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Earlier this month I attended a Taekwon-Do cinvention in Spain where I met up with instructors from around the world and also from around our fair Isle, among them was Irish blackbelt Rodney Connolly. Rodney was good enough to write up a report on the Convention and mail it to me, allowing me to spend less time typing and more time drinking tea. Here is his report:
On the 6th of September my wife and I set of from a wet Castlepollard to take part in the first I.T.F convention in benidorm Spain. The Conference was set over a week and it started with an I.I.C (International Instructors Course). At the I.I.C I met up with some friends from the I.N.T.A.; Nicolae Mesina from Blanchardstown Rapid Taekwon-Do Club , David Keegan from Tallaght Taekwon-do and Stuart O’Reilly from HX Taekwon-Do Harolds Cross.
The I.I.C was taught by I.T.F Technical Committee of Grand Master Willem Jacob Bos, Grand Master Ung Kim –Lan and Grand Master Hector Marano.
The Do workshops were taught by Dr. Janel Gauthier, Ms.Joliette Tran and Mr. Mark Banicevich .
The Taekwon-Do Kids Workshops were taught by Master Donato Nadizzi and Fabian Izquierdo. The Taekwon-do Kids workshop was the highlight for me where I got to be four years of age again. There will be a program on Taekwon Kids to be held in the New Year in the U.K if anyone wants any more details please contact me.
Workshop on First Aid This workshop was taught by Francisco Mira Berenguer M.D. The Chief of the Red Cross Emergency Response team in Benidorm .
Workshop on Business Development by Master Per Anderson and Mr Harry Van Schaik This workshop gave a plan how to develop your Taekwon School into a full time Business.
The work shop concluded with a work shop on Warming up exercises taught by Master Paul Weiler.
Rodney Connolly with Joliette Tran (Daughter of the late President of the I.T.F Grand Master Tran)
I would like to thank anyone would took the time to read this report, if you have any questions please contact me.
Yours in Taekwon-Do Rodney Connolly 2nd Degree
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