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Official website for the 2012
European Championships Download Information Pack
2012 European Championships have been confirmed as 22-29th April in Sofia, Bulgaria. Childen 10-13, Junior 14-17, Adult 18-39 & Veteran 40+. There will be 14-15 & 16-17 Sparring sections in the Junior divisions. Selection is open to all ITF Ireland members and will start at the ITF Irish Open. Change of venue for the 10th Junior & 5th Veteran Taekwon-Do World Championship. It will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 20th to 26th Aug. 2012.
For more information contact the Head Coach, Mr Stephen Doyle 6th Degree. Email coach@rita-itf.org or phone 087-6986491
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| Important info regarding European Championships |
Important info for any black belt wanting to compete at the 2012 Euros in Bulgaria.
Selection Trials:
Carrick-on-Suir Sunday 15th January 2012 - 12-2pm
Galway/Athlone Sunday 22nd January 2012
Carlow Saturday 28th January - €200 hotel deposit & €50 Training fees for those selected. (full cost of Hotel for 7 nights is €560 for double room. the remainder of €360 to be paid on arrival in Bulgaria plus €100 Competitor Fee)
Depart for Bulgaria Monday/Tuesday 22/23 April
Arrive Home Monday 30th April
More info contact Mr Stephen Doyle coach@rita-itf.org |
| ITF IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 |
Well done to everyone who took part in the recent ITF Irish Open. The event attracted competitors from both North and South of the Island and was an enjoyable day for all taking part. The RITA would like to thank Mr Barber and Ms Kendrick for organising the event and also a big thank you to all the Umpires for helping to make the day run smoothly.
Visit our Facebook page to view the photo album
Full results can be seen on the RITA Tournaments page plus there are some videos on the Facebook page. |
| 2012 World and European dates |
2012 European Championships have been confirmed as 22-29th April in Sofia, Bulgaria. Childen 10-13 (1st kup & black belt), Junior 14-17, Adult 18-39 & Veteran 40+. There will be 14-15 & 16-17 Sparring sections in the Junior divisions. Selection is open to all ITF Ireland members and will begin in October.
Change of venue for the 10th Junior & 5th Veteran Taekwon-Do World Championship. It will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from 20th to 26th Aug. 2012.
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| EITF European Taekwon-Do Championships |
Congratulations to the Irish Team who won 2 Gold and 5 Bronze plus the Overall veteran award for Mr Mark Pollock at the European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The team also won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze at the International Martial Arts Games.
The Irish Umpires of Senior Master Barrett, Master Howard and Mr Floyd Keane worked tirelessly for 5 days and were chosen to be Chief Umpires in all their rings.
Full results: Euros.
Gold in Veteran Silver Class 2nd Dan Patterns -Mark Pollock
Gold in 6th Dan Patterns - Stephen Doyle
Bronze in Veteran Silver Class +90kg Sparring - Mark Pollock
Bronze in Veteran Self Defence - Mark Pollock, Martin Mahoney, Conor Dunne, Tim Collins
Bronze in Veteran Breaking - Mark Pollock
Bronze in +85kg Sparring - Krzysztof Misiewicz
Bronze in Team Sparring
Full results: IMAG.
Gold in 6th Dan Patterns - Stephen Doyle
Gold in Cadet Self Defence- Roisin, O'Neill, Martin Mahoney, Tim Collins
Silver in Cadet 1st Dan Patterns - Roisin O'Neill
Bronze in Cadet -55kg Sparring - Roisin O'Neill
Bronze in +85kg Sparring - Krzysztof Misiewicz
Bronze in -85kg Sparring - Tim Collins
Bronze in Team Sparring
Next up for the Irish Team will be the Adult World Championships in North Korea
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| 2010 ITF Ireland Cup |
Students from the RITA, ITA, Red Star and Elite Taekwon-Do Academy competed in the recent ITF Ireland Cup which was hosted by Waterford Taekwon-Do School. Winning the Overall School award was Carrick-on-Suir while the Overall Senior went to Mark Pollock from Old Bawn and the Junior was Oliver Daly from Athlone.
