Over the Easter weekend, David Rowley travelled to Ilkeston, Derbyshire to compete on behalf of Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do and GTI. As a colour belt veteran, Dave considers himself a novice. However the results suggest otherwise! Dave won gold for sparring and silver for patterns. After the event Dave said he
Colour belt success
Thirteen may be unlucky for some but not for these students who have passed the latest colour belt grading! Oliver, Sam, David, Tammy, Lisa, Charlie, Bradley, Jack M, Jack L, Ben, Eric, Aaron and Mark all passed the grading. They were tested on kicks, self defence, line work, defensive drills,
Martial Artists
We are really impressed by our junior students’ art skills! Thank you to Jack, Ben and Harry for taking the time to make these for us. Love the way Harry has put the River Severn and Bridgnorth into the Korean flag – very clever! Love the progression of colours and
All in a years’ work
Here is our medal haul from 2015! The photo doesn’t include gold, silver and bronze medal winners Chloe Toms and Oliver Hilton. Club members have attended internal and external competitions and picked up quite the collection in 2015! Well done everyone and thanks for representing Bridgnorth Tae Kwon-Do on the
Instructors certification
Congratulations to Chris Murr and Anna Bradford on passing their Instructors Course. Mr Plant presented the certificates on Monday and thanked co-owner Anna and 2nd Dan student Chris for helping, supporting, teaching the class and covering his occasional absence.
Umpires & referees
Congratulations to our Principal Instructor Gary Plant, newly promoted 4th Dan and now officially a qualified umpire and referee!
Super Six!
We are so proud of our six new black belt promotions, as detailed in the Shropshire Star today! The new Dan grades signify a lot of hard work, blood sweat and tears! Well done to all of you! Many thanks again to the local newspapers for the support of our
Full house!
We are delighted that six of our club members have been promoted to new Dan grades! Robert Hall was promoted to 1st Dan, whilst Jake Round, Daniel Murr, Luke Richardson and Aubrey Round were promoted to 2nd Dan. Instructor Gary Plant completed the set by passing his 4th Dan grading.
Club Focus
We are really thrilled with this article after checking the Shropshire Star’s website many, many times in anticipation of us hitting the news! The reporter got in touch with us a few weeks ago to request our participation and the photographer arrived shortly after to take some action shots. We
Inspiring others
Our National GTI Squad members are very often in the newspapers with their competitive success on the national and international stage. We are delighted that this has not only boosted morale and determination inside the club, but it has also inspired others to compete. We often tell our students that