Bishopstown's trip to the UK this February was a great experience and success for all the students and parents involved. 23 students travelled to the PUMA Open International: Ethan, Sarah, Zumyra, Aniq, Nurain, Dania, Abbie, Rebecca, Syaheera and black belts Eyad, Sarah, Samuel, Syaireen, Zulyqa, Sandra, , Luke, Oliwia, Pia, Sophie, Ian, Ms Marion Haussmann, Mr Sam O'Sullivan, and Mr Alex Walsh. Our students performed exceptionally well, showing a significant improvement from

The 2020 Puma International Open is being held on Saturday 8th of February 2020 in the Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon. ​ TKDI students wishing to attend should contact their instructor as soon as possible for tournament and accommodation details. This event is highly recommended by TKDI instructors who travel to this event annually. ​ All grades, ages and ability welcome!

NUIG at the Leinster Championships On Sunday the 24th of March, 2 members of NUIG Taekwon-do Ireland travelled to Athlone Institute of Technology in Westmeath to compete in the Leinster Championships, hosted by Athlone Taekwon-do. The team consisting of two men from the club, Aaron Croke and Christopher O’Brien did very well securing medals in both categories that they competed in. Both did very well in the patterns section securing a silver medal each. Christopher compet

Bishopstown Taekwondo travelled to Gormanston Co. Meath for the INTA International Open Championships at the weekend. The SMA Hall Wilton based club were competing at this event for the first time. It is the longest running International Open in Europe. There were 500 competitors competing over the two days. First up were the junior yellow belts, with Sarah Alexander winning Gold in under 8 sparring demonstrating fantastic speed of punching in a hard fought final. Ethan Alexa

On Saturday 23rd of February, 6 members of NUIG Tae Kwon-Do travelled down to the Mardyke Arena in Cork to take part in the Tae Kwon-Do Intervarsities, hosted by UCC. The team did well through the day, walking away with 14 medals: 5 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze. They started well with Roisin O’Loughlin scoring silver in the female black belt patterns. The team also saw great success in the male red tag to black tag category, cleaning house with Cathal Ó Murchú scorning bronze

TKDI were represented well at THREE tournaments last weekend with some dedicated students traveling to more than one event! On Saturday 20th October Bishopstown TKD made the early morning journey to Gormanston, Co. Meath, and it proved a roaring success! 16 of their students traveled to compete in the INTA National Championships, earning 20 medals altogether. Abbie, Brenda Fitzgerald, Zumyra, Zulyqa and Mr Conor Dorgan all earned Bronze in their Patterns. Syaheera and Sarah

Bishopstown TKDI started the new training season with a busy September. First up was the SMA Hall's Family Day on Sunday September 9th. Father Michael invited junior and senior students to give the residents of Bishopstown and Wilton a demonstration of their skills, on a beautiful autumn evening with the assistance of Mr. Kevin Fitzgibbon on the mic! They performed a sample of patterns, sparring and self defense in front of a large appreciative crowd that included Bishop Buc

Carrigaline's Ms Amy Sullivan scoops the bronze medal in the ITF World Championships in Argentina. This was an excellent result considering that this was Amy's first time competing at senior level on the international stage. Amy had a comfortable win in her first match against a Uruguayan competitor who she proved to be too strong for. Her opponent in the semi-finals was the very experienced English competitor Kelly Rose. Amy had beaten her earlier in the year during her

On Saturday 21st July 2018 members of TKDI joined with over 300 practitioners from across the country to represent Ireland in the 2018 TI World Championships in Birmingham Arena. Ballincollig, Ballinora, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, DIT & NUIG all made the trip on what was to be a memorable weekend for all our students. Here are some reports from our participating clubs... Carrigaline students Ashwin, Clair, Chaia, Cormac, Faye, Zoe and Ken trained hard all year wi

Bishopstown Tae Kwon-Do Club held their annual tournament on Sunday 15th April and this year, invited guests from Blarney UTI to join competitors from TKDI clubs across the city. There was fun, fighting, falls (not looking at you Mr. Ian O'Brien!!) and fantastic displays agility and talent on the day. Everyone left with a smile and if they were very luck, a trophy! Ninjas, Juniors, Seniors and Tag Teams!! We hope you enjoy some shots of the day!

A massive day in the NUIG calendar as they hosted the 2018 Intervarsities Tournament on Sunday 15th April. Over 50 competitors in attendance from 6 universities north and south of the border, made of an exciting day of competition, friendly university rivalry and club camaraderie! NUIG TKDI DIT Tae Kwon-Do UCC Tae Kwon-Do Club UL Tae Kwon-Do Club UCD TKD Maynooth University Tae Kwon-Do Club SRC Tae Kwon-DO We wish Maynooth Tae Kwon-Do Club the best of luck in 2019 as they

Trophies aplenty in Gael Scoil Ui Riordain as Ballincollig Tae Kwon-Do School hosted their annual junior tournament! Club members from Ballincollig, Ballinora, Bishopstown, Carrigaline, Crosshaven and Frankfield were among the competitors that gave their all on the mats on a cold February morning! Below are a few pictures - if you would like to see the full album, visit Ballincollig's page where you might see a familiar face or two! Well done Ms Catherine O'Boyle for another

The last weekend in January was a busy one for TKDI students with Tournaments in both UCC and Neptune. Saturday saw students from NUIG and DIT clubs competing in the Open Intervarsities Tournament in UCC, while Sunday they were joined by Bishopstown, Ballinora, Carrigaline and Crosshaven clubs for the annual Scion Tournament in Neptune Stadium. Well done to all competitors, and we look forward to more successful events in the future! Article by Mr. Liam Og Griffin - Evening

This weekend TKDI students from all over the country head to the UK with Master & Mrs Burke for the British Championships. With over 30 rings running it was an impressive and daunting sight but students from Cork, Dublin and Galway all rallied round to boost the troops! Well done everyone on an exceptional weekend!