PUMA British Championships and Special Seminar with Mr. Khalid Iqbal
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2003 News Archive
Listowel Instructors Complete Marathon
Congratulations to Mr Willie Moloney 2nd dan and Mr Toney Lucey 1st dan on running and finishing the Dublin City Marathon. They have in the process raised over 4000euro for the Hospital for sick Children in Crumlin. Their fellow club members are extremely proud of this fantastic achievement and some are planning to joining them for next years event.
A six person IUTF Ladies team travelled to Germany for a team sparring event with the WKA. Each bout was over two rounds and the close fought team battle ended in a draw. Afterwards the Irish members were treated to some wonderful German hospitality and everyone enjoyed the experience tremendously. The competitors were as follows: Lucy Wolf (BUTF), Maeve Frawley ( Tralee and Chareville), Norma Carroll (C.I.T), Cathy Dunne (Tralee), Debra Donovan (Tralee and University of Limerick), Orla O' Shea (Cahirciveen). The coach was Ms. Patricia Dalton. The IUTF would like to express their thanks to WKA Germany for the special treatment of the Irish contingent. The trip was funded by the IUTF.
Red/Black Belt Seminar with Mr. Toni Martella
Mr Toni Martella of the National Association of Germany (NAG/ITF) Germany conducted a seminar for the IUTF on Sunday November 30th. The main topic was the correct use of sine wave in ITF patterns. Mr Martella concentrated on patterns up to Gwang Gae. It was truly an eye opener for many to see patterns performed with such flawless technique by Mr Martella, he also gave a superb demonstration of 5th degree pattern moon-moo. After three hours of intensive work on the fundamentals the seminar finished with some advanced jumping kicks. Afterwards Mr. Martella was kind enough to pose with some of the members for photos. The IUTF instructors will certainly be looking foreward to Mr. Martella’s return in the summer when he conducts a two day course for instructors only.
PUMA British Championships and Special Seminar with Mr. Khalid Iqbal
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An I.U.T.F contingent of 31 competitors travelled to Swindon, England to take part in the PUMA British championships. The group was under the expert tutelage of IUTF Vice Chairperson, Mr. John Riordan. An Impressive haul of 19 medals were won 7 Gold, 2 Silver and 10 Bronze. Special thanks to P.U.M.A UK headed by Mr Raymond Gayle 6th Dan and Mr Mark Ogbourne 6th Dan for their kind invitation and hospitality, many of our competitors commented on the friendly atmosphere at the event.. It was great to see so many junior grades travelling, in fact the majority of the squad were yellow and green belts. The I.U.T.F prides itself on a policy of encouraging students to gain International experience at an early stage in their training.
Although the tournament was held in Swindon the group stayed for two days in Manchester before making their way down. Mr Khalid Iqbal, 5th Dan A.M.A had very kindly agreed to host a seminar on the Saturday morning. The seminar covered techniques used by security personnel and focused mainly on restraining an individual who may be out of control, without causing injury. The group enjoyed acting out different scenarios and learned also how to work as a team in restraining someone. The IUTF will be bringing Mr. Iqbal to Ireland in early 2004 for a series of courses on this theme.
Black Belt Dinner and Special Presentations:
The Black Belt Dinner and Special IUTF Annual Awards was helt in Cork and this year it coincided with the Mr. Martella Seminar. Mr. O’ Sullivan, Mr. Keane, Mr. Philpott, and Mr. Murphy were all presented with their third Dan certificates from the previous black belt testing. A special award was given to Mr. Martella in thanks for his fantastic seminar and the wonderful hospitality and reception which the IUTF group received when they travelled to the ITF German Open. Below are a list of the awards:
Annual Competitor of the Year:
Male: Mr. Tim Murphy (Tralee and Limerick Institute of Technology)
Female: Ms. Debra Donnovan (Tralee and University of Limerick)
Junior: John O’ Connor (Listowel)
Black Belt Grading (Highest Score):
Senior: Mr. Mark Philpott (Millstreet and Kanturk)
Junior: Angela O’ Connor (Galway)
Instructor’s Course (Highest Score):
Mr. Mark Philpott (Millstreet and Kanturk)
Irish Open and Celtic Cup
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It was a case of “cead mile failte” (“one hundred thousand welcomes”) as over 200 foreign competitors descended on Cork, Ireland’s second largest city, for this years Open Irish Championships. With a total of almost 600 entrants the Championships proved to be Ireland’s largest ever Taekwon Do tournament. The Saturday was reserved for Black Belt sparring and patterns as well as the Celtic Cup team events. Juniors and colour belts took centre stage on the Sunday. Both days ran extremely smoothly and punctually thanks to the tireless work of the organiser, Patricia Dalton, and to the invaluable efforts of the Irish and foreign judges and referees. All of the Saturday sparring sections were quite large, with up to 26 competitors in some weight categories. The host association (the Irish united Taekwon Do Federation) proved particularly strong in the individual sparring divisions while many of the placings in the black belt patterns were won by foreign competitors. In the Celtic Cup team sparring, Ireland (IUTF) won the ladies and both the junior boys and girls sections while Italy won the men’s section. The BUTF and PUMA equally won the greatest amount of placings from the foreign contingent with Belgium in third.
