The Greats of Tae Kwon Do
Stephan Ryan

Mr. Stephen Ryan commenced his Taekwon-Do career in 1993 in Ennis Taekwon-Do Club, which was then under the instruction of Mr. Tim Forde IV Dan and is now under the Instruction of  Mr. Kevin Kinsella IV Dan.  Mr. Ryan established Quin Taekwon-Do Club in July 2004. Mr. Ryan has completed several International Instructor Training Courses, inluding one under General Choi Hong- Hi.  As a competitor Mr. Ryan has held National Champion titles in Pattern, Sparring and Special Technique.  At International level, Mr. Ryan was a member of the 2003 Irish Team which won a Gold Medal for Team Power in the XVIII European Championships, Croatia and two Gold Medals for Team Pattern and Team Power in the XIII World Championships, Poland.  Mr. Ryan is currently the ITA Secretary General, a member of the Executive Committee and a member of the Technical and Instruction Committee. As well as his Taekwon-Do qualifications. Mr. Ryan also holds a 1st- Class Honours Degree in Physical Education.

 

2006	Irish Cup International - 1st place III-VI Dan Patterns, 3rd Place -71kg Sparring, 2nd Place Team Pattern 2nd Place Team Pattern
2006	Irish Cup International - 1st place III-VI Dan Patterns, 3rd Place -71kg Sparring, 2nd Place Team Pattern
2006	2nd ITF World Cup Benidorm Spain - Coach to Female Senior Team - Bronze Team Pattern
2006	Completed Umpire Course & Seminar, Dublin - Master Wim Bos VIII Dan
2006	Promoted to IV Dan Black Belt
2006	Completed International Instructor Training Course (England) under Master Hector Marano VIII Dan, Master Pablo Trajtenberg VIII Dan and Wim Bos VIII Dan, Master Tran Trieu Quan VIII Dan, ITF President
2005	ITC Midwest Open Championships 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
2005	AITA South Eastern Championships - 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
2005	Viking Cup International, Skovde, Sweden - 3rd place III & IV Dan Pattern
2005	Completed International Instructor Training Course under Master Hector Marano VIII Dan, Master Pablo Trajtenberg VIII Dan and Wim Bos VIII Dan, Master Tran Trieu Quan VIII Dan, ITF President in Dublin Ireland
2005	Accredited ITF Umpire Certificate Class "B"
2005	1st European Cup, England - 1st place III Dan Pattern and 2nd place Team Pattern
2005	Conferred with BSc in Physical Education, 1st Class Honours from the University of Limerick
2005	Italian Open, Terracina - 2nd place Pattern and 3rd place Team Pattern
2004	AITA National Championships - 1st place Pattern, 1st place Sparring, 1st place Special Technique, 2nd place Power
2004	IUTF Open International - 1st place Pattern
2004	AITA South Eastern Championships - 1st place Pattern, 1st place Sparring, 1st place Special technique and 2nd place Power
2004	Member of the Irish Coaching Teaml for Junior ITF World Championships Riccone, Italy
2004	Established Quin School of Taekwon-Do
2004	Completed International Instructor Training Course under the ITF Technical Committee in Rimini, Italy
2004	Represented the AITA Ireland at the 1st Taekwon-Do World Cup in Orlando, Florida, USA
2003	INTA International Open - 3rd place Pattern and 2nd place Sparring
2003	Promoted to III Dan Black Belt
2003	European Championships - Irish National Team Member
2003	European Championships - 1st place Team Power
2003	ITF World Championships - Irish National Team Member
2003	ITF World Championships - 1st place Team Pattern and 1st place Team Power
2002	AITA National Championships - 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
2002	RITA South Eastern Championships - 1st place Sparring
2002	RITA Open, Galway - 3rd place Sparring
2002	Completed International Instructor Training Course under Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha IX Dan in Dublin, Ireland
2001	European Championships Benidorm, Spain - Member Irish National Team
2001	TAI Best of the Best - 3rd place Pattern, 1st place Sparring and 1st place Team Sparring
2001	AITA South Eastern Championships - 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
2001	RITA National Championships - 1st place Sparring
2001	INTA International Open - 2nd place Sparring
2001	Promoted to II Dan Black Belt
2000	Became Assistant Instructor at the Ballyea School of Taekwon-Do, Clare
2000	Elected National Coach for the AITA
2000	Scotland vs Ireland (select) team event
2000	Interversities Taekwon-Do Championships - 1st place Sparring
1999	Completed International Instructor Training Course under General Choi Hong Hi in Dublin, Ireland
1999	Munster Open Taekwon-Do Championships - 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
1999	AITA National Championships - 1st place Sparring
1999	Taekwon-Do Sport Championships, Scotland - 1st place Sparring and 2nd place Team Sparring
1999	IUTF Cork Open - 1st place Sparring
1999	Promoted to I Dan Black Belt
1998	IAMA Open - 1st place Sparring
1998	Cork Open Taekwon-Do Championships - 2nd place Sparring
1997	IAMA Open Championships - 1st place Pattern and 1st place Sparring
1996	Taekwon-Do International Cork Open Championships - 3rd place Sparring
1996	RITA Open Taekwon-Do Championships - 1st place Sparring
1994	AITA National Championships - 1st place Sparring
1993	Commenced training