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It’s July, we’re creeping ever closer to one of our most looked-forward-to events; National Championships! The British Taekwondo National Championships are set to take place 12th & 13th September 2015. Already, we’re gearing up for the huge event. As always, we want to ensure that everyone is up to speed on all they may need to know. ETU changes in GAL/GOL have meant that Senior Athletes will now need a Global Athlete Licence in order to compete at all future National Championships. However, be sure to note that this only applies to those competing in Advanced Categories. Contact Membership Services to ensure you get your GAL before time runs out. (No later than 31st July) From 2015, the British Taekwondo National Championships shall be seeded using a league system in all Cadet, Junior and Senior Advanced groups. Do be sure to read full information regarding seeding updates. Go here to do so. It’s fair to say we’re more than excited for September to arrive. Especially, because this event will see the first National Championships to include various Para Categories! We’re delighted to direct all who are interested to this additional information regarding Para-Taekwondo at the National Championships.

Ji Kwan Taekwondo

Transforms KickSister

Craze British Taekwondo’s female-only

programme has swept through clubs

across the UK, opening doors to a

healthier and more active lifestyle to

women.

A club in Preston have adapted KickSister

for a whole community of women, and

we think it’s fantastic!

Read more about Ji Kwan Taekwondo’s unique KickSister classes right here.

Phoenix Taekwondo Becomes

First to Win 100 Member Prize In order to recognise how hard our clubs work to

grow membership and create thriving, safe sporting

atmospheres for members of the community, we

have created the 100 Member Club prize draw!

Every month, we will draw a club from a list of clubs

with 100+ members via our database.

The first club to be selected to receive this prize is

Oxfordshire-based club, Phoenix Taekwondo! To

read more, go here.

A huge congrats, we look forward to recognising

more clubs in future.

Good luck Mike! Mike McKenzie has decided to leave the

role of Development Officer at British

Taekwondo, to concentrate his efforts

on building his network of Quest

clubs. While this leaves a temporary gap

in the Development Team, we know that

Mike will be doing some excellent

development work in his own clubs to

grow membership and access

funding. We want to take this

opportunity to thank Mike for his hard

work over the last 2½ years and wish him

the very best of luck in the future! Mike

will remain a key member of the MATT

Team and you will see him at Seminars,

Grading Events and Competitions up

and down the UK!

B r o n z e B l i s s At European Poomsae Championships

This month, our fantastic British Taekwondo Poomsae team stepped onto the European stage, having trained hard for the long-awaited World Event. And, arriving in Belgrade, the grueling journey to Serbia hadn’t sapped the team’s drive to continue training hard at every opportunity. However, day one saw a disappointing start for GB, as medal-favourite Henry Chiu missed out on a spot in the finals by a frustrating 0.3, as a nervous foot movement took a medal out of contention. Guntar Dwairman upped the tempo on Day two, pushing through rounds to make his first European finals. His 3rd time at the event, and now in the under 30 division, Guntur faced current Turkish Silver medalist for a chance at medal position. Guntur missed a medal position by a fraction, finishing in 5th place. Hope Knightly, in her first major Championships and an extremely tough division was voted GB Player of the tournament on day two, due to her massive improvement and calm, solid performance. Hope made a graceful exit in the semi-finals. Simon Negus became the first GB Athlete to claim a medal, sailing through the finals and playoffs, before being drawn against two-time European Champion, and current World Champion of Turkey. Unphased, Simon performed his best to date, taking a well-deserved Bronze medal for Britain. “Day three saw probably the most controversial day of competition”, said Master Derek Sumner, Head of Team. The Senior Male Team put on some very strong performances; to achieve a ranking in the top five after Spanish favourite knocked them out of medal-position. Cadet Females, completed by youngest GB player Tahyha fells, stormed playoffs, only to be knocked out of a Gold/Silver position in a shock defeat to Russia. The team took Great Britain’s second European Bronze of the competition. The Female Junior team showed amazing promise on the floor, finally taking GB’s third consecutive Bronze after a defeat to Spain. Experienced athlete Ali Pourtaheri qualified to finals, to take a frustrating defeat from Germany; leaving him with a very respectable 5th place ranking overall. Current world Bronze Medallist Mike Pejic, also known as Magic Mike to team mates, was the final athlete to take to the European stage. Seeing his way comfortably into the finals, Mike faced Austria for a chance at a final match against Spanish current World Champion. It wasn’t to be, and following a contest of the judges’ decision in what was a breath-takingly close tie-break, the team accepted another Bronze Medal spot for Britain. “With four medals, 5 top-ranking places, and some fantastic performances and new experiences under our belts, we were delighted with our final results” Said Master Derek. “I would like to thank the incredible support from the families’ and clubs of our team members, they were outstanding in their conduct both on and off of the floor. The selfless hard work of staff, coaches clerical individuals is also always clear.” We would like to extend congratulations to our entire Poomsae Team, as once again all represented Great Britain fantastically well.

Coaches Corner.

2015-2016 Coach Education Course Dates Announced! If you want to coach at the 2017 National Championships - book your place

early!