IUTF Chairperson Don Dalton, 6th Dan, promised that next year’s event will be even bigger. According to him, “Each year we try to improve on the last. We evaluate our mistakes and strive to eradicate them the following year. Overall however we were especially happy with this year’s success. In 2004 we will have more sections, and there will be even a greater amount of foreign competitors. We will also try to hold some social events and tours. I think the Open Irish Championships and the Celtic Cup have now become a must attend competition for all serious competitors in Europe. We are already looking forward to meeting our many friends again in November 2004.”
Celtic Cup Results:
Junior Female: 1st: IUTF (Ireland), 2nd:PUMA (UK)
Junior Male: 1st: IUTF (Ireland), 2nd: Lyong Ho (Germany)
Senior Female: 1st: IUTF (Ireland), 2nd: PUMA (UK)
Senior Male: ITF Italy, 2nd: BUTF (UK)
Open Irish Championships:
Best Overall Club:
1: South West Taekwon Do Centre (Tralee)
2: Galway Taekwon Do Centre
Female Black Belt Tul:
1: Lucy Wolf (BUTF/UK)
2. Silvia Farigu (ITF Italy)
3. Fiona Gallagher Payet (TFI/Ireland)
Male 1st and 2nd Dan Tul:
1. Gianluca Muscas (ITF Italy)
2. Christopher Quenby (BUTF/UK)
3. Valentino Atzeni (ITF Italy)
Male 3rd and 4th Dan Tul:
1.Stephen Ryan (AITA/Ireland)
2. Graham Connolly (GTF/Ireland)
3. Lee Hollingsworth (Imperial TKD/UK)
Black Belt Female Matsogi:
-53kg:
1. Silvia Farigu (ITF Italy)
2. Alex Borkowska (Bytomic TKD/UK)
3. Joeann Mathews (PUMA/UK)
-59kg:
1. Claire o’ Sullivan (IUTF/Ireland)
2. Ruth McCarthy (IUTF/Ireland)
3. Norma Carroll (IUTF/Ireland)
-65kg:
1. Stacy Weatherer (PUMA/UK)
2. Aoife Foly (IUTF/ Ireland)
3. Fiona Gallagher Payet (TFI/Ireland)
+65kg:
1. Kathy Dunne (IUTF/Ireland)
2. Amy Fitzgerald (IUTF/Ireland)
3. Orla O’ Shea (IUTF Ireland
Black Belt Male Matsogi:
-55kg:
1. Jonathan Dowling (IUTF/Ireland)
2. Abdul Rakib (BUTF/UK)
3. Valentino Atzeni (ITF Italy)
-64kg:
1. Mark Philpott (IUTF/Ireland)
2. Gianluca Muscas (ITF Italy)
3. Patrick O’ Sullivan (IUTF/Ireland)
-72kg:
1. Tim Murphy (IUTF Ireland)
2. Vincent Coakley (IUTF/Ireland)
3. Paul Cain (Bytomic TKD/UK)
-81 kg:
1. Padraig O’ Connor (IUTF/Ireland)
2. Daryl Aynes (Bytomic TKD/UK)
3. Fabio Caiazzo (ITF Italy)
+81kg:
1. Vincenzo Santagatti (ITF Italy)
2. Pascal Raeijmaekers (ITF Belgium)
3. Kevin Larkin Junior (IUTF/Ireland)
Leinster Championships 2003
Below is a list of the Black Belt winners from the Leinster Championships:
PATTERNS
BLACK BELT MALE
1st - Chris Mc Cabe - East Coast
2nd - Dara o' Shea - Newcastle West
3rd - Cemil Yildirim - Focus
BLACK BELT FEMALE
1st - Andrea Connolly - CIT
2nd - Norma Carroll - CIT
3rd - Lisa Connolly - Galway
SPARRING
BLACK BELT HEAVYWEIGHT
1st - Padraig o' Connor - Listowel
2nd - William Moloney - Listowel
3rd - Shane Fitzgibbon - Galway
BLACK BELT MIDDLEWEIGHT
1st - Shane Lynch - IAKA
2nd - Alan o' Connell - Dundrum
3rd - Dara o' Shea - Newcastle West
BLACK BELT LIGHTWEIGHT
1st - John o' Connor - Listowel
2nd - Chris Mc Cabe - East Coast
3rd - James Doyle - UCD
BLACK BELT HEAVYWEIGHT
1st - Debra Donovan - South West Tkd
2nd - Lisa Maxwell - East Coast
3rd - Laura Cremin - East Coast
BLACK BELT LIGHTWEIGHT
1st - Norma Carroll - CIT
