Yong In University team visit Bristol 16th February 2012 Members from Bristol Taekwondo attended the seminar given by the Yong In university team from Korea which was hosted by the University of the West of England (UWE) Taekwondo club.
Yong In are a world famous university that specialise in Martial Arts training and programs. The team gave instruction in patterns, demonstration techniques and sparring.
Above some of the trainees with the Yong In team.
Portsmouth Southern Championships 28 Jan 2011 Bristol Taekwondo once again claimed medals, this time at the Portsmouth championships.
2nd Dan Nick Wilson (left) took gold in sparring with some great displays of technique and giving away a significant weight difference. 7th Kup Denise Nelson (centre) gave a very good account of herself despite having to fight in the black belt category. 7 year old Maddison Seldon took gold in her category showing excellent quality and techniques with a comfortable victory in the final. 2nd Dan Dee Lodhia (not pictured) took gold in patterns and silver in sparring.
Other UKTDC clubs were in attendance also taking a number of medals.
Olympic Champion Bristol Taekwondo School have just returned from the Scottish Open championships brining back a silver and Bronze medal. There were many top fighters at the event and some very high quality fights. Former Olympic Gold medalist from Taiwan, Chu Mu Yen was there coaching many of the scottish players. Master Chris Davies and former senior grade Philip Lau (who has now moved to Glasgow) met up with Chu Mu Yen (right).
Active South Gloucestershire Sport Awards On Thursday 24th November 2011 Master Chris Davies and Nick Wilson received sport recognition awards.
Nick Wilson was runner up for Sportsman of the year and Chris Davies won the Personal Achievement award.
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Training with Song Am High Schoo lSome of the British group that went to Korea had the opportunity to train with a local high school.
The Song Am High School students are of an extremely high standard and train for 5 hours every single day, on top of their schooling; there are around 40 members of this team. If they go to the next level team they will be required to train for 8 hours a day and there are 50 - 60 members of this higher level team.
The humidity was very hot and sticky yet many of the Korean team wore jackets to increase the difficulty.
Kukkiwon instructors course Korea 14 july 2011
Club master meets old friends in Korea Club instructor Master Chris Davies met up with with some old friends in Korea he has not seen for 10 years. Brigadier General Lee Sung Woo treated Master Davies to a truely fantastic evening with traditional food at the Korean Air Force club in Seoul Korea on 12 July 2011. Master Davies helped Gen Lee and his family set up a Taekwondo school when they were stationed in Swindon. It was an evening of renewing and cementing old friendships and making new ones. In true impeccable form as only General Lee can; he arranged for all the notice boards to display 'Welcome Chris Davies', even on a flashing notice board.
Above: Lee Sang Hun, Master Jun (Head Air Force Taekwondo Master), Master Chris Davies, Brigadier General Lee Sung Woo and Lee Sang Min.
On the morning of 12th July 2011, Master Chris Davies travelled by train to a nearby area called Muk-Dong to visit his friend Master Park Ok Yi. Master Park was part of the Korean Olympic demonstration team and taught Taekwondo in Bristol several years ago. She now teaches English to a small private school in Muk Dong. Master Park hopes to link with schools in the Bristol area.
Above: Master Nigel Hudson, Master Park Ok Yi, Master Chris Davies and Brian Macken
Korea trip under way Our July 2011 Trip to Korea is currently going well. Master Davies has taken people to the Kukkiwon (World HQ) to look around prior to the actual course starting. Although it is monsoon season it is quite hot and everyone is enjoying themselves. Master Davies and the attendees were pleasantly surprised to see several pictures that adorn the corridors of Kukkiwon that include Master Chris Davies.
Some members have already attended special training with a local high school team.
3rd World Youth Taekwondo Camp in Seoul and Muju, South Korea. The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF) plans to hold the 3rd World Youth Taekwondo Camp in Seoul and Muju, South Korea. 1st August (Mon) - 6th August (Sat), 2011.
