| Master Terence Geoghegan |
Master Terence Geoghegan, 7th degree black belt,
is Senior Vice-President and General Counsel for the
United States International Taekwon-Do Federation
(USITF). He is an ITF International Instructor and an
ITF class "A" referee.
Mr. Geoghegan began studying Taekwon-Do in
September 1977, at
California State University, Hayward, under Master
Robert Zambetti. In 1980 he moved to Santa
Barbara, California, where he began studying ITF
Taekwon-Do under Master Sabree Salleh. Around
1985, Master Salleh returned to his native Malaysia,
and Mr. Geoghegan began training with Master
Robert N. Wheatley, 7th Dan, who had recently
immigrated from his native Ireland. Between 1987
and 1992, Mr. Geoghegan studied law by
correspondence while traveling through Europe by
motorcycle. As luck would have it, he found himself
in Budapest when the Hungarian border guards
opened the Austrian border, in Berlin when "the Wall"
came down, and in Prague during the Velvet
Revolution. All during this time, he was privileged to
train with highly-ranked instructors in Portugal,
Germany, Austria, Italy, and Greece, and to teach in
their schools.
Mr. Geoghegan returned to the United States in
1992, and makes his home in Ventura, California,
where he practices law. He has been privileged to
train with many of the world's highest ranking
instructors, including the founder, General Choi Hong
Hi and Master Choi Jung Hwa, 8th Dan. Mr.
Geoghegan has an extensive tournament résumé,
and has medaled repeatedly in patterns, in sparring,
and in breaking. He finally retired from the ring at the
age of 44, after winning the gold medal in the men's
heavyweight black-belt sparring competition at the
ITF California State Championships, in February,
2000.
is Senior Vice-President and General Counsel for the
United States International Taekwon-Do Federation
(USITF). He is an ITF International Instructor and an
ITF class "A" referee.
Mr. Geoghegan began studying Taekwon-Do in
September 1977, at
California State University, Hayward, under Master
Robert Zambetti. In 1980 he moved to Santa
Barbara, California, where he began studying ITF
Taekwon-Do under Master Sabree Salleh. Around
1985, Master Salleh returned to his native Malaysia,
and Mr. Geoghegan began training with Master
Robert N. Wheatley, 7th Dan, who had recently
immigrated from his native Ireland. Between 1987
and 1992, Mr. Geoghegan studied law by
correspondence while traveling through Europe by
motorcycle. As luck would have it, he found himself
in Budapest when the Hungarian border guards
opened the Austrian border, in Berlin when "the Wall"
came down, and in Prague during the Velvet
Revolution. All during this time, he was privileged to
train with highly-ranked instructors in Portugal,
Germany, Austria, Italy, and Greece, and to teach in
their schools.
Mr. Geoghegan returned to the United States in
1992, and makes his home in Ventura, California,
where he practices law. He has been privileged to
train with many of the world's highest ranking
instructors, including the founder, General Choi Hong
Hi and Master Choi Jung Hwa, 8th Dan. Mr.
Geoghegan has an extensive tournament résumé,
and has medaled repeatedly in patterns, in sparring,
and in breaking. He finally retired from the ring at the
age of 44, after winning the gold medal in the men's
heavyweight black-belt sparring competition at the
ITF California State Championships, in February,
2000.
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