2nd - Lisa Connolly - Galway
3rd - Caroline Kavanagh - UCD
ITF German Open Championships 2003 and Four Nations (England)
The IUTF had a busy month in June with two foreign trips (the Four Nations in England, hosted by PUMA, and the German Championships, hosted by ITF Germany). The Irish team won second in the Four Nations losing out to some close decisions with the English in the final after beating Scotland in the first round. In Germany the IUTF male and female teams won both their respective team sections. The men's team beat Germany and then Italy (who had beaten England) and the Ladies were triumphant over Germany. This trip was a joint universities and IUTF funded event.While in Germany, Mr. Dalton, Mr. McCarthy and Ms. Dalton attended the European meeting of the ITF.
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Mens Black Belt
Mark Philpott, Gold, Silver
Tim Murphy Gold, Silver
Padraig O` Connor, Gold (x 2)
Richard Beel, Gold, Silver
Ladies Black Belt
Debra Donovan, Gold (x 2)
Maeve Frawley, Gold (x 2)
Aoife Foley, Silver
Kathy Dunne, Gold, Silver
Brenda Cremin, Bronze
Junior Black Belt
John O`Connor, Silver (x2), Bronze
White to Yellow: Patterns
Mike McCoy 3rd place
White to Yellow: Sparring
-63kgs
Declan Fish 2nd place
Mike McCoy 3rd place
-71kgs
George Healy 1st place
John Conway 3rd place
-80kgs
Declan Byrne 1st place
Ladies Blue to Red Sparring:
Amy Fitzgerald, Gold
Dalton, Keane and Lynne win Gold:
W.K.A World Amateur Kickboxing Championships, October 2003
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This years World Kickboxing Championships were held in the INEC, Killarney, Co Kerry. The IUTF had over 30 competitors in the event and also had 20 helpers to aid in the WKA organisation. Ms. Patricia Dalton (Tralee and the Cork Institute of Technology), Mr. Sean Keane (Charleville and Dingle) and Mr. James Lynne (Charciveen and the Cork Institute of Technology) all won gold medals in the senior Light Contact sections. Each had to fight over three rounds in their finals in front of a huge crowd of spectators.
Senior Winners (Light Contact):
Gold: Ms. Patricia Dalton (Tralee and the Cork Institute of Technology)
Gold: Mr. Sean Keane (Charleville and Dingle)
Gold: Mr James Lyne (Cahirciveen and Cork Institute of Technology)
Silver: Ms. Debra Donnovan (Tralee and University of Limerick)
Bronze: Ms. Ann Carroll (Cork Institute of Technology)
Bronze: Ms. Leslie Ann Furness (Cork Institute of Technology)
Junior Winners (Light Contact):
Silver: John o' Connor (Listowel)
Silver: Eoin Murphy (Cahirciveen)
Bronze: Claire o' Sullivan (Cahirciveen)
Bronze: Mark Dowling (Tralee)
Bronze: Kevin Larkin (Newcastle West)
Bronze (Semi Contact) : Angela O’ Connor (Galway)
Mr Klaus Nonnemacher Seminars
In preparation for the forthcoming WKA World Kickboxing Championships, to be held in Killarney Co Kerry the I.U.T.F hosted two days of seminars conducted by Mr Klaus Nonnemacher. Mr Nonnemacher is Vice-President of the WKA and has been a World Champion on seven different occasions. He was Professional Full Contact, Light Contact and Semi Contact World Champion! Seminars were held in Galway on Saturday 4th and Newcastle West on Sunday 5th.
