2009 STUDENT OF THE YEAR - SAMUEL KOCSIS

The inaugural "Student of the Year" award was presented to Samuel Kocsis. This award is presented to the student that most represents the tenets of Taekwon-Do, namely; Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control and Indomitable Spirit.

Samuel was faced with a major challenge following a serious traffic accident this year. Samuel displayed incredible courage and perseverance to get back to Taekwon-Do training. Samuel has made remarkable progress every week since returning to training. His hard work paid off when he won silver for patterns in the RITA Irish Open on December 5th and also when he was promoted to Red Tag (3rd Kup) on December 12th. Congratulations Samuel!

2009 KING OF THE RING - EDWARD POPA

The inaugural "King of the Ring" award was presented to Edward Popa. The award is presented to the student that accumulates the most points from competitions throughout the year based on 3 points per gold, 2 points per silver and 1 point per bronze. Congratulations to Edward on a great year where he achieved 23 points. See Photos

2009 WINTER COLOUR BELT (KUP) GRADING

The winter colour belt (kup) grading took place on 12th December in Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club.

62 candidates were promoted to grades ranging from 9th Kup (Yellow Tag) through to 3rd Kup (Red Tag). Congratulations to all who tested, again the level was good, showing that everyone prepared well.

Results Summary:

4 students promoted to Red Tag (3rd Kup)

6 students promoted to Blue Belt (4th Kup)

8 students promoted to Blue Tag (5th Kup)

10 students promoted to Green Belt (6th Kup)

1 student promoted to Green Tag (7th Kup)

4 students promoted to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)

29 students promoted to Yellow Tag (9th Kup)

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2009 RITA IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

RITA Irish Open Championships was held in Tallaght Leisure Centre on Saturday 5th December. The championships was well organised with a good standard of competitors. We would like to thank the organisers for an enjoyable day. Our results were:

2009 ITF TAEKWON-DO, ITA IRISH CUP

The Irish Cup took place on Sunday 15th November in the National Basketball Arena. 346 competitors from 39 clubs representing all major Taekwon-do associations in Ireland competed for the top honours. Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club finished in second place overall out of 39 competing clubs. See Photos

2009 INTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

A team of nine competitors travelled to Cork on the 17th & 18th October to participate in the 2009 INTA National Championships. The nine competitors brought back an impressive haul of 14 trophies as follows:

NEW MULHUDDART TEAM TRACKSUIT

Our sponsorship campaign in aid of purchasing Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Team tracksuits for all club members is now complete. The tracksuits are ordered and will be arriving in January. The tracksuits are top quality, half zip style with the ITF logo embroidered on the chest and Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Team embroidered on the back. Students that reached their fundraising target will also receive the Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Team Dry Core Training Top. I would like to thank Lisa Kelly at the team at Malley Sports for their assistance. Instructors looking for a new club tracksuit can contact Malley Sports via their website: www.malleysport.com

See Mulhuddart Tracksuit

See Mulhuddart Dry Core Training Top

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY INSTRUCTORS!

At the ITF International Instructor Course in Spain 9 people from Ireland were promoted by the ITF Promotions Committee. Some of those promoted have been very important in my training over the years and I would like to send warm congratulations to; Master O'Toole who was promoted to 8th Dan. Master O'Toole was my grading examiner between 1985-1989 and my instructor from 2001-2006 in the TKD Centre. Master Gerry Martin, promoted to 7th Dan was also my instructor in the TKD Centre. Mr. Stephen Cooley my current instructor since 2005 was promoted to 6th Dan. It was a once in a lifetime experience to have these people training together and then taking part in such an important grading examination. Each of nine Irish people testing performed to a very high level and demonstrated the reason for the high quality of Taekwon-Do in Ireland. I would also like to mention my other instructors who were not present; Mr. Paul Cavanagh, my first instructor from 1985-1993 and Master Val Douglas 7th Dan my chief instructor between 1985-2006. Master Park Kyung Ho and Master Jung Kye Dong who trained me between 1989-1991.

The input of these people has brought us to where we are today and will shape where the future takes us.

