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TAI OPEN TAE KWON DO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 |
Instructor Mr John
Phillips pictured with the Cho's TKD Wexford
Squad, which was Shane Carter, Shane O'Connor,
Nicky Strafford, Jack Burford, Liam Sinnott,
Cian McDonald, John Quigley, Oisin McDonld and
Roisin Walsh
Students from the Wexford
schools of Cho's TKD, recently took part in the first TAI
all Open International TKD Championships in Dublin. The
students did an exceptional job at the event and won an
amazing 14 trophies, which consisted of 4 titles. The
students took part in individual patterns, sparring, team
patterns and came up against some heavy competitors from
many different Tae Kwon Do associations. The event was a
huge success and the squad look forward to taking part next
year. A special thank you to Instructor Mr John
Phillips, who accompanied the young students and not only
ensured their safety at the event, but coached the young
competitors to victory!
| Shane O
Connor |
Black
Belt Patterns |
GOLD |
| Shane O
Connor |
Black
Belt sparring |
GOLD |
| Shane
Carter |
Sparring |
GOLD |
| Nicky
Strafford |
Sparring |
GOLD |
| Shane O
Connor |
Team
Patterns |
SILVER |
| Shane
Carter |
Team
Patterns |
SILVER |
| Jack
Burford |
Team
Patterns |
SILVER |
| Liam
Sinnott |
Sparring |
SILVER |
| Liam
Sinnott |
Patterns |
SILVER |
| Cian
McDonald |
Sparring |
SILVER |
| Cian
McDonald |
Team
Patterns |
BRONZE |
| John
Quigley |
Team
Patterns |
BRONZE |
| John
Quigley |
Sparring |
BRONZE |
| John
Quigley |
Patterns |
BRONZE |
| A special
well done to Oisin McDonald and Roisin
Walsh for taking part, you were awesome! |
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SHANE O CONNOR IN HIS WINNING
PATTERN
AT THE TAI OPEN TAE KWON DO
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
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A.I.M.A.A
SCOTLAND NATIONALS 2009 |
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The students
made their annual visit to Scotland on the
8th of May for a long weekend of
competition, fun and shopping! This is the
3rd time the group have made this journey
and one that our schools look forward to
every year. The Nationals took place on
Sunday the 10th of May and had attracted
over 300 competitors from Scotland, Ireland,
England and Jersey making it an
International event.
The
students as usual did an exceptional job at
the event, winning many trophies and titles.
The squad were headed by their Instructor Mr
John Phillips who fantastic in the adult
sparring and pattern divisions. Junior squad
members are: Dianne Peare, Dean Peare, Lisa
Keane, Rita Keane, Sean Keane, Connor Keane,
Aaron McGuire, Amy McGuire, Sarah Cuffe,
Jenny McGuire, April Keeling, Chris Kehoe,
Roisin Walsh, Jason O'Grady, Sinead
O'Connor, John Quigley and Jamie O'Connor.
| Dianne
Peare |
Team
Patterns-GOLD |
| Dianne
Peare |
One-Step
Team-GOLD |
| Dean
Peare |
Team
Patterns-GOLD |
| Lisa
Keane |
Patterns-GOLD |
| Sean
Keane |
One-Step
Team-GOLD |
| Connor
Keane |
One Step
Team-GOLD |
| Aaron
McGuire |
Sparring-GOLD |
| Aaron
McGuire |
Team
Patterns-GOLD |
| Chris
Kehoe |
Patterns-GOLD |
| Roison
Walsh |
One-Step
Team-GOLD |
| Rita
Keane |
One-Step
Team-SILVER |
| Aaron
McGuire |
Patterns-SILVER |
| Aaron
McGuire |
One-Step
Team-SILVER |
| Jenny
McGuire |
Patterns-SILVER |
| Jenny
McGuire |
One-step
Team-SILVER |
| Chris
Kehoe |
Team
Patterns-SILVER |
| Roisin
Walsh |
Sparring-SILVER |
| Jason
O'Grady |
Sparring-SILVER |
| Jason
O'Grady |
Team
Patterns-SILVER |
| Sinead
O'Connor |
One-Step
Team-SILVER |
| John
Phillips |
Sparring-SILVER |
| Jamie
O'Connor |
Sparring-SILVER |
| Dianne
Peare |
Sparring-BRONZE |
| Rita
Keane |
Patterns-BRONZE |
| Amy
McGuire |
Team
Patterns-BRONZE |
| Sarah
Cuffe |
Team
Patterns-BRONZE |
| Jenny
McGuire |
Team
Patterns-BRONZE |
| Jenny
McGuire |
One-Step
Team-BRONZE |
| April
Keeling |
One-Step
Team-BRONZE |
| Sinead
O'Connor |
Sparring-BRONZE |
| John
Quigely |
Sparring-BRONZE |
| John
Phillips |
Patterns-BRONZE |
| Jamie
O'Connor |
Patterns-BRONZE |
WELL
DONE EVERYONE!
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MUNSTER
CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMERICK 2009 |
Students took
part in the Munster Open in the University of
Limerick recently. The small squad who where
accompanied by Mrs Linda Phillips did fantastic
in this event and won plenty of trophies and
titles. Mr and Mrs Phillips are very proud
of the students achievements and look forward to
the next event.
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A.I.M.A.A TRADITONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 |
Students from
Wexford took part in the prestigious Traditional
Championships which i held annually by Master
John Darcy, who is the European Director. This
is a fantastic competition that shows off the
traditional elements of Tae Kwon Do and the
A.I.M.A.A Curriculum. Students from all over
Ireland attended this event along with A.I.M.A.A
Scotland who attend each year.
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A.I.M.A.A LEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 |
The Leinster
Open was run by Mr Gerry Long and Mr James
Farrell of AIMAA in Dublin. The event attracted
hundreds of people to it and was fantastic to
watch and compete in. The students from Wexford
as usual came away with a massive haul of
trophies, much to the delight of Instructors Mr
& Mrs Phillps.
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