Mr Nonnemacher concentrated on Thai Boxing and Full Contact techniques, teaching footwork, movement, correct body facing, parrying, feinting, counters with low kicks, high kicks, punches and elbows to name but a few of the techniques covered. As Mr Nonnemacher demonstrated he explained the purpose and application of each technique in detail. Many students commented on how it was a pleasure to take part in a seminar under such a true gentleman as Mr Nonnemacher. His vast knowledge is complemented by his easy going manner and ability to get the very best from those he is teaching. The IUTF will be bringing Mr. Nonamacher, who is also the Chairperson of WKA Germany) back to out shores in the first part of 2004 for further seminars.
Mr. McCarthy Self Defence Seminar
Mr Patrick McCarthy, Chief Instructor of London Panthers Taekwon-Do Association conducted a 3 hour seminar hosted by Mr Tom o' Sullivan's Charleville Taekwon-do Club. Mr Mc Carthy has 30 years of experience in Taekwon-do, he introduced Taekwon-Do to Co Kerry in 1980 and is Mr Dalton's Instructor. Mr McCarthy has also trained in a cross section of Martial Arts including Boxing, Kickboxing, Thai Boxing and Ju- Jitsu.
The Seminar began with Mr Dalton leading the class through a series of Yoga stretching exercises. Mr McCarthy then took over and covered such techniques as getting into the mount position - escaping from this position - arm bars - locks - holds and various choke holds. The Seminar ended with some very enjoyable exercises to improve strength for groundwork. Mr McCarthy has kindly agreed to return in the summer to conduct another Seminar, places for this will be limited and students will be asked to pre-book. Special thanks to Mr McCarthy for conducting this Seminar, his wealth of knowledge is truly remarkable.
Master Wheatley Seminar, July, 2003.
Master Robert Wheatley of USITF conducted a seminar for the Irish United Taekwon Do Federation on the 20th of July, 2003. A total of 60 participants enjoyed the event instructed by one of the most approachable and knowledgable Masters in the world. The course covered two step sparring, free sparring, patterns and the correct method of instructing ITF technique. From the outset Master Wheatley was relaxed, personable and friendly. Within a short amount of time he had developed the perfect atmosphere in the training hall. The four and a half hour event past by in what seemed like minutes. Afterwards Master Wheatley congratulated the IUTF and Mr. Don Dalton, 6th Dan, on their excellent work in promoting the ITF in Ireland. The IUTF will be hosting Master Trevor Nicholls for a special training week February.
Special Congratulations to Mr. Patrick Falvey and Mr. Kevin Culligan
The IUTF would like to give a special congratutations to Mr. Patrick Falvey, (instructor of UCD TKD) and Mr. Kevin Culligan (head instructor of the Royal College of Surgeons TKD) upon their successful completion of their PhDs. The IUTF is very proud to be associated with such fantastic individuals. Well done Doctor Falvey and Doctor Culligan!
Annual Summer Camp, Tralee Co Kerry - July 2003
The summer camp was held at Woodlands Camp Site in Tralee from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th of July. Training sessions were held throughout each day, the first one starting at 7am with a 4 mile run. Instructor Mr Riordan covered many aspects of Taekwon-do training including - Patterns, fundamental exercises, advanced kicking techniques, Self-Defence, Pad work and sparring (which included free sparring - one and three step sparring and boxing techniques). Mr Dalton hosted the Saturday afternoon session at his club, The South West Taekwon Do Centre . It wasn't all hard work though, the group were taken to the cinema on Saturday - enjoyed the added bonus of having a barbecue on both Saturday and Sunday evening, (special thanks to the girls from Newcastle West for that) and eased their aching muscles at the Aqua Dome after the final training session on Sunday. In all it was a very enjoyable weekend, many new friendships were forged. The IUTF would like to give special thanks to Mr Paudie o' Shea who once again did a great job in his capacity of camp supervisor.
Annual Instructor’s Course:
This years course was held in Millstreet. Top results are as follows:
Distinction 75% and up :
Mr. Mark Philpott
Honours 60% -75%:
Mr. Sean Keane
Mr. Tim Murphy
Mr. Patrick Falvey
Mr. Tom O’ Sullivan
Ms. Mary Mannion
Mr. Daniel Lynch
Mr. Kevin Culligan
Ms. Triona Daly
Ms. Maeve Frawley
Mr. Colm McMahon
Mr. Mark Hargaden
2003 Black Belt Grading Held in UCD
University College Dublin was the hast for the 2003 IUTF Black Belt Grading. Almost 60 participants from around the country tested for first, second and third dan. The highest score on the day was achieved by Mr. Mark Philpott of Millstreet TKD Club during his test for 3rd dan. Mr. Philpott is the instructor of Kanturk TKD Club and is a student of Mr. Dalton and Mrs. Dalton. The highest score by a junior was achieved by Angela O' Connor of the Galway TKD Club. Angela, who is a student of Mr. Fitzgibbon and Ms. Connolly has already had major success on the international tournament circut and looks to be one of the IUTF's future stars.
