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The Connacht Taekwon-do Schools form the western division of the Irish United Taekwon-do Federation (I.U.T.F.) The I.U.T.F consists of over forty Taekwon-do clubs in Ireland and is the Irish representative for the International Taekwon-do Federation, headed by Grandaster Choi, Jung Hwa. Through Connacht Taekwon-do Schools, you can obtain access to training under top class international instructors, National/International Taekwon-do and Kickboxing tournaments, as well as grappling/self-defence workshops.

Connacht Taekwon-do Schools include Taekwon-do Academies from all over Connacht, from Galway to Athlone. The chief instructor, is one of the few Irish full time martial arts instructors who is also fully qualified as a fitness instructor.

SEE BELOW FOR THE FULL LIST OF BENEFITS YOU GET WITH US.

Chief Instructor, Mr. Fitzgibbon in action

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Updated January 3rd, 2009

BREAKING NEWS

Mr. Fitzgibbon wins three gold medals and Mr Brydone wins gold, silver & bronze in German International Championships. Click here for the full story.

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Calendar

Jan 24: Munster Championships

Jan 31: Squad Training, Tralee & Athlone

Feb 7: ITF World Championship Trials

Feb 14: Squad Training, Instructors course

Feb 21: Kinsale Tournament

Feb 28: Squad Training, Referee Course, Tralee

March 7: Squad Training, Black Belt prelims, Tralee

March 14: Blackrock champs

March 13/14: INTA Open

March 20: Aragon Championships

March 21: Squad Training, Gort

March 28: Leinsters

April 4 Easter Sunday

April 17: master Maidana seminars

April 18: Holland tournament

April 25: Connaught Champ’s

May 9: Black Belt Grading, Tralee

August 2010, ITF World Championships, Seoul, Korea.

June 2011, ITF European Championships, June 25-July 1; Venue Neptune Stadium , Cork, Ireland.

What you get when you join Connacht Taekwon-do Schools

An attentive, interested instructor who cares about your well-being inside and outside the dojang.
A highly qualified instructor who takes part in at least one international instructor course per year, annual umpire course and instructor course.
A thorough child protection policy, backed by a child protection officer, who is an experienced social worker.
Access to the top master instructors in the World, brought right to your doorstep via regular masterclasses in Galway and Athlone.
Access to no less than four major Regional/National tournaments per year, all run by internationally qualified referees.
Some of the instructors have experience of corrective exercises e.g. stretches and muscle activation exercises to help manage postural problems caused by today’s lifestyle. For example, what hip mobility exercise should every man do but 99% of women avoid? If a member joins who has tight quadriceps muscles, what stretches & strength exercises should he/she do to alleviate the problem and what should be avoided? Most other instructors can’t answer these.
In these days of widespread chronic illness, e.g. heart disease, type II diabetes, cancer, etc… nutritional deficiency is almost always a leading factor. Misinformation is unfortunately also widespread. Your instructor will certainly have a rudimentary knowledge of nutritional advice. Are you availing of it? Through Mr. Fitzgibbon, each student and instructor of Connacht Taekwon-do Schools™ can access the latest research done for you. Did you know that one of the most popular multivitamin formulations available in shops today has amongst, other ingredients, sugar, salt and partially hydrogenated soybean oil? This last ingredient is a major cause of heart disease according the Harvard School of Public Health.
You can receive a tailor-made nutritional program based on your specific health goals or concerns from Mr. Fitzgibbon, who is backed by B.Sc. NUI Galway, and years of research.
You receive a specific, goal-orientated training syllabus and grading system. Nothing is left to chance. Every instructor is on the same page, following the same system so members can move from one Connacht (or even nationwide IUTF) club to another and be confident in their knowledge.
Supplementary DVD’s are available at certain grades to facilitate members training at home. Just go along with the videos on your DVD player and enjoy the experience of “almost” having an instructor at home.
Dedicated website providing all the latest news, health and fitness tips, downloadable theory content, etc. COMING SOON – PREMIUM CONTENT PAGES WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE OF EXERCISES, FITNESS TIPS, ETC…
Chief Instructor, Mr. Fitzgibbon is one of the few martial arts instructors to have an internationally recognised fitness qualification (ITEC). He also works with athletes from other sports helping them after injury and gets referrals from therapists and orthopaedic consultants.