R.I.T.A.

Back in the day when I first started Taekwon-Do , the dojang would prominently display the Korean flag. This served to denote the art as a whole - its origin , its terminology and its whole ethos.




Everybodys dobok,including mine displayed two badges. One was the I.T.F. badge of the International Taekwon-Do Federation.



The other was of the R.I.T.A. - Republic of Ireland Taekwon-Do Association.



Of course back then , I had no ideas of the political machinations of such organisations. I just loved Taekwon-Do and everything in the world was beautiful and full of mystery!