Dear Instructor,

I have the pleasure of inviting you, on behalf of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association, to the ITA Dublin Open Championships, which will be held in The National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Dublin City, on the weekend of the 5th and 6th April 2014.

This competition will include pattern and sparring for all grades, special technique for all blue belt and above from aged 11 upward and power test for black belts. Saturday 5th April is for the cadet and senior categories and is open to yellow belts and above aged 14 and over. Sunday 6th April is for the junior categories and is open to yellow belts and above aged 7 to 13yrs. Please email your entries to entries@taekwondo.ie no later than Saturday, the 29th of March. Please note that this is a pre-registration only event. No club entries will be accepted after 29th of March. All entries should be made using the ITA Dublin Open excel spreadsheet. Entries will be confirmed by return of email (within 24 hours). If you have not received a confirmation email, your entries have not yet been received. Completed hardcopy forms should be brought on the day of the event. Please remember that accurate information is the responsibility of the instructor and any errors, which require correction on the day, will incur a fine as detailed below.

Sparring for Cadet and Senior Black Belts will be run using a pool & requalification system, guaranteeing more bouts for all competitors in those categories. This event also forms part of the ranking system for national team but is open to all Taekwon-Do Associations.

If you have any questions about this event please email me at the above address.

Already a team of 75 to 100 people from NTN Norway have confirmed they will be coming, a team from Scotland, and a team of 25-30 people from Czech Republic.

Looking forward to seeing you at this event,
Mr. Mark Buckley VI Dan
ITA Tournament Director