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Location

22.08.15 23.08.15 26.09.15 Isle of Man

19.09.15 20.09.15 25.10.15 London

03.10.15 04.10.15 22.11.15 Scotland

07.11.15 08.11.15 13.12.15 Darlington

09.01.16 10.01.16 07.02.16 Cardiff

23.01.16 24.01.16 21.02.16 South Yorkshire

27.02.16 28.02.16 03.04.16 London

27.02.16 28.02.16 03.04.16 Manchester

12.03.16 13.03.16 10.04.16 Hampshire

12.03.16 13.03.16 10.04.16 N.Ireland

02.04.16 03.04.16 08.05.16 London

02.04.16 03.04.16 08.05.16 Merseyside

16.04.16 17.04.16 15.05.16 Surrey

16.04.16 17.04.16 15.05.16 Durham

Check Your Expiry Date! Don’t you just hate that feeling when you remember something you should have done? (As demonstrated by this shocked coffee.) Don’t give yourself a shock by letting anything expire. Expired Memberships, Insurance Certificates, Instructor Certificates, Criminal Records Checks and Club Registration documents can affect your insurance! Be sure to register all of your training members – no membership, no taekwondo! Unsure? Contact Membership Services at your earliest convenience.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: We’ll be out of Touch….

Membership services will be out of office this July. Our lovely team, Sophie and Rory Threlfall, will be unavailable between the 10th and 20th July, Rory, will be unavailable until the 24th of July. The Membership Services office will be closed during this time.

Baku success for GB at European Games The inaugural European Games in Baku proved

a happy hunting ground for the GB Taekwondo

team as they returned with 2 Golds and a

Bronze, as well as valuable ranking points

towards qualification for the Rio Olympic

Games.

Charlie Maddock (-49kg) became Britain’s first ever female European

Games gold medallist. She was joined by Jade Jones who won gold in the -

57kg final to add to her Olympic Gold and confirm her status as world

number one. Lutalo Muhammad added Bronze to his London 2012 Bronze

coming through a repechage as well as a serious knee injury which

threatened to end his chance of competing.

GB’s Medallists are coming to Manchester! With 6 different medallists on the World and European stage over the past

few weeks, the GB team is developing an unrivalled strength in depth. And

you can see them live in action against the world’s best at the World

Taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester with Jade Jones, Bianca Walkden,

Charlie Maddock and Rachelle Booth fighting on Saturday, 17 October,

and Damon Sansum and Lutalo Muhammad fighting on Sunday, 18

October.

Click here to secure your seat.

Ever wonder how it all started? Some of GB’s leading Taekwondo athletes –

including London 2012 medallists Jade Jones and

Lutalo Muhammad – took time out from

training to tell us what inspired them to

take up Taekwondo.

See how they got started

in via this exclusive video,

go here.

June Highlights Another huge thanks to our members, instructors, staff and

volunteers - as well as all who support us - for making June

fantastic!

Saracens Taekwondo Kick-Off First Grading in Bristol A big congrats to Saracens Taekwondo, as they hold their first-ever grading with Master Neil Guest! Read more here.

British Taekwondo Latest Para-news and Updates! Para-Taekwondo is growing all the time! Why not read more, as Chairman Tom Stammer talks us through some recent news and key developments in Para-Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Instructor Runs up a Record to Support

Amazing Groups Check out this fantastic story. Master Ben Constable intends on running up an amazing record for various charitable organisations. Read more, and see how to support Ben by clicking the story above.

Members: Update Regarding Use of GAL/GOL We recently received a letter from the ETU regarding use of GAL / GOL. Be sure to have a read.

Phoenix Taekwondo becomes First to Win 100-

Members Club Prize Phoenix Taekwondo becomes the first lucky club to receive our monthly 100-club prize draw! Our own recognition of club’s who continually work hard to grow and preserve a large membership!

Full Steam Ahead for British Taekwondo Poomsae British Taekwondo Poomsae have had an amazing month. Catch up with the team before they were gearing up for the huge European Championships

Ji Kwan Taekwondo Transforms KickSister Craze Ji Kwan Taekwondo have adapted KickSister to suit a whole community of women! Fantastic! Read all about it right here

Sainsbury’s School Games: Get Involved

Manchester! Manchester, there’s an amazing opportunity to get involved in the Sainsbury School Games this summer! Sports clubs have a great deal to offer and gain in events like these. Check it out!

New Milton Club Give Community Chance to Taste

Taekwondo! New Milton Taekwondo club show us the importance of integrating with the community via this fantastic June taster event. Take a look!

National Championships 2015 – Additional

Information for Para Athletes For the first time, a variety of Para categories are to be included in the 2015 National Championships! Take the chance to become Britain’s first Para National champion, check out full information here.

Events to Look Out

For

Get your pencils out, as these up

and coming events will definitely

need popping in your diary.

Check our website Calendar to

keep up to speed with all

events.

Llantwit Major Self Defence

Seminar

July 19th 2015

Ultimate 1-1 and Poomsae 1-1

August 16th 2015

Level 2 Coaching Certificate

Course (IOM)

22nd August 2015

102nd British Taekwondo Dan

Promotion (Scotland)

29th August 2015

102nd British Taekwondo Dan

Promotion (Scotland)

30th August 2015

Is your club running an event?

Be it a training seminar or a fun

taster day, we sure to let us

know.

Email beth.bishop@britishtaekwondo.org

with full event details to have

them added to our website

calendar.

Remember, we want to hear from you!

Tell us your stories. Email Media Officer Bethany Bishop at beth.bishop@britishtaekwondo.org

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