The objectives of the camp are:
- To provide the world youth with high-level Taekwondo training and education of Taekwondo spirit
- To educate them on Olympic values and ideals
- To provide them with a chance for exchanges in sport and culture and understanding diversecultures among the participants
- To help them lead a healthy life physically and spiritually and thus, contribute to betterment of their communities, countries, and the world
1. Name of the project: The 3rd World Youth Taekwondo Camp (WYTC)
2. Promoter: Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF) / World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
3. Application period: March 14 (Mon) ~ July 20 (Wed), 2011
6. Qualification of participants Those who meet the following three requirements are eligible:
1) Taekwondo Practitioners / athletes aged from 14 to 20 2) Holders of Kukkiwon Poom / Dan grade 3) Recommended by Member National Associations of the WTF
7. Conditions of participation - Airfare is the responsibility of participants - Accommodation during the camp will be provided by TPF - Local transportation will be provided by TPF from the time of arrival at Incheon International Airport until the time of departure from Incheon International Airport after the camp - Copy of travel insurance policy of each member of the national team should be submitted to TPF at the time of submission of application form.
This has been expected for some time as a number of high performance coaches in the UK have mentioned that the training Aaron was receiving at the academy had changed and was not conducive to his fighting style or performance. We have also heard rumours for quite some time about levels of discontent withing the Academy. For Aaron to sacrifice his funding and to have to find his own funding as an Olympic athlete suggests the issues he had within the academy and its training are very serious.
Kukkiwon Instructors Course (Korea) 2011 Our parent body the UK Taekwondo Development Council will be taking people to Korea in July for the 23rd Foreign Instructor Training Course and hopefully to go to the ChunCheon open Championships.
Master Davies hopes to be taking members to Korea for this course with the other UKTDC members.
Adults of 2nd Dan and above who are interested please email info@bristoltaekwondo.co.uk for further details.
Competition at Keynsham Leisure Centre The British Taekwondo Alliance Southern 1-2-1 Championships held on on 23rd January 2011 in Bristol went very well with clubs coming from all areas of the country and was well attended by groups from the UKTDC, BTA independents and the BTCB bringing a number of talented players. The competition was run under the WTF rules with electronic judging and scoring systems and comprised of sparring which was held on 2 matted rings, whilst a 3rd area operated a Patterns competition.
Bristol Taekwondo player and a 2010 World Champion Nick Wilson, showed his form and went on to win all of his matches against some quality opponents, other junior players from Longwell Green Taekwondo school also did well in their matches.
Congratulations to everyone and a big thankyou for all those that helped with organising and judging
Testimonials
Just wanted to say well done for today. All the kids enjoyed their fights and as usual we met some really good friends both old and new. Thanks for making the effort, I know sometimes it might seem like a thankless task so here's an official thanks from us.
Thank you for letting us compete in your competition today - both of my fighters really enjoyed themselves and, at the end of the day, for me, that is a good an indicator you can get of having had a good tournament.
Firstly thank you for inviting our team and congratulations on running a successful, open and impartial competition. It was a great opportunity for my students and I’m sure all the other competitors also to get back into the game post Christmas. Not to mention the fact it was also one of the few politically free Taekwondo competitions affording Teams like ours a chance to get quality ring time and tournament experience here in the UK
On behalf of my small club here in the depths of Devon Thank you for an excellent day, We all really enjoyed the experience. And my very inexperienced team gained a great deal.
Seminar with head of World Chungdokwan Grand Master Kim Yong Ho 9th Dan from Korea 19th February: Seminar hosted by the UKTDC in association with Kim Chungdokwan UK Location: Buckinghamshire University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ. Main event Hall 10.30 – 2.30 Price: £20.00/
Below: Master Davies with Grand Master Kim Yong Ho
Festival of Taekwondo Blackpool 28/29 May 2011 Attending will be Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm 9th Dan and Grand Master Kim 9th Dan
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