Congratulations to Vice President
Master Terry Donnelly VII
On Sunday 30th May 2021 Master Donnelly was voted by members to become the new Irish National Taekwon-Do Association Vice President. Master Alan Troy was the first to congratulate Master Donnelly and expressed his support. Master Donnelly graciously accepted the position and thanked Master Troy for his expression of support in this close election.
On Sunday 30th May 2021 the new constitution was shared with members.
Following the presentation of the new constitution the solicitor provided the opportunity for any members' questions regarding the new constitution and provided clarification where needed before final vote could be taken.
Any areas that members found confusing or needed any clarification on were fully addressed by the solicitor and ample opportunity was provided to address any areas of concern.
Once the clarification was provided and all questions answered the members voted with a majority to adopt the new constitution.
The new INTA Technical Committee’s first session took place on Saturday 15th May from 1pm – 5pm. The session was open to all members of the INTA from 2nd Kup and above.
The session focused on the principles underlying Taekwon-Do's Training Secrets and the Theory of Power as outlined in General Choi's Taekwon-Do Encyclopaedia.
Joining the Technical Committee for a special session live from California is world renowned Strength and Conditioning expert Alwyn Cosgrove. Alwyn is an ITF TaeKwon-Do practitioner who competed successfully for the UK team and won numerous International Championships. Since retiring from competition, he has worked with a wide variety of clients, including several Olympic and national level athletes, five World Champions, and professionals in a multitude of sports, including boxing, martial arts, soccer, ice skating, football, fencing, triathlon, rugby, bodybuilding, and dance and fitness competitions. Alwyn has co-authored 9 books. For the past 20 years, with his wife Rachel, Alwyn runs Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California which has twice been named one of America's Top Gyms by Men's Health magazine.
The technical committee, taking full advantage of the virtual environment, answered questions, offered clarification and provided video demonstrations. Utilising the chat feature in Zoom, attendees questions were answered in real time. Overall the format received very positive feedback.
The national team dates & venues for the Euros '21 campaign are currently being finalised by management and we hope to have all venues confirmed in the coming week.
The current information is as follows:
July 11th, National Team Training in UL Sport Arena
July 25th - National Team Training - Cork, venue TBC
Aug 15th - National Team Training - Dublin - venue TBC
Aug 29th - National Team Training - UL Sport Arena
Sept 12th - National Team Training - Cork - venue TBC
Sept 26th - National Team Training - Dublin - venue TBC
Oct 10th - National Team Training - UL Sport Arena
Oct 24th - National Team Training - Cork - venue TBC
Nov 14th - National Team Training - Dublin - venue TBC