Cork Institute of Technology Versus the Kerry Clubs is a great success
April saw the CIT host a team sparring event between the Cork Institute of Technology and the seven Kerry Clubs. The competition was held in high spirits with great fun and cheer on display from by both teams (17 members each). The competition was electric and most of the bouts were very close to call. The final result was not known until the last bout with Kerry just clinching it. A special mention should go to John O Conner who was outstanding on the day. The tournament was followed by a national squad training session conducted by Mr. Dalton. Mr. Tom 'O Sullivan also held the IUTF Child Protection Course which is now an annual IUTF course.
B.U.T.F English Open Saturday March 8th - A.M.A Northern Open Sunday March 9th 2003
A group of 40 (38 competitors) travelled to England under the supervision of I.U.T.F. Vice-Chairperson Mr John Riordan, for two days of competition - the B.U.T.F English Open in Margate, Kent and the A.M.A Northern Open in Manchester. A total of 45 medals were brought home by the I.U.T.F, 17 Gold - 13 Silver -15 Bronze. The weekend began with the coach leaving Tralee at 3am on Friday, with stops on route to pick up Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin members. It was 9pm that evening before a very tired but enthusiastic group arrived at the hotel in Margate. Saturdays competition was the B.U.T.F English Championships - First out were the colour belts, the I.U.T.F got of to a great start with Mr Ian Cotter (C.I.T), Ms Amy Fitzgerald (C.I.T), Mr Lorcan Allen (U.C.D), Mr Eugen Matvei (Galway), Ms Maire Fenton (Waterville) and Lisa O' Sullivan (Waterville) winning Gold medals. The divisions were well attended and each had to win four or five fights to achieve gold. The competition in the Black Belt section was of very high standard and the performance of the I.U.T.F members was excellent. Medals were won in almost every weight division, Gold medal winners were - John o' Connor (Listowel) -58kg and Ms Norma Carroll (C.I.T) -64kg.
On Sunday the squad had to be in Manchester at 10am, this meant leaving the hotel at 5am. It meant that the team would miss most of the patterns events but this was unavoidable. Despite this the group were again on top form, winning 4 Gold medals in the colour belt divisions and winning all sections in the Black Belt Sparring (Ladies and Mens).
Gold Medal Winners were: -
Colour belts
- Ms Amy Fitzgerald (C.I.T), Ms Sarah Mc Carthy (Cahirciveen), Mr Ian Cotter (C.I.T) and Labhaoise Keane (Listowel)
Black Belts
- Ms Norma Carroll (C.I.T), Ms Debra Donovan (South West-Tralee), Mr James Lyne (Cahirciveen), Mr Sean Keane (Charleville) and in Patterns Ms Lisa Connolly (Galway). The I.U.T.F endeavours to run at least two of these trips each year, they prove to be a great learning experience for our members and essential in bringing fighters through to international level. Mr Riordan was delighted to receive many compliments during the weekend regarding the great attitude of the I.U.T.F members - who showed respect to opponents and officials, and were great ambassadors for their association.
Special thanks to Master Ted Wolf - B.U.T.F and Mr Khalid Iqbal A.M.A for their wonderful hospitality and fair judging at these events. Well done to the members who were funded by the IUTF, especially the colour belt team of Ms. Amy Fitzgerald and Mr. Ian Cotter both of the CIT and Mr. Lorcan Allen (UCD) and Mr. Eugen Metvei (Galway) who won a total of six gold and two silver from the two events. These were the first colour belts to be funded by the IUTF and the Association has decided to continue this procedure from now on.
