The April ITC

Written on 12 April 2017.

On the weekend of the 8th & 9th April the INTA held it's Instructor and Technical Course (ITC) in the Firhouse Community College in Dublin. Instructing were the President of the INTA, Master O'Toole (VIII degree), Vice-President of the INTA Master Douglas (VIII degree), Master Martin (VIII degree) and Master Donnelly (VII degree). Mr Curran (V degree) was also teaching the INTA National Instructors Course.

As usual there is a great attendance of red and black belts who wish to do a dan-grading in the near future, but lower colour belts and many senior black belts were present too.

Saturday's part of the seminar

Annick Van Driessche Seminar

Written on 31 March 2017.

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Instructors and Technical Course

Written on 28 March 2017.

The next INTA intructor and Technical course will be held in Firhouse on the 8th and 9th of April.

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18th INTA Open International Championships.

Written on 11 February 2017.

The Irish National Taekwon do Association held the 18th Open International ITF Taekwon do Championships on the 4th & 5th of February 2017 at Aras Preston Gormanston sports complex, County Meath, the longest running ITF tournament in Europe. The whole event was a huge success with more than 600 competitors from Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, Norway and USA competing over the two days.
The event started on Saturday at 10am with 450 children up to 15 years competing in 7 rings with special technique (Overhead kick) for 12 and younger then moving to patterns and sparring competition.

On Sunday it was time for the senior competition, more than 150 competitors including all black belts and colour belts from 16 years and older compete in Patterns, Sparring & Veterans (40+) sparring divisions and Power competition in six rings.
It was also a great privilege for the INTA to have a great number of grandmasters and Masters attend as special guests at our championships. On Saturday evening the INTA hosted a private dinner with our special guest Grandmasters, Masters and visiting senior Instructors. This was a great opportunity to socialise with old friends and to make new friends.