooney, Mark Heavin, Ben Byrne, Donnacha O'Donovan, Ella Casey, Beibhinn Corkery, Leyla O'Malley Cetinkaya, Lauren Fox, Teigan Hehir, David Croft, Julia Oszczan, Ciara White, Chun Kit Lin, Tharoonaesh Arunagiri, Saul Slattery, Luc Morin, Amy O'Sullivan, Luke Tighe, Lucian Neumann, Cara Groenewald, Orla Hickey, Joey Shaw, Aimee Monahan, Niamh McMahon, Garbhan Monahan, Mashfika Nice, Alma-Ariz Nice, Lorraine Winrow-Jones, Arnas Kavaliauskas, Liam Ó Dubhgáin, James Tobin, Lexie Burke, Ciara Brogan, Jessy Byrne, Mathew Adam Saunders
Promoted to 2nd Degree:
Mike Flynn, Rhys Flynn, Clara Hogan, Claire Ingham, Brian Malone, Declan Devereux, Chou Nam Lin
Promoted to 3rd Degree
Colm O'Donoghue, Lianne Donnelly, Jake O'Loughlin, Doireann Kinsella, Ching Man
Promoted to 4th Degree:
Brian Cahill, Rodney Connolly
Promoted to 5th Degree:
Rachel Kennedy
