We have a confession. When we have good news to share, we try to publicise it far and wide. We work hard and so do our students, so we like to tell the world! When a student has a setback, maybe we are not quite so upfront. We are not
Colour belt grading success at Bridgnorth
Four of our students have passed the latest colour belt grading. Sixth Degree Black Belt Mr Burgess travelled from Wells to Bridgnorth to conduct the grading, which was held at Bridgnorth Leisure Centre. Tom passed with an overall A-grade, showing consistent performance above the expected standard for his stage in
Kicking the year off!
A group of colour belts passed their winter gradings with flying colours and a 100% pass rate which the club has maintained throughout the last 12 months. Adult black belt student Aubrey Round has gained his Umpire Certification in preparation for his upcoming 3rd Degree Black Belt grading which will
World Cancer Day
Here we are proudly wearing our pink belts from Blitz Sport, in support of World Cancer Day 2018. The day not only raises awareness but crucially raises money for cancer research. Plus. – the kids loved their pink belts!
As the grading approaches…
As the grading approaches, do you feel confident and able? You should! You will have worked on your fitness, stamina and concentration skills. You will have trained regularly, shown commitment and drive. You will have a goal in mind for the short and long term. You will have overcome nerves
GTI NW Open Results
Yesterday saw the second GTI North West Open, held in Liverpool, and five of our students competed. Jack led the way with a commendable patterns score of 13, only one point away from the medal winners. Disappointing for Jack but progress nonetheless and hopefully a source of motivation for next
We have moved!
Our biggest news is… we have moved! After many happy and successful years at St Leonard’s School, we have moved to bigger premises!
GTI English Open, January 2017
We’ve started 2017 as we mean to go on! Aaron has been an absolute superstar today and not only won bronze for patterns in a category of 9 kids, he also went on to win GOLD for sparring! This is only Aaron’s second competition and he won all three of
Good as Gold
All eight (yes, eight!) of our gold-medal winning students have now been presented with their commemorative t-shirts and ladies vests. After the last competition we were thinking of ways to reward gold medal winners, with an original, innovative idea that hasn’t been seen before (not by us anyway!) We decided
GTI National Open – July 2016
The day kicked off with patterns as usual and our students battled against their nerves to perform well under pressure. The categories were all very large today but Tammy managed to come away with a bronze medal! Everyone has room for improvement of course and we will continue to work