Templeogue TaeKwon-Do School

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Templeogue TaeKwon-Do Club was originally started in Templeogue College, Templeville road in 1991.

Master Douglas

Master Douglas is the Chief Instructor for Templeogue TaeKwon-Do, he began his TaeKwon-Do career in july 1973 at Dublin No.2 club under Mr. Robert Howard (now Master Howard), in Sean McDermott street, Dublin. At the time there were only two TaeKwon-Do clubs in Dublin; The No.1 club was in Broadstone and the No.2 club was the afore mentioned Sean McDermott street club.

In his 32 years in TaeKwon-Do, Master Douglas has not only limited his skills to the physical side of TaeKwon-Do. He was also the organiser of many international and national tournaments, courses and seminars. Master Douglas has been on various committees to promote TaeKwon-Do around Ireland. Master Douglas has also been a highly regarded instructor for the past 28 years. Since 2002, he has coached the ITF Ireland squad with distinction.

At Present:

National Association Director of Coaching

Chief Instructor, Templeogue TaeKwon-Do club.

The following is a brief summary of Master Douglas' career to date:

1977	Received 1st Degree Black Belt Under Master Choi-Hong Hi
1977	Irish National Champion; Power 1st Place
1978	International Seminar under Grand Master Choi Hong Hi
1980	Received 2nd Degree Black Belt under Master Rhee Ki Ha
1980	European Championships, London; Irish Team Member
1982	European Championships, Italy; Irish Team Member
1982	Irish National Champion; Special Technique 1st Place
1983	Irish National Champion; Special Technique 1st Place
1984	World Championships, Scotland
1985	Received 3rd Degree Black Belt under Master Hee Il Cho
1985	Waterford Championships, Ireland; Overall Champion
1986	Arklow Championships, Ireland; Patterns 1st Place
1986	Open TaeKwon-Do Championships, Dublin; Sparring 1st Place
1987	Open TaeKwon=Do Championships, Dublin; Patterns 1st Place
1987	British TaeKwon-Do Championship, U.K.; Patterns 2nd Place
1988	Received 4th Degree Black Belt under Master Hee Il Cho
1989	Coach for 2 Junior Teams for British TaeKwon-Do Championships;
	Placed 1st and 2nd Place
1990	Tournament Director for 4 Nations Tournament (Ireland, England,
	Germany & Holland)
1993	Tournament Director for 12 Nations Tournament Including Russia & Australia
1991-1994	Irish Team Manager
1994	Received 5th Degree Black Belt under Master Hee Il Cho
1994	Received International Instructors Certficate from I.T.F.
1995	International Seminar under Grand Master Choi Hong Hi
1996	Received Class A International Umpire Certificate
1999	International Seminar under Grand Master Choi Hong Hi
1999	Received 6th Degree Black Belt under Master Choi Jong-Hwa
2002	Irish National Coach for European Championships Squad, Czech Republic
2003	Irish National Coach to I.T.F. Ireland Squad for European
	Championships, Croatia;
	Gold Medal for Team Power
2003	Irish National Coach for World Championships Squad, Poland;
	Gold Medal for Team Power;
	Gold Medal for Team Pattern
2004	Irish National Coach for World Championships Squad, Finalnd;
	Bronze Medal for Team Pattern;
	Bronze Medal for Team Power;
	6 Individual Medals
2004	Irish National Coach for the Junior World Championships Squad,
	Italy;
	Gold Medal for Individual Pattern;
	Bronze Medal for Indiviual Sparring
2004	Received International Instructors Certificiate under I.T.F.
	Technical Committee
2005	Head Coach, Irish National Team, European Championships, Terracina, Italy
	Winning 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze.
2005	Received 7th Degree Black Belt under Master Hector Marano VIII Degree,
	Master Pablo Trajtenberg VIII Degree, Grand Master Van Bihn IX Degree
	and Master Trân Trieu Quân VIII Degree.
2005	International Instructors course under I.T.F. Technical Committee
2005	Head coach for Irish National team, World Championships, Germany,
	in which members of squad won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals


At Present:	Director of Coaching, National Association (I.N.T.A)