Directors and Istructors
The Directors of the Isle of Man Taekwondo Association Limited are:-
Master Richard Halsall - Fourth Dan Black Belt (Kukkiwon)
Richard began his Taekwondo training whilst at University in Manchester in 1988 and obtained his first degree black belt in 1999, his second degree in 2002, his third degree in 2005 in Korea and his fourth degree in 2008. He represented his University in the British University Championships and has represented the Island in various national competitions in the U.K. He has trained in Seoul, Korea, in Australia and France and has taught in a range of places from the Isle of Man to Cambodia.Richard is a graduate of the International Instructors Course at Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Seoul.
He is a partner in a local law firm.
Richard Halsall
BridsonHalsall
Advocates
20 Athol Street
Douglas
Isle of Man
British Isles
IM1 1JA
Telephone: (0044) (0) (1624) 614422
Fax: (0044) (0) (1624) 614488
Alistair Audsley - Second Dan Black Belt ( Kukkiwon)
Alistair started Taekwondo in 1998 and obtained his first degree black belt in 2002 and his second degree in 2007. He has represented the Island at various national competitions in the U.K. Both he and Richard represented the Isle of Man fighting the Scottish team players at the Isle of Man Five Nation Championships which were held at the NSC in 1998 and televised on Sky Sports.
Formerly, Alistair was better known on the Isle of Man as a sprinter. Winner of 8 Gold medals at World Island Games championships, and an AAA British top 30 ranking for 6 years, Alistair leads the sport development aspects of the Isle of Man Taekwondo Association.
He is Managing Director of Solus Strategic Limited, an advertising and design agency.
Alistair Audsley
c/o Solus Strategic Limited
2nd Floor
20 Athol Street
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 1JA
T: +44 (0)1624 666000
F: +44 (0)1624 666111
M: +44 (0)7624 495203
E: alistair@solus-strategic.com
W: www.solus-strategic.com
Consultants
Grand Master Tony Vohra - 8th Dan (Kukkiwon)
Grand Master Vohra is the Isle of Man WTF International Referee (IR) for both Poomse and Kyrougi. He is a Kukkiwon First Class International Instructor.
Master Dong Jin Bae - Sixth Dan (Kukkiwon)
Master Bae is a former Korean Champion and Korean Navy Team Coach. Master Bae is our Chief examiner and Korean Liason Officer.
Master Peter Hankin
Master Hankin of Total Taekwondo Liverpool provides consultancy services to IOMTKD in Taekwondo Sport training, coaching and development. Master Hankin is a professional taekwondo coach. He is a 5th dan black belt.
Master Gun Lee - Fourth Dan (Kukkiwon)
Master Lee lives on the Isle of Man and is a former Korean Airforce Team Member. He has represented the Isle of Man team and plays a major part in taekwondo education and development. He is a graduate of the Kukkiwon Masters Course.
Instructors and Council Members
IOMTKD is constantly expanding with much of the hard work carried out by its Council which includes in addition to the directors dan grade instructors, Brian Quayle, 2nd Dan, Jerry Carter, 2nd Dan, Dr Mark Leslie, 2nd Dan, Dr Jayne Leslie, 2nd Dan, Jane Leonard,1st Dan, Lisa Meads 1st Dan and Sarah Moore, 1st Dan. Mark and Jayne are graduates of the Kukkiwon International Instructors Course. Mark and Brian are the locally based kyorugi team coaches.