Sincerely,

Donal O'Donoghue

Mulhuddart | Mountview Sport Taekwon-Do Clubs

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ITA PRESIDENT PROMOTED TO 7th DAN MASTER

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 Mulhuddart and Mountview Sport Taekwon-do Clubs, I would like to congratulate Master Wheatley on this very significant promotion. Master Wheatley has been training in Taekwon-Do for 30 years having started in 1979. As well as leading the ITA, Master Wheatley is ITA Technical Director, Chairperson of the Ethics and Discipline Committee, IMAC Executive Committee and President Taekwon-Do Advisory Board.

2009 ITA MIDWEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2009 ITA Midwest Open took place in Limerick on the 12th/13th September 2009. Even though the competition was much earlier than usual this year we still were able to send a small team to participate. The results were good with our team bringing home 12 awards; 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze (27 points). The competition as always was very well organised by Mr. Adrian Byrne and his computerised draw software. There was also electronic scoring in use which also made things run to schedule. Overall the standard was very good with competitors from both of Ireland's main organisations, ITA and INTA, taking part. The atmosphere was very positive and we look forward to our next visit to the Midwest.

See Mulhuddart Results

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CLASS SCHEDULE FOR SEPT 2009 - JULY 2010

The class schedule for the upcoming season is now online. With the launch of our new Mountview Sport Taekwon-Do Club in October students will be able to train up to four times per week depending on age and grade level.

The new class schedule commences from Wednesday 2nd September 2009

See New Class Schedule

NOW ENROLLING NEW MEMBERS FOR 2009/2010

We are currently taking enrolments for the 2009- 2010 season. If you would like to book your place in either our children’s beginner class or our adult / teen beginner classes please contact Mr. Donal O'Donoghue on 087-355 4196. Places are limited so call now to avoid disappointment!

In order to comply with IMAC regulations, all current members are required to register for the new season also. Please complete the registration and screening form and return by email or in person a.s.a.p.

Former members planning a big comeback also welcome! Download registration form here

SUMMER TRAINING @ MULHUDDART

Dear students / parents / guardians, please note that for the July/August holiday period the junior and cadets classes are both training together at 10.30am on Saturdays and 7.00pm on Wednesdays.

These mixed classes are light pre-season preparation training for pattern, sparring, power test and special technique events. Our next main competitive event will be the ITA Midwest Open Championships on 12th/13th September. The Midwest Open is an excellent championships, fully matted, computerised draw and scheduling with full ITF electronic scoring system.

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SAMUEL KOCSIS RETURNS TO TRAINING

We are delighted to announce that following a serious traffic accident, coma and over 100 days in hospital that Samuel Kocsis returned to Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club on Saturday 18th July 2009.

Samuel is making a fantastic recovery and training hard with his physiotherapist to regain his strength to make a full return to training. All of Samuel's friends are delighted to see him back in the club.

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INTERSCHOOLS TAEKWON-DO MATCH UPDATE

On Saturday 4th July Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club participated in a local Inter-schools Taekwon-Do Match hosted by Castaheany Taekwon-Do School. We would like to thank Mr. Kavanagh and all at Castaheany TKD for their hospitality and for a well run and enjoyable event. There are 170 photos plus a video clip available to view online.

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SPARRING SESSION IN CASTAHEANY TKD

Members from Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club were invited for a sparring session with a local Taekwon-Do school in Castaheany. On Saturday 13th June 9 of our seniors went and enjoyed the session at the club. After the session we had the pleasure of meeting Master Paul Kavanagh VII Dan one of the pioneers of Irish Taekwon-Do. See Photos

2009 SUMMER COLOUR BELT (KUP) GRADING

The summer colour belt (kup) grading took place on a beautiful sunny Saturday 30th May in Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club.

37 candidates were promoted to grades ranging from 9th Kup (Yellow Tag) through to 2nd Kup (Red Belt). Congratulations to all who tested, the technical and theory level was good, showing that everyone prepared well to give their best performance.

Results Summary:

1 student promoted to Red Belt (2nd Kup)

3 students promoted to Blue Belt (4th Kup)

6 students promoted to Blue Tag (5th Kup)

7 students promoted to Green Belt (6th Kup)

9 students promoted to Green Tag (7th Kup)

7 students promoted to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)

4 students promoted to Yellow Tag (9th Kup)

See Full Results

2009 INTA OPEN INTERNATIONAL - REPORT

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club sent 31 competitors to the INTA Open in the National Basketball Arena on 21-22nd March 2009. The competition attracted over 500 competitors from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Belgium and Portugal.

