Master Val Douglas VII Degree
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Master Douglas began his Taekwon-Do career in July 1973 at Dublin No.2 club, in Sean McDermott Street, Dublin. 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.
| 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: | Vice President of National Association (I.N.T.A) |
