NEWS
		GRADING PROMOTION EXAMINATION A Grading took place in Dunboyne Old School on Wednesday 23rd November 2005 under Master Kavanagh VII Degree, Mr Birthistle V Degree and Mr Coker II Degree. One student promoted to 8th Kup and sixteen students promoted to 9th Kup.   ________________________________________________________________________   ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED   An Assistant Instructor is required for Ashbourne Community Centre as Mr Singleton has been recalled to Parnell St.   Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8pm.   Please contact Master Kavanagh at 0862426479 or email pauljosephkavanagh@eircom.net.   Please inform your own instructor before contacting Master Kavanagh as a sign of courtesy to him/her in the true Taekwon-Do spirit.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     IRISH ITF TAEKWON-DO MASTER RECEIVES SPAIN’S HIGHEST AWARD AT INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR   At a recent International Taekwon-Do Seminar given by IX Degree Grand Master Rhee Ki-Ha in Alcoy, Spain, Master Paul Kavanagh was presented with Spain’s highest award by the President of ITF Taekwon-Do in Spain, Master Mario Pons Botella, in recognition of the help and support given by Master Kavanagh to ITF Spain over the past two years.   The seminar was attended by over fifty students from six countries who enjoyed intensive training and corrections by Grand Master Rhee in all aspects of the fundamental movements and patterns of Taekwon-Do. Even after only two days the improvement in standards could be seen in the students.   Surprise visitors to the seminar were three Korean Masters who had trained under General Choi Hong-Hi, the Legendary Founder of Taekwon-Do, more than thirty years ago. Because of the intense political pressure in those days they emigrated to Spain and Portugal and became isolated from the main Taekwon-Do group. Hearing that the world famous Grand Master Rhee Ki-Ha was giving a seminar in Spain, they took the opportunity to visit the seminar and express their desire to re-join the main ITF Taekwon-Do Federation.