Our results were good 21 medals with 15 competitors making the final of their respective divisions. The results were; 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Well done to everyone for a great weekend's work. Also thanks to the championships organisers and umpires for putting on a very good event.

Mulhuddart Results

2008 MULHUDDART WINTER KUP GRADING

The winter colour belt grading took place on Saturday 13th December 2008 at Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club.

36 candidates were promoted to grades ranging from 9th Kup (Yellow Tag) through to 4th Kup (Blue Belt). Congratulations to all who tested, the standard was high and it was clear that everyone prepared well for all aspects of the testing.

Results Summary:

4 students promoted to Blue Belt (4th Kup)

5 students promoted to Blue Tag (5th Kup)

5 students promoted to Green Belt (6th Kup)

3 students promoted to Green Tag (7th Kup)

8 students promoted to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)

10 students promoted to Yellow Tag (9th Kup)

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2008 ITF TAEKWON-DO IRISH CUP - RESULTS

With 25 points Mulhuddart finished 4th out of 19 clubs and over 300 competitors participating at the 2008 Irish Cup.

2008 IMAA JUNIORS FIGHT NIGHT

Mulhuddart sent a team of 6 from our youngest group to a friendly Fight Night hosted by Integrity Martial Arts (IMAA) in Rivervalley, Swords. The team of Dianna Bais, Luke Burnett, Holly Burnett, Luke Gaffney, Shannon Emmett and Daryl Emmett did extremely well in what was their first competition for most. Thanks to all in IMAA for a great night.

SUMMER 2008 COLOUR BELT (KUP) GRADING

This year we have divided the summer grading into two seperate groups, this allows more time for people who were not fully ready to test in May to prepare and take the test in August. The first group took the test on 31st May and the second group tested on 30th August.

Results Summary:

2 people were promoted to Blue Tag (5th Kup)

7 people were promoted to Green Belt (6th Kup)

9 people were promoted to Green Tag (7th Kup)

6 people were promoted to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)

11 people were promoted to Yellow Tag (9th Kup)

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MASTER JEDUT VISITS MULHUDDART

ITF Taekwon-Do Master Jerzy Jedut VII Dan was in Ireland to conduct ITF Taekwon-Do classes on February 9th & 10th. Master Jedut visited our club which was a big honour for us.

During his visit Master Jedut observed the younger juniors training program and then introduced some exercises to the group. After that he led the older juniors through a class for 1 hour 30 mins.

Master Jedut then conducted 9 hours advanced training for 60 ITA senior students on Sat & Sun.

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2007 MULHUDDART WINTER KUP GRADING

The 2007 winter colour belt kup testing took place on Saturday 15th December 2007. 41 candidates tested for grades ranging from yellow tag to red belt.

6 people were promoted to Yellow Tag (9th Kup)

11 people were promoted to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)

12 people were promoted to Green Tag (7th Kup)

11 people were promoted to Green Belt (6th Kup)

1 person was promoted to Red Belt (2nd Kup)

See Results

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2007 ITF TAEKWON-DO IRISH CUP

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club had a strong performance in the 2007 Irish Cup. The club was represented by 48 competitors and finished in joint second place with Rivervalley TKD both on an impressive 70 points.

The individual results were 11 Gold, 15 Silver and 7 Bronze. The club also took Silver in Male Team Sparring and Bronze in Male Team Pattern.

See Mulhuddart Results

See Club Standings

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RIVERVALLEY TAEKWON-DO FIGHT NIGHT

Rivervalley Taekwon-Do hosted an invitational ITF Taekwon-Do Fight Night on Saturday 22 September 2007.

There were 20 bouts featuring ITF European and World Champions, including; Feilix Kelly, Hayden Devoy, Philip McCauliffe, Lyndsey Conway and Soyfur Rahman. Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was represented by Sylwek Zalewski and Lukasz Bazyluk.

The event was a major success with top club fighters participating from Ireland, England and Scotland. There were more than 300 spectators, and great production including pyrotechnics which created a great atmosphere.

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ITA SUMMER BLACK BELT TESTING 2007

ITA Summer Black Belt Testing 2007 was held in Shannon Leisure Centre on Sunday 15th July. The testing panel was; Mr. Wheatley, Mr. O'Mahoney, Mr. O'Neill, Mr. Buckley, and Mr. Murphy.

