By Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do’s national GTI squad members, Dean Lewis and Luke Richardson, have been busy at their second World Championship in a fortnight! The pair attended the UITF World Championships in London on the weekend of the 10th July. Dean, still carrying an injury from the highly successful competition in
“WORLD CLASS”
Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do’s Dean Lewis (veterans black belt) and Luke Richardson (junior black belt) have travelled to Rimini, Italy for the World Championship. They will be returning to Italy with 8 medals between them! – Dean, bronze for patterns – Dean, bronze for sparring – Dean, bronze for team patterns
Learning from the best
Five of Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do’s students have just attended a long, sweaty and invaluable seminar led by Jaroslaw Suska. The seminar started with a competitive and quick paced warm up, some stretching, followed by kicks. Suska showed us how it is done! The second part of the session focused on
Grading time
June’s colour belt grading saw 13 of Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do’s students being put through their paces by Mr Bhadeshia, 6th Dan. Everyone passed with flying colours, especially Daniel Palmer, who at red stripe passed with an overall A grade for excellent effort and performance. The high standard of Tae Kwon-Do
National Open success
At the end of May, Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do sent a team of seven to the GTI National Open. They ALL came back with a medal which was absolutely fantastic! – David Rowley, gold for men’s veterans yellow belt sparring – at his debut competition! – Oliver Hilton, silver for men’s
Talented town
The small market town of Bridgnorth in leafy Shropshire, which no one has ever heard of, is busy creating champions! The Bridgnorth men’s rugby team is off to the final at Twickenham to play Malvern, the cheerleading team CheerForce 10 often clean up at their competitions, and of course our
The World Championships beckon!
Hee is the first of our publicity in the local press, celebrating the fact that two of our students have been selected to represent Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England and GTI at the Tae Kwon-Do World Championships in Italy this June! How amazing is that?!
Fundraising
Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do are taking part in the GTI charity event, 100 Rounds of Sparring. We are seeking sponsorship for the fun but gruelling event! Our fundraising page is www.justgiving.com/bridgnorthtaekwondo. Please spare some change if you can!
Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do: promotional video
A big thank you to our 2nd Degree Black Belt student, Chris Murr, who offered to make a video for us. We think this 5-minute video gives a really good insight into our classes, with many aspects covered. If you are interested to see the whole picture, please get in
Bridgnorth duo to compete in World Championships
It was announced yesterday that GTI Squad Coach, Coach Chow, has selected his team for the World Championships in Italy this June. Luke Richardson, 13, a member of Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do, has been picked! He will received a subsidised place as part of the final 15 chosen to represent GTI.