Instructor Profile
Mr. James Dwyer
1996
- Started training in Bandon TaeKwon-Do Club under Mr. Gerard Allen and Ms. Brenda Green
1999
- Achieved 1st Dan Blackbelt under Master Karel Van Orsouw
2000
- Won Gold in Taekwon-Do Ireland Cork Opens
- Won Gold in Munster Opens, Macroom
2001
- Achieved 2nd Dan Blackbelt under Master Dermot Walsh
- Won Gold in C.T.I. Munster Championships
- Won Gold in Irish National Championships (Power)
2002
- Won Gold x2 in IUTF Leinster Championships, DCU
2003
- Won Gold in Irish National Championships (Sparring)
- Won Gold in Kinsale Opens
2004
- Achieved 3rd Dan Blackbelt under Master Dermot Walsh
- Silver medalist as member of TKDI Irish Team in Four Nations “Sword of Friendship” Tournament
2005
- Won Gold in TKDI West Cork Opens, Bandon
- Won Gold in Great Southern West Cork Opens, Clonakilty
- Gold medalist as member of TKDI Irish Team in Four Nations “Sword of Friendship” Tournament
- Represented Ireland in WKA and IASKA kick boxing World Championships, Niagra Falls, Canada
2006
- Won Gold in TKDI West Cork Opens, Bandon
- Won Gold in TK1 Lightning Tournament, Sydney, Australia
2007
- Opened Blackrock TaeKwon-Do club with Mr. Paul Manning
- Won Gold in NUI Galway Opens
- Represented Ireland in ITF Taekwondo World Championships, Birmingham, England
2008
- Achieved 4th Dan Blackbelt under Master Dermot Walsh & Master Denis Daly
- Won Gold in Kinsale Opens
- Won Gold in NUI Galway Opens
- Member of Irish Team for TI European Championships, Cork (Silver in Team Sparring)
- Winner of Blackrock Grand Champion Division
2009
- Opened Midleton TaeKwon-Do Club
- Won Gold x 2 in Kinsale Opens
- Won Gold x 2 in Redking Championships
- Won Gold in "Best of the Best" Taekwon-Do Championships
- Won Gold in NUI Galway Opens
- Won Gold in Blackrock Championships
- Winner of Blackrock Grand Champion Division
2010
- Won Gold in IUTF Connaught Championships
- Won Gold in Kinsale Opens
- Won Gold in Redking Championships
- Won Gold in Blackrock Championships (Tul)
- Winner of Blackrock Grand Champion Division
- Won Gold in ITF Aragon Tournament, Zaragosa, Spain
- Won Gold in Adult Middle Weight Sparring at ITF Taekwondo World Championships, Cheongju, Korea
- Won Bronze as member of Irish Team at ITF Taekwondo World Championships, Cheongju, Korea
- Won West Cork Opinion award for Sportsman of the Year
- Won Cork Indoor Sports award for Taekwon-Do
2011
- Gold in IUTF Cork Opens
- Gold in Midleton Tul Tournament
- Gold x 2 in Innishannon Championships
2012
- Gold in IUTF Cork Opens
- Gold in Redking Championships
2013
- Achieved 5th Dan Blackbelt under Master Dermot Walsh & Master Michael Burke
2014
- Won gold x 3 in DIT Championships (Tul, Sparring, Team)
2016
- Won Gold in Red King Championships
2017
- Won Gold x 2 in IUTF International Championships (Sparring & Tul)
- Won Gold in Red King Championships (Tul)
2018
- Won Gold in Kinsale / Scion Championships
- Won Gold x 2 in Rathpeacon Championships (Sparring & Tul)
- Won Gold in UK ITF Taekwon-Do Championships (Senior Heavy Weight)
- Won Gold in Senior Heavy Weight Sparring, ITF World Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Won Gold x 2 in Redking Championships (Sparring & Tul)
- Achieved 6th Dan Black Belt under Grand Master Trevor Nichols
2019
- Won Gold x 2 in Scion International Championships (Sparring & Tul)
- Winner of Scion Best Male Competitor Award
- Winner of CMAP Award for Best Male Fighter 2018
- Won Gold in ITA Munster Championships
- Won Gold x 2 in UK ITF Taekwon-Do Championships (Senior Sparring & Tul)
- Won Gold in Rathpeacon Championships
- Won Gold in Senior Sixth Degree Patterns, ITF European Championships, Cork, Ireland
- Won Gold in Team Patterns, ITF European Championships, Cork, Ireland
- Won Gold in Redking Championships
- Won Gold in Senior Heavy Weight Sparring, ITF Union Open World Championships, Sardinia, Italy
2020
- Won Gold x 3 in Scion International Championships (Adult Sparring, Veteran Sparring & Adult Tul)
- Winner of Scion Best Male Competitor Award
2021
- Won Gold x 2 in UK ITF Taekwon-Do Championships (Senior Sparring & Tul)
2022
- Won Gold x 2 in University World Championships, Manchester, England (Senior Sparring & Tul)
- Won Gold in Senior Heavy Weight Sparring, ITF World Championships, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Won Gold in Veteran Patterns, ITA National Championships, Limerick