In total 14  candidates applied for the ITA preliminary testing in June where 11 qualified to test at the main grading on 15th July. At the main testing 8 candidates were successfully promoted.

The ITA testing process is rigorous and covers the full ITF Taekwon-do syllabus the successful candidates have earned and deserve their respective Dan grades.

Congratulations to Mr. Marcin Oworuszko on his promotion to III Dan and to Mr. Lukasz Bazyluk on his promotion to I Dan Black Belt.

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VISITOR FROM ITF CZECH REPUBLIC

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do club was pleased to welcome a visitor from Czech Republic for training during July. Lucie Sadkova was visiting Ireland to study English and we are pleased that she also joined us for training.

We are also very pleased to welcome Justyne Bazyluk as a new member of our club. Justyne formerly trained in Taekwon-Do Sport Club So-san in Bialystok, Poland and is a sister of Lukasz Bazyluk.

There are new photos added from the Senior Class click here to See Photos

VISIT OUR NEW CLUB ONLINE PHOTO ALBUM

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club has recently launched a new online photo album. This means that members can upload their own photographs directly to the online photo album. We have added some pictures from various events and look forward to receiving many more.

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Mulhuddart Sport TKD Club Photo Album

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Irish Taekwon-Do Association Photo Album

SUMMER BLACK BELT TESTING - 2007

The Irish Taekwon-Do Association Summer Black Belt Testing will take place in Shannon Leisure Centre on Sunday 15th July.

We would like to wish good luck to the 10 candidates who successfully qualified at the Preliminary Black Belt Testing which was hosted for the first time by Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club. The Black Belt Testing will be conducted by; Mr. Kenneth Wheatley VI Dan, Mr. Adrian O'Mahoney, Mr. Henry O'Neill V Dan, Mr. Mark Buckley V Dan and Mr. Michael Murphy V Dan.

See Preliminary Testing Photos

2007 MULHUDDART SUMMER KUP GRADING

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club held its 2007 Summer grading on Saturday 16th June.

In total 42 candidates were successfully promoted, including;

12 people were promoted to 9th Kup (Yellow Tag)

16 people were promoted to 8th Kup (Yellow Belt)

13 people were promoted to 7th Kup (Green Tag)

1 person was promoted to 1st Kup (Black Tag)

Each candidate will receive a feedback sheet which details the score achieved against the ITA syllabus and suggested areas for improvement.

See Grading Results

2007 DUBLIN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

2007 ITA Dublin Open Championships was an excellent event with almost 400 competitors taking part in Pattern and Sparring events. Computer scheduling on six fully matted rings which operated all day resulted in the event finishing at 5.30pm.

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was represented by 37 competitors, 4 umpires and of course 2 coaches. The club finished in joint second place on 72 points with Ratoath Taekwon-Do Club taking top honours on 94 points.

See Mulhuddart Results

MULHUDDART TKD IN COMMUNITY VOICE

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was featured with an article and photograph in the latest issue of Community Voice Newspaper which is distributed to 30,000 homes in Dublin 15.

The report focused on the positive contribution that Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club makes to the local community. The club has become a real focal point in the community and this can be seen by its membership which is now approaching 100 students. The article also highlights the club's competitive pedigree noting that Mulhuddart placed 4th in Ireland at the ITA Midwest Championships in Shannon on 29th April 2007.

MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

ITA Midwest Championships was a great success for the Mulhuddart Team. The club finished in 4th place overall with a total of 36 points. In ITF tournaments clubs are awarded 3 points for each Gold, 2 points for each Silver and 1 point for each Bronze medal. As always Mulhuddart sent our tour bus plus a convoy of cars and we would like to thank our supporters for creating a great atmosphere. Click here to see Mulhuddart results

EASTERN REGION CHALLENGE MATCH

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was represented by 34 competitors at the Eastern Region Challenge Match in Rivervalley, Swords on Friday 9th March 2007.

The Mulhuddart competitors made a big impression with their skill level and showed great spirit in some highly competitive bouts against competitors from Donabate, Ratoath and Rivervalley.

The match was a warm up for the Mulhuddart competitors in preparation for the ITA Midwestern Championships which will take place in Shannon on the 29th April 2007.

Sir and Miss were very proud of the performance of the Mulhuddart team and would like to thank the large number of supporters who travelled to Swords for the match.

