Newsletter 2/2014 35 Promoted at ITA Black Belt Test
The Irish Taekwon-Do Association held its summer black belt grading over the weekend of the 7th & 8th of June in the Cork International Airport Hotel. The event was hosted by Master Paul Delea VII Dan & Mr Ken Leahy VI Dan and was attended by students, instructors & examiners from around the country. 39 candidates presented for testing, with 26 testing for 1st degree blackbelt, 6 for 2nd Degree, 5 for 3rd Degree and 2 for 4thDegree blackbelt. Over the 2 days the candidates were tested on fundamental movements, kicking techniques, patterns, step sparring, free sparring, self defence, power breaking, special technique and theory.
During the weekend new ITF degree certificates were also presented to the ITA senior grades who recently graded to 6th & 7th Degree blackbelt, including the recently promoted Masters: Master Paul Delea, Master Tim Forde & Master Terry Donnelly.
Overall 35 of the 39 candidates where successful including Ms. Sabina Mason and Mr. Leonard Coughlan who were promoted to 4th Degree, the ITA would like to congratulate those promoted and look forward to seeing those unsuccessful this weekend at an ITA black belt test again in the future, below is a full list of those promoted:
|
Name |
Promoted to |
Club |
|
|
Ryan |
Kelly |
1st Degree |
Ennis TKD |
|
Aodha |
Marrinan |
1st Degree |
Ennis TKD |
|
Lianne |
Donnelly |
1st Degree |
Kingdom |
|
Jerry |
O'Connor |
1st Degree |
Kingdom |
|
Danny |
Coffey |
1st Degree |
Kingdom |
|
Kevin |
Plamadeala |
1st Degree |
Blanchardstown TKD |
|
Callum |
Miloudi |
1st Degree |
North Mon |
|
Jack |
Nolan |
1st Degree |
Newlands TKD |
|
Karol |
Janos |
1st Degree |
Newlands TKD |
|
Mergim |
Frrokaj |
1st Degree |
Newlands TKD |
|
Aoife |
O'Mahony |
1st Degree |
Cork ITA |
|
Craig |
Tuite |
1st degree |
Killester |
|
Daniel |
Hagon |
1st Degree |
Quin |
|
Fionn |
Hagon |
1st Degree |
Quin |
|
Aidan |
Morris |
1st Degree |
Quin |
|
Eleanor |
Clarke |
1st Degree |
Greystones |
|
Fergus |
Croke |
1st Degree |
Greystones |
|
Andrew |
Cooney |
1st Degree |
IMAA |
|
Federico |
Mazzola |
1st Degree |
IMAA |
|
Ashley |
Rocliffe |
1st Degree |
IMAA |
|
Eoin |
Clifford |
1st Degree |
IMAA |
|
Michelle |
Kilcoyne |
1st Degree |
Turners Cross TKDA |
|
Nicole |
Bennett |
1st Degree |
Turners Cross TKDA |
|
Joel |
White |
1st Degree |
Waterford/Tipp |
|
Conor |
Hanlon |
2nd Degree |
Donabate |
|
Ryan |
Davis |
2nd Degree |
Donabate |
|
Nicole |
Moriarty |
2nd Degree |
Quin |
|
Jonathan |
Wallis |
2nd Degree |
Greystones |
|
Sarah |
Sheehan |
2nd Degree |
Mahon |
|
Amy |
Delea |
3rd Degree |
Passage West |
|
Jack |
Sheehan |
3rd Degree |
North Mon |
|
Jamie |
Williams |
3rd Degree |
Shannon |
|
David |
Doherty |
3rd Degree |
Santry ITF |
|
Sabina |
Mason |
4th Degree |
Killester |
|
Leonard |
Coughlan |
4th Degree |
Mahon |
Report by Carl Smullen, ITA PR Officer
