Ms. Mary Mannion is originally from Minnesota , and has studied Taekwon-do in both the U.S. and Ireland for over 20 years. She has been a member of the IUTF since 1997. Based in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ms. Mannion runs three very strong schools in the area, with 18 black belt students. She has guided a number of her junior and senior students to European and Irish titles and more success stories are anticipated in the future.