Fitness, Personal Training and Tae Kwon-Do Centres
Fitness
Some of the benefits of exercising
- You'll Improve Your Memory
- You'll Have Better Posture
- You'll Boost Your Confidence
- You'll De-Stress
- You'll Sleep Better
- You'll Have More Energy
- You'll Get Sick Less Often
- You'll Live Longer
- You'll Just Be Happier
Tae Kwon-Do
WHAT TAEKWONDO CAN DO?
- Enhance self-esteem by heightening your physical and mental powers.
- Build confidence by encouraging you to succeed and to take control of your life.
- Develop discipline by thoroughly training your body and mind in the tenets and techniques of Taekwondo.
- Teach self-defense by training you to recognize situations in which physical self-defense may be necessary, and teaching you how to control such situations to your advantage.
- Strengthen your mind and body through increased physical coordination and mental discipline.
Master Neil Franks
Master Franks Profile
Introduction
Personal Details
Qualifications
Achievements
Umpiring & Coaching
- While in South Africa I trained more than 45 black belts from 1st to 4th degree many of who are still involved in the Taekwondo.
- I have been back in South Africa on regularly basis for seminars
- I have developed a working model to assist clubs in being successful. This include the technical and operational side (Admin and Finance)
- I am experienced in the establishment and development of a Taekwondo federation (GTF and AITF)
- I am still in regular contact with my black belt students in South Africa.
- I am involved in Taekwondo on a fulltime basis.
- Born in 1971 in South Africa as an Irish citizen
- Started Taekwondo at the age of 12
- Married with six children. (One of my daughters is a 2nd degree black belt)
- My professional career in Taekwondo started in the late 1980’s
- Moved to Ireland in July 2011
- Presently running two clubs in the Waterford region.
- I have a Sports Science diploma
- Affiliated with the Irish National Taekwondo Association (INTA) in Ireland
- On the grading panel for the INTA
- 1987 - Black Belt 1st Degree under the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF)
- 1989 - 2nd Degree Taekwondo Black Belt, under the ITF,
- 1991 - 3rd Degree Taekwondo Black Belt under the ITF Cert No SA -3-3
- 1995 - Graded to 4th Degree Taekwondo Belt in Italy Cert. No SA-4-2
- 1999 - Graded to 5th Degree Taekwondo with ITF in Dublin Ireland Cert No SA - 5 - 1
- 2005 - Graded To 6th Degree with GTF Cert No SA-6-1
- 2011 - Graded to Master 7th Degree under GTF 2011 Cert No SA-7-1/IRE-7-10
- 1985 - Awarded best Student in Taekwondo South Africa
- 1991 - Selected as Springbok to represent South Africa at the World Taekwon-Do Championships in Pyong Yang, North Korea
- 1993 - Selected at Protea to represent South Africa at the World Taekwon-Do Championships in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- 1995 - Won the Australasian Championships for Sparring and Patterns in Melbourne
- 2004 - Founded the Global Taekwondo Federation of South Africa and opened the Headquarters in Rivonia, Johannesburg
- 2005 - Brought Master Xuan Ha, 8th Degree Master and Technical Director of GTF to South Africa for a Technical International Seminar in Johannesburg
- 2006 - Six of my Black Belt students became World Champions at the GTF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Italy
- 2009 - Eight of my Black Belt students became World Champions at the GTF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Malaysia
- 2010 - Selected as one of three Instructors across the World to head up the Technical committee of the Global Taekwondo Federation by Technical Chairman Master Ha, 8th Degree Black Belt
- Qualified international ITF Referee
- Global Taekwon-Do International Referee, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011.
- Selected to coach Irish Team for Patterns in World Championships 2014.
- Selected to referee for ITF at World Championships.
- Refereed at most tournaments attended
Ballinakill Time Table
Monday - Ballinakill
Ballinakill
5:30 - 6:30 PM - Pandas
6:30 - 7:30 PM - Warriors
7:30 - 8:30 PM - Rangers
Tuesday - Ballinakill
Ballinakill
5:30 - 6:30 PM - Pandas
6:30 - 7:30 PM - Warriors
7:30 - 8:30 PM - Rangers
Wednesday - Ballinakill
Ballinakill
5:30 - 6:30 PM - Pandas
6:30 - 7:30 PM - Warriors
7:30 - 8:30 PM - Rangers
Thursday - Ballinakill
Ballinakill
5:30 - 6:30 PM - Pandas
6:30 - 7:30 PM - Warriors
7:30 - 8:30 PM - Rangers
Friday - Dunmore-East
Dunmore East
4:00 - 4:45 PM - Pandas
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Warriors
Saturday - Special Preparation Classes
Special classes in preparation for tournaments and championships of special events