Mr Jason Moriarty 5th Dan

(Club: Killarney TKD Club/South West TKD Centre. Instructor: Master Don Dalton)

Background: Mr. Moriarty has been Irish competitor of the year in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2000. He was the first student of Mr. Dalton (along with Mr. Riordan) and went on to become the Irish men's captain from 1998 to 2001. The formation of the Irish United Taekwon Do Federation in 1994 signaled the beginning of his inexorable rise to stardom giving him the opportunity to develop and compete on the international stage. Prior to this Mr. Moriarty had to be content with small local events under the auspices of the Taekwon Do Federation of Ireland. Now Mr. Jason Moriarty is without doubt one of Ireland's best known Taekwon Do fighters having dominated the country's lightweight division for over a decade. During his years of involvement in the art (he started training in 1986) he has won medals consistently at every level while representing Ireland's largest Taekwon Do association, the Irish United Taekwon Do Federation. In 2001 he slipped a disc in his back and was forced to retire from competition due to continuing back problems. In 2006 he came out of retirement and was selected to be a part of the Irish team which won a silver medal in the ITF European Championships in team sparring.

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Major Achievements:
1994 Best of the Best Championships (-65kg) Gold
1994 Kerry vs Kent, (England) Silver
1995 GTI British Team Championships (England) Gold
1995 All Ireland Championships (Dublin) Gold,
1996 IUTF vs GTI UK, (Cork, team) Gold
1996 Battle of the Champions (Dublin, team) Gold
1997 IUTF vs Taekwon Do Ireland (team event) Gold
1997 IUTF vs Wales (ITU, team event, Cardiff) Gold
1998Promoted to 4th Dan by Master Dave Oliver (TAGB)
1998Open World TKD Championships (England, -64kg) Silver
1998 Open National TKD Championships, (-65g) Gold
1999 North German Championships Gold
1999 IUTF vs Wales (ITU, team event, Cork) Gold
1999 Open European TKD Champs (Holland, -64kg) Bronze
1999 Open National TKD Championships, (-70kg) Gold
2000 TKD International Open World Champs (Holland) Bronze (Team)
2000 IUTF vs All Ireland TKD Ass. (ITF) Gold, team
2000 AIMAA Open World Championships (Dublin) Gold, Silver
2000 Open National TKD Championships (-70kg) Gold
2006 ITF European Championships: Silver
2007 Promoted to 5th dan.