B.U.T.F British Championships
Men's Black Belts
-58kg
John o' Connor (Listowel) - gold
-64kg
Mr James Lyne (Cahirciveen) - silver
Eoin Murphy (Cahirciveen) - bronze
-70kg
Mr Wesley o' Regan (C.I.T) - bronze
Mark Dowling (South-West Tralee) - bronze
+82kg
Mr Paudie o' Shea (Cahirciveen) - bronze
Ladies Black Belt
-54kg
Ms Lisa Connolly (Galway) - silver
-64kg
Ms Norma Carroll (C.I.T) - gold
+64kg
Ms Debra Donovan (South-West Tralee) - silver
Junior Black Belt
Peewee
Luke Hickey (Galway) - silver)
Men's Colour Belt
-66kg red belt
Mr Eugen Matvei (Galway) - gold
+78kg red belt
Mr Lorcan Allen (U.C.D) - gold
-78kg green belt
Mr Ian Cotter (C.I.T) - gold
-66kg White/yellow
Robert Doody (Newcastle West) - bronze
Ladies Colour Belt
-54kg green/red
Katie Adamkiewicz (Newcastle West) - silver
-64kg green/red
Jennifer o' Neill (Galway) - bronze
+64kg green/red
Ms Amy Fitzgerald (C.I.T) - gold
Grace Concannon (Waterville) - bronze
-64kg white/yellow
Aoife o' Shea (Waterville) - bronze
+64kg white/yellow
Maire Fenton (Waterville) - gold
Orla Concannon (Waterville) - bronze
Junior Colour Belt
Lightweight green/blue
Lisa o' Sullivan (Waterville) - gold
Middleweight white/yellow
David o' Connor (Millstreet) - bronze
Patterns
Ladies yellow belt
Ms Sandra Doyle (Galway) - bronze
Junior Red belt
Ciaran Doyle (Galway) - bronze)
A.M.A
Men's Black Belt
-75kg
Mr James Lyne (Cahirciveen) - gold
Mr Alan o' Connell (U.C.D) - bronze
+75kg
Mr Sean Keane (Charleville) - gold
Ladies Black Belt
-60kg
Ms Norma Carroll (C.I.T) - gold
Ms Lisa Connolly (Galway) - silver
+60kg
Ms Debra Donovan (South-West Tralee) - gold
Men's Colour Belt
-75kg red belt
Mr Eugen Matvei (Galway) - silver
+75kg red belt
Mr Lorcan Allen (U.C.D) - silver
-75kg green belt
Mr Ian Cotter (C.I.T) - gold
Ladies Colour Belt
Red tip to black tip
Ms Sarah Mc Carthy (Cahirciveen) - gold
Ms Ruth Mc Carthy - silver
Green/blue
Ms Amy Fitzgerald (C.I.T) - gold
Yellow belt lightweight
Ms Aoife o' Shea (Waterville) - silver
yellow belt Heavyweight
Ms Sandra Doyle (Galway) - silver
Junior sparring
Green/blue middleweight
John Spence (Listowel) - silver
Red/black lightweight
Labhaoise Keane (Listowel) - gold
Red/black middleweight
Katie Adamkiewicz (Newcastle West) - bronze
Patterns
Men's black belt
Mr Wesley o' Regan (C.I.T) - silver
Ladies black belt
Ms Lisa Connolly (Galway) - gold
Ladies yellow belt
Ms Sandra Doyle (Galway) - bronze
Munster Championships (February, 2003)
The Munster Open Championships once again marked the start of this year's tournament
season. The annual tournament were held on the 9th of February, and once again proved to
be a success. As usual, competitors gathered in Tralee, Co. Kerry for one of the most
prestigious domestic competitions.
With Competition in the Black Belt section was fierce with many competitors wishing to
make their mark. With trips to Norway, Las Vegas, and others planned for the year ahead,
getting a place on the National Team will no doubt prove difficult.
The winners of the Black Belt sections:
Men's Sparring: -63kg Mr. Mark Philpott (Millstreet), -71kg Mr. Tim Murphy (South West
TKD Centre), -80kg Mr. Padraig O' Connor (Listowel), +80kg Mr. Sean Keane (Charleville)
Lady's Sparring: -58kg Ms. Norma Carroll (CIT), +58kg Ms. Debra Donovan (South West TKD
Centre)
Full results of the senior Black Belt sections:
Men's Sparring
-63kg 1. Mark Philpott
2. John O' Connor
3. Marc Dowling
-71kg 1. Tim Murphy
2. Wesley O' Regan
3. Patrick O' Sullivan
-80kg 1. Padraig O' Connor
2. Richard Beel
+80kg 1. Sean Keane
2. Willie Maloney
3. John McCarthy
Ladies Sparring
-58kg 1. Norma Carroll
2. Lisa Connolly
3. Patricia Aherne
+58kg 1. Debra Donovan
2. Deirdre O' Flynn
Mens Pattern
1. Padraig O' Connor
2. Tim Murphy
3. Tom O' Sullivan
Ladies Pattern
1. Triona Daly
2. Lisa Connolly
3. Deirdre Flynn