PHOTOS FROM CLASS JANUARY 2007

2007 is off to a flying start at Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club with students training hard for upcoming championships and challenge matches.

Here are some photos taken during Little Champs class and Junior Class in January 2007.

The photos show various aspects of the ITF Taekwon-Do syllabus from beginner level through to the Yellow Belt students who can be seen learning their new pattern Dan-Gun Tul.

See Photos from Little Champs Class

(New photos added from coordination training)

See Photos from Junior Class

TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® NOMINATIONS

Three instructors from the Ireland have been nominated to the TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® which is based in New Jersey, USA. The TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® recognises, by way of awards, excellence in the field of Taekwon-Do.

Congratulations to:

Mr. Stephen Cooley, Mr. Stephen Ryan and

Mr. Donal O'Donoghue

CLICK TO VISIT TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME®

GRADING RESULTS - 20th DECEMBER 2006

What a great end to 2006 at Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club.  On Wednesday 20th December 34 people presented for KUP testing conducted by Mr. Stephen Cooley, Vice President of Irish Taekwon-Do Association.

I am delighted to announce that everyone was successful. The club now has 17 new 9th KUP - Yellow Tag students and 17 new 8th KUP - Yellow Belt students. Congratulations to everyone, all the hard work and training paid off!

See Grading Results

BRITISH CHAMPS SILVER FOR MS. MCCUTCHEON

Congratulations to Ms. McCutcheon who took SILVER in the British Championships on the 2nd December 2006. Ms. McCutcheon won two fights to qualify for the final, but narrowly lost out on GOLD against Michelle Redmond from Scotland.

PHOTOS FROM CLASS DECEMBER 2006

Here are some photographs taken during the junior class at the beginning of December 2006.

Students at Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club are currently preparing for a grading where some of the students who commenced training during the summer will have the chance to test for 9th Kup (Yellow Tag).

Also after seven months of hard training some of our Yellow Tag students who last graded on the 31st May will have the chance to test for Yellow Belt (8th Kup).

The grading will be conducted by Mr. Stephen Cooley V Dan, Vice President of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association. See Photos

IRISH CUP INTERNATIONAL REPORT

Irish Cup International was a big success attracting 328 competitors to UL Arena, Limerick on 11th and 12th November 2006.

Mulhuddart students won 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 6 Bronze medals and the club finished in 8th position overall, which is a good result at the club’s first major championships.

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was represented by (juniors): Lauren Durran, Jason Durran, Chloe Durran, Dean Moran, Nikitta Moran, Amy Murray, Ciara Murray, Michael Murray, Roisin Emmett, Gemma Weir, Daniel Moldovan, Lauren O'Donoghue, Sam Keirns, Christie Popa and Eddie Popa and (Seniors) Donal O'Donoghue, Marcin Oworuszko, Tomek Olek, Sylwek Zalewski and Piotr Kurkus. See Photos

ITA IRELAND RANKED 4th IN WORLD CUP

ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup, ran from 27th-29th October 2006 in Benidorm, Spain and was the largest ever championships in the history of the ITF with over 850 competitors participating from all over the world.

Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) lived up to its slogan “The Future of ITF Taekwon-Do in Ireland” bringing home 32 medals including;8 Gold, 6 Silver and 18 Bronze, reaching the podium in every discipline, in both individual and team events.

Best Club/Association

Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA Ireland Team) placed 4th out of 87 clubs/associations

Best Black Belt Competitors

Ireland's Blackbelts placed 3rd overall in World Cup

Best Country

Ireland placed as 5th Best Country in the World Cup

These results follow on from the ITA Ireland Team's success in the 2005 European Cup, where we placed as 2nd best club/association in Europe overall.

Click here to see the official standings:

Best Club

Best Black Belts

Best Country

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MULHUDDART TEAM REPORT

The Mulhuddart Team put in some great performances in the Rivervalley Challenge Match, winning 2 GOLD and 2 SILVER medals.

In the junior mixed team match against Ratoath it was a very close match ending with a final score 5-4 to Ratoath. In the junior female match against Ratoath the score was a clear 3-0 to Mulhuddart. 

Well done to our senior competitor, Stuart Kelly who won a GOLD and a SILVER.

