[4] After several years, a Korean instructor (Yung Wu Kwon, 3rd dan) arrived at the club and began teaching them after he had moved to Ireland to look for work.

[2] Cho graded Howard, Dandy and Matthews to red belt, but shortly afterwards he had to leave for the USA in search of work.

The class continued to train together and after a while they heard of another Korean black belt who had just arrived in England from Singapore, Rhee Ki Ha (then 5th dan), whom they contacted and arranged to visit him in Coventry where he was living.

As a test of power they were required to break two inches of timber with various kicks, punch ten tiles, and finally chop a house brick.

[5] The members of the RITA then travelled the country performing demonstrations in order to boost develop public awareness of the martial art with result that further taekwondo schools were established throughout Ireland.

[6] Three years later, at the 1978 World Championships held in Oklahoma, USA, Howard won two silver medals while Dandy took home a gold.

In recognition of their efforts to strengthen ITF taekwondo in Ireland, Rhee presented Howard and Phelan with awards for their indomitable spirit.

Robert Howard Jr. has been practicing taekwondo since 1979 and trains and assists with teaching in his father's classes in Cabra, Dublin, as well as being an examiner to Athlone and Galway schools.