Master Paul McPhail

Dear members and visitors:

As you know, the President’s office has been responsible for ITF communications since Mr. Jean-Marc Demers stepped down as Chair of the ITF Communications Committee and Editor-in-chief of the ITF Website. We have been able to count on the collaboration of our Webmaster Mr. Witold, the members of the ITF Technique & Instruction Committee, and the members of the ITF Communications Committee.

However, experience has shown us that it is essential to have an Editor-in-chief for the ITF Website. The role of the Editor-in-chief is to ensure that we maintain the same high standard of quality and to make sure the Website is up-to-date and relevant. This is important because the Website is the ITF’s most important means of communications with our members as well as with the general public.

Master Paul McPhail has extensive expertise in the communications field, Websites in particular. He is known to many of our ITF national leaders for his knowledge of the technical aspects of ITF TKD and for his humble attitude. Recently Master McPhail and I have been sharing our ideas about the operation of the ITF Website and what improvements could be made.

Now, I am very pleased to inform you that Master McPhail has accepted my invitation to serve our organization as Editor-in-chief of the ITF website, effective immediately.

I am sure you will join me in wishing Master McPhail success as he takes on this new responsibility. Our goal is to make the ITF Website the best Taekwon-Do source, providing information that is interesting, reliable, and practical to our members and to everyone who is interested in Taekwon-Do. With full cooperation from all our national leaders, we will be able to achieve this goal.

Please do not hesitate to communicate directly with Master McPhail at McPhail.p@tkd-itf.org to share your ideas and any other information that could help improve the quality of our website.

Quebec city, Canada October 7th, 2008

Master Tran Trieu Quan
ITF President

Master Paul McPhail - Personal History

Master Paul McPhail began his training in 1975, and was promoted to 1st dan black belt at age sixteen. In 1985 he moved to Auckland to become a professional Taekwon-Do instructor.

Master McPhail began examining in 1988 on his promotion to 4th dan black belt and in 1994 he was awarded the 'Outstanding Instructor Medal' from the International Taekwon-Do Federation. He was promoted to 7th dan in 2004. Master McPhail is qualified as an International Instructor and A Grade International Umpire, and was one of the umpires selected and trained in the electronic scoring system in Canada 2007.

Master McPhail is the Technical Director and Chief Examiner for the International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand (ITFNZ). He wrote the ITFNZ Techniques Syllabus which is in use throughout the Country, and is the author of the book "Taekwon-Do - Beginners' Training Manual", which is in its third Printing. In July 2008 Master McPhail, along with Master Clint Norman, were selected to assist the ITF Technical Committee instructing at the IICs in Australia and New Zealand.

Master McPhail is also the Webmaster for the acclaimed ITFNZ Website (www.itfnz.org.nz), a role he has undertaken since 1996. He is the Director of his own Pre-Press Company which he established in 1990 (www.paulm.co.nz).

Full Profile: www.paulm.co.nz/tkd/about-paul-mcphail.htm

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