The main event was the challenge between the Senior Eastern Region and Southern Region teams.  First up the Southern Region Female Team fought the Eastern Region Female Team and took GOLD with a score of 2-1.  Next up were some very memorable bouts in a match that saw the Eastern Region Male Team taking a convincing GOLD against the Southern Region Male Team.  See Photos

TKD PREP CLASSES AT MULHUDDART

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club has an introduction to Taekwon-Do programme called TKD PREP or Taekwon-Do Preparatory. The programme is designed to introduce children from 4 years of age to basic elements of Taekwon-Do training.

The main objectives of the TKD PREP programme are to increase concentration, confidence, strength, balance, coordination and flexibility in a fun and enjoyable environment.

See Photos from our TKD PREP class.

SUMMER NEWS - JULY/AUGUST 2006

July was a superb month for the club with the arrival of some new equipment from Germany provided by our fund raising.

July saw the results of our student sponsorship drive which has provided Top Pro sparring safety equipment for every club member, well done to everyone for your hard work!

There are 20 new photos from class uploaded to the website. The photographs show students learning Chon-Ji Tul and practicing fundamental movements.

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SUMMER TRAINING GUESTS

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club has some guests training with us from June-September 2006 from MKS Lewart Lubartow in Poland, the best Taekwon-Do Club in Europe 2005.

We are delighted to welcome Monika Olek, Tomek Olek and Marcin Wronowski to the club.

Monika is 2005 World Silver Medallist in Sparring, Marcin is 2006 European Champion in 1st Dan Pattern and Tomek was a member of the Lewart 2005 European Cup Winning Team. Also training is Marcin Oworuszko, European Cup Champion -71kg Sparring who joined the club on 14th June 2006.

Monika, Marcin, Tomek and Marcin are students of Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan and Mr. Jaroslaw Suska V Dan.

ITA MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHS

Here is a preview of the new ITA professional media photographs. The photographs feature top Irish competitors from all over Ireland and were taken by Irish graphic designer and photographer Dave Ryan in June 2006.

The photographs will be used to promote ITF Taekwon-Do all over Ireland by the ITA and feature in the new look ITA website which was recently launched.

The photographs will also be available for press releases, club marketing and other initiatives to promote Taekwon-Do in Ireland.     See Photos

TRAINING WITH MASTER BOS

Master Wim Bos VIII Dan visited Ireland from 16th - 18th June to conduct an Umpire Course and Technical Seminars.

It was a fantastic weekend and a great opportunity to train with one of the great ITF Masters. The course was also attended by Mr. Mark Hutton VI Dan from Scotland who is the Technical Advisor and External Examiner for the Irish Taekwon-Do Association.

From Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do the course was attended by; Mr. O'Donoghue, Mr. Oworuszko, Ms. McCutcheon, Liz Gildea and Stuart Kelly.

This was the first major activity since the merger and was a very good environment for people from all over Ireland to train together and get to know one another.

The course also attracted some local media and will be covered in some newspapers this week.

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SPORT CAMP BARADA - SLOVENIA

11 people from Ireland travelled to Slovenia to train at Sport Camp Barada from 9th-11th June.

The camp was an intensive three days with training in Taekwon-Do, Kickboxing, Boxing, Cage Fighting, Tae Bo and BianBox.

The camp was organised by Tomaz Barada from Slovenia, 3 times ITF World Champion, 6 times ITF European Champion, 3 times King of Taekwon-Do, 5 times European Kickboxing Champion, 6 times Kickboxing World Champion.

Participating from the Irish Taekwon-Do Association were; Mr. Donal O'Donoghue, Mr. Karl Kelly, Ms. Nicola McCutcheon and Ms. Sabina Mason. See Photos    Read More

WELCOME MARCIN OWORUSZKO

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club is pleased to welcome Marcin Oworuszko as a full member of the club from 14th June 2006.

Marcin first visited Dublin as a member of the MKS Lewart Lubartow Team which competed in the Taekwon-Do Match in Donabate in January 2006. Marcin returned for a week in March and then decided to make the permanent move to Ireland. 

Marcin has a very good technical and sporting level in ITF Taekwon-Do, most notably winning GOLD -71kg sparring in the 2005 European Cup in England.

We are delighted to welcome him to Ireland.

27 STUDENTS PASS 9th KUP GRADING

We are very pleased to announce that 27 students successfully tested for 9th Kup (yellow tag) on Wednesday 31st May 2006 at Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club. The grading was conducted by Mr. Stephen Cooley V Dan, Vice President of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association.

