Pilsung Taekwondo -
Sheffield Est 1992
(Victory Through Perserverance)
(Victory Through Perserverance)
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Ian Murphy 3rd Dan
Ian Murphy first started martial arts in his teens in
Ireland training in Wado Ryu Karate and Kickboxing achieving Brown Belt
standard. Ian also trained in Tai Chi Chuan for a period. Due to career
commitments Ian had a considerable break from martial arts training until
restarting in his ‘30s participating in a number of martial arts including Kung
Fu, Jujitsu, Wing Chun & Taekwondo.
It was WTF Taekwondo that held Ian’s interest as an exciting spectator sport and
dynamic technical traditional martial art. Ian was also impressed with the
integrity, expertise and skill of the instructors within Pilsung Association and
therefore has since concentrated on developing as a Taekwondo practitioner. Ian
Murphy started his Taekwondo training with Simon Turton as instructor in 2003
and has trained with Master Hill and other Pilsung instructors over the years.
Ian’s dedication to training paid off when promoted to 1st Dan in April 2008.
Ian believes that this is only the beginning of his learning and is keen to
develop further. Ian is also committed to promote WTF Taekwondo and to
contribute to Pilsung as the local association providing high quality tuition
and training in an established Olympic sport.
Ian tries to regulary attend regional training Poomse & Self Defense seminars
where possible to gain a more rounded experience of training methods and styles.Acheivements
* Gained 1st Dan 2008 - Mansfield* Gained 2nd Dan 2010 - Mansfield
* Gained 3rd Dan April 2012 Master Ian Lennox (Mansfield)