The INTA held a very well attended and successful Instructors & Technical Course took place on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of November. The event was held on Cobh Island, Co. Cork and was attended by students and instructors from all over the country.

Hosted by Great Island Taekwon-Do Club and under the expert guidance of both Master O’Toole (8th Degree), Master Douglas (8th Degree) and Master Martin (7th Degree the course involved a a number of practical and seminar sessions.

Day One was broken into three sessions. The first of which was the club development and protocol seminar. This session covered a variety of topics of relevance to instructors thinking of opening up new schools and for those instructors who wish to promote their classes and develop the business aspect of their clubs. This seminar then focused on effective implementation of club protocol and taekwon-do etiquette in students.

The second session saw a focus on the colour belt patterns. Practical applications, technical considerations and effective teaching methods were all topics discussed by the Master Technical panel.

The final session required students to consider step sparring. Group dynamic and open forum discussions were used to break down the practical application of each of the attack and defensive movements.

Day two commenced at 9am. Split by grade, dual sessions were run throughout the day. Junior grades, who had finished their pattern and fundamental movements on the Saturday, had the opportunity to practice special techniques, self-defence and sparring drill while senior grades engaged in discussion on the sabum patterns.

The INTA Technical Committee would like to thank Mr. Wayne Delea and Great Island Taekwon-Do Club for the organisation of the event and look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming AGM on the 7th of December in Thurles