19 students from the junior class and 8 from the senior class were put through their paces by Mr. Cooley during the grading which lasted almost 2 hours.

Congratulations to everyone who passed and special congratulations to Christie Popa and Gemma Weir who received the grading awards for best male and best female performance respectively.

Thank you also to all the parents, guardians and friends who came down to support those taking the grading.

See Photos and Grading Results

OPEN CHALLENGE CUP - BELGIUM

14 Irish competitors participated in the Open Challenge Cup in Belgium on 28th May 2006. There were clubs from 6 countries competing; Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Portugal and Moldova. It was a big success for the Irish Taekwon-Do Association bringing home 19 medals; 3 GOLD, 8 SILVER and 8 BRONZE.

The team members were; Conor Cooley, Shona Dowd, Keith Cooley, Karl Hynes, Seamus Lehane, Karl Maxwell, Shane Kearns, Niall Cleary, Alan McQuillian, Gareth McGrath and Hayden Devoy. The trip was led by Mr. Cooley, Mr. O'Donoghue and Mr. Kelly.

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PHOTOS FROM CLASS

There are 23 new photographs from class uploaded to the web site. A big thank you to Mrs. Murray for taking the photos and for the photo album, it is very much appreciated!

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SPORT TAEKWON-DO ACADEMY UPDATE

14 students have been selected to attend the ITA Eastern Region, Sport Taekwon-Do Academy. Congratulations to:

Christie Popa, Eddie Popa, Sam Kerins, Brian Musoke, Jason Durran, Conor Taylor, Amy Murray, Rebecca Kearney, Sorina Simion, Mary Burke, Cody Burke, Lauren O'Donoghue, Simone Toland and Gemma Weir.

PHOTOS FROM TRAINING - APRIL 2006

There are some new photographs which were taken during training on Saturday 22nd April uploaded to the website. 

The photographs illustrate the excellent progress which has been made by the students since we started training in February. 

The photographs show students practicing Saju Jirugi and leg strengthening exercises for Dwit Cha Jirugi, Yop Cha Jirugi and Dollyo Chagi. 

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2006 VIKING CUP INTERNATIONAL, SWEDEN

Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club was represented at the Viking Cup in Sweden by Mr. O'Donoghue and Ms. McCutcheon. 

The championship included over 400 of the top ITF competitors from Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Sweden and Ukraine. 

Congratulations to Mr. O'Donoghue won Bronze in the III & IV Dan Pattern category.

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2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GERMANY

The ITF World Championships ran from 28th-31st July 2005 in Dortmund, Germany.  The national squad which comprised 16 competitors, brought home an impressive haul of five medals; one GOLD two SILVER and two BRONZE. There were two World Championship medals brought home to Mulhuddart Sport Taekwon-Do Club; Mr. O'Donoghue was a member of the Irish National Team who took the SILVER medal in the Team Pattern event.  Also Ms. McCutcheon put in some wonderful perfomances in the Female I Dan Pattern category finishing in BRONZE medal position. Read more...

2005 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, ITALY

The 2005 European Championship took place between the 22nd–24th April 2005 in Terracina, Italy. The event ran over three days with Ireland taking seven medals; one GOLD, three SILVER and three BRONZE.  A European Silver medal was brought home to Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Club with Mr. O'Donoghue defeating competitors from France, Italy and England in the III Dan Patterns category. In the final Mr. O'Donoghue narrowly lost to Mariusz Walach from Poland. Mr. O'Donoghue's European SILVER medal is Ireland's best ever result in III Dan patterns at a European Championships, improving on previous BRONZE medals won in the same category in 2004 and 2001. Read more...

2006 WINTER TRAINING CAMP, POLAND

The Mulhuddart Taekwon-Do Club instructors participated in the 2006 Polish Taekwon-Do Winter Training Camp, organised by MKS Lewart Lubartow and Lublin Sport Taekwon-Do Club in Wisła, Poland from 30th January to 4th February.  The camp was led by Mr. Tadeusz Łoboda VI Dan and Mr. Jerzy Jedut VI Dan from Poland.  Mr. Łoboda is President of the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF).  Mr. Jedut is recognised as one of the leading Taekwon-Do Coaches in the world having trained many European and World Champions.  Mr Jedut is Secretary General of the AETF and Technical Director to the Polish Taekwon-Do Association (PTA). Read more...