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John McNally is the founder of the Absolute Taekwon-do Association based in Sutton Coldfied, Birmingham, West midlands. He also Founded the ITC (International Taekwon-do Council) which is growing for the benefit of all Martial arts. After over 37 years in Martial arts his dedication and passion to teach ensures concise effective teaching methods and you can be confident that what you learn will be effective for the improvement in your own physical well being but also the dramaticaly improved safety of self. Master John McNally 6th Degree

Mr McNally started [|Martial arts] in 1980 officially when aged 9 years old, within the world of [|Karate] starting with [|Shotokan] and then Wado Ryu. Then after achieving first degree in both styles after many hard nervous gradings at the temple in Birmingham City centre, he decided to try something new, so after trying a couple of other arts hei ultimateley began Chang hon TKD in 1989, then had a break of 1 year in 1992 due to lifes interventions. Returning to Martial, he restarted at beginner grade at a Taekwon-do school in Sutton coldfield where after going through the sylabus gained his 1st degree in 1998. While been assisting the instructor since green belt in manners were suitable to his rank, while attending and training in all classes available to him (3 times a night and three times a week), then upon attaining  another degree grade, also while still assisting the instructor all the more in his classes, 3-4 times a week also taking the class when the instructor was unavailable due to operations or holidays, in less than 6 months John McNally  opened his first school in Barnet North of London. Then a year later and just down the road from Barnet, opened another school in Borehamwood then 2 years later opened another in Coleshill in Birmingham West Midlands. After a disagreement with the way in which the path was going for the association he was with and thier aims, it was decided that it was time they parted ways.

Mr McNally will not just teach you a few fancy moves and let you believe this is effective, he will teach you skills that when practiced with committed enthusiasm, will be effective, while learning many other self defence and self development attributes.

In regards Master McNallys grading history, then one must admit he did not stick to grading at the earliest times possible as he concentrated more on teaching his students and helping others. Eventually gaining 2nd Degree in 2000 3rd in April 2007 4th in December 2012

The first person to voice their opinions on this in 2011 was Grand Master Kwang Duk Chung who gave me my 5th degree due to time served and assistance offered to others and also due to the actual commited time to training and more. However i respectfully declined this due to not performing on the floor, so he requested that i shoud present under My Grandmaster Paul Liversidge and this i did for all gradings.

I do appreciate what people say and this is thier opinion upon persons that do train 2 times a week and live thier lives to the full, however Mr McNally has trained much much more than the normal standard and from 2000 has been encouraging and helping many schools and thier instructors, while dedicating the majority of his life to furthering Taekwon-do

Now as of October 2016 and with 27 years of TKD history behind him, He looks forward to the future in working with all the families of the arts and sharing time and knowledge with eachother.

Under the polite insistence of the family Grand Master Paul Liversidge who in January 2016 has also celebrated over 50 years in Taekwon-Do whilste also been a true military man. Also with the voice of support from many senior masters that know me and also have seen what i have been aiming to do as a benefit for all Martial way practitioners my 6th Degree was gained on the 25th October 2015.

Due to the way in which Taekwon-do and many arts have become segregated for one reason or another.

Master McNally created and founded the International Taekwon-do Council in September 2010. Commonly known as the ITC..

The ITC want you to keep your own identity, they do not wish to control any one even if possible and will not let another group or school stop another group or school from joining the ITC or working with them as the politics and ego's etc of one school or the other will start and stop with said schools.

With been run non profit and with nothing to hide and no hidden agenda's, all we aim to do is help everyone no matter thier religion, race, colour, badge, style or art. If there are any questions then ask him or the representatives and maybe it may surprise you, after all you dont know until you ask

The future of the ITC is to help all practitioners world wide, to work towards a peacefull world with positivity and unity of many different branches of the tree working together as one, because seeds get laid and take on thier own paths and colours.

In Brief some points: At 2016 the Instructor Master John McNally has over 36 years in Martial and 27 in TKD. 6th Degree Master as of 2015 under ITF GTF GTFI AOMA ITC ATKDA JTF EJTF