For a full list of winners visit the RITA website. Photos will be online soon. |
| 2010 European Championships |
Congratulations to the ITF Ireland members who won 4 Gold and 2 Bronze at the European Championships. The event took place in Barletta, Italy where 29 countries were represented. Ms Audrey Condon from Kilmacow picked up 3 Gold medals in the Silver Class Female Veteran division winning 3rd Degree Patterns, -61kg Sparring and Mixed Self Defence with Mr Martin Mahoney from Galway and Mr Gerard Byrne from Old Bawn. Also winning Gold was Mr Stephen Doyle in the 6th Degree Patterns. In the Male Silver Class Veteran division Mr Mark Pollock won Bronze in +90kg Sparring and Bronze in Self defence with Mr Doyle, Mr Mahoney and Mr Byrne.
Representing Ireland as Umpires were Senior Master Francis Barrett, 8th Degree, Master Robert Howard, 7th Degree and Mr Floyd Keane 6th Degree,
Next up for the Irish Team is the World Junior and Veteran Championships in Belarus at the end of August and the 4 Nations Challenge in Glasgow on October 16th.
Visit the official website |
| Revised ITF Tournament Rules |
At the recent 19th Congress held in ST. Petersburg, russia on 13th October there have been some amendments to the current ITF Tournament Rules. These include clarification on Team patterns, new scoring and fouls in sparring and changes to the Power and Special technique formats.
Click here to download the full list of changes. |
| The XVI World Taekwon-do ITF Championships |
Congratulations to all the Competitors who performed so well at the World Championships. Unfortunately no medals were won this time but everyone put in good performances against tough opposition. A total of 83 countries took part with DPR Korea dominating the Gold medals once again. There were 3 umpires representing Ireland with Master Howard being chosen to be one of the umpires for the Team finals on the last day.
For more information visit www.taekwondo2009.com |
| The XVI World Taekwon-do ITF Championships |
 The XVI World Taekwon-do ITF Championships will be held in the city of Saint-Petersburg, Russia on October 12-17, 2009. There will be a Technical, Umpires and Masters Seminars on October 11-13, 2009 before the Championships. The ITF Congress will take place on October 13, 2009.
The Team chosen to represent the Republic of Ireland at the ITF World Championships in Russia are:
Martin Mahoney 2 Dan, Galway
Gerard Byrne 1 Dan, Old Bawn
Conor McCormack 1 Dan, Galway
John Egan 1 Dan, Old Bawn
Joseph Beadle 1 Dan, Master Howard Dojang
Krzyzstof Misiewicz 1 Dan, Galway
Accompanying the team will be:
NGB Officials:
Senior ITF Master Robert J Howard, 8th Degree, NGB President
Senior ITF Master Anthony Phelan, 8th Degree, NGB Vice President
Ms Valerie Keane, 6th Degree, NGB National Secretary
Umpires:
Master Robert G Howard, 7th Degree
Mr Mark O'Donnell, 6th Degree
Ms Deborah Manning, 4th Degree
Coach:
Mr Stephen Doyle, 6th Degree
For more information visit www.taekwondo2009.com
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| 3 Gold and 1 bronze at European Championships |
Congratulations to the Irish competitors who won 3 Gold and a Bronze at the European Championships in Slovenia. Ms Audrey Condon won Gold in the Female Veteran Silver Class -61kg Sparring, Gold in the Female Veteran Silver Class 3rd Dan Patterns and Bronze in the Veteran Female Power. The mix self defence team of Ms Condon, Mr Martin Mahoney and Mr Gerard Byrne also won Gold in their division. The competitors were coached by Mr Stephen Doyle 6th Degree. Senior Master Barrett 8th Degree led the Umpire delegation with Mr John Jacob and Mr Floyd Keane both 6th Degrees. |
The RITA would like to announce the formation of a new acting body for the purpose of International Competition for students from ITF Registered Organisations and Schools within Ireland, as recognised by the International Taekwon-Do Federation. Membership is accepted freely for any Irish national body affiliated to the ITF, with Schools / Instructors operating in Ireland.
From 2009 any student who wishes to compete for the ITF Ireland National Team must register first. All forms and documention along with further information will be found on the new ITF Ireland website which will be online soon.
The Constitution was adopted at the 1st Annual General Meeting of ITF Ireland held on Saturday 27th September 2008 at the Lucan Spa Hotel, Dublin. With the first exceutive board comprising of the following members:
President – Senior Master Howard VIII Dan
Chairperson – Senior Master Phelan VIII Dan
Treasurer – Senior Master Phelan VIII Dan
Secretary – Ms Valerie Keane VI Dan
Head Coach – Mr Stephen Doyle VI Dan |
