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GB Taekwondo £1.99 * * * * * JANUARY 2016 *YEAR OF THE SHEEP * * * TM THE * * MANCHESTER GranD PRIX AND THE TAEGERS GB Taekwondo put on another great spectacle at the Regional Arena BRITISH TAEKWONDO DAN GRADING Hundreds converge on Mansfield to test for Black Belt status & higher TAEGERIFIC TRIO QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 NEW natIONAL squaD traINING CENTRE Happy New Year! OPENS.... The Korean Martial Art of Taekwondo & Olympic Combat sport within Great Britain via the NGB PAGE 2 www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk email: [email protected] JANUARY 2016 YEAR OF THE SHEEP BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley email: [email protected] TAEKWONDO TODAY Advertisement Tel: 0161 456 1976 The Torkington Centre Hazel Grove, Stockport. Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm PAGE 3 JANUARY 2016 YEAR OF THE SHEEP email: [email protected] www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 456 1976 Forward TAEKWONDO TODAY Taekwondo ‘Bringing you all the official information about WTF Taekwondo in Great Britain’ Today Practice “Taekwondo Today” with the • Local Clubs STEVE BLOMELEY National Governing Body • Training Tips 6th Dan Forward from the Editor. Editor-in-Chief • Instructor Profiles Welcome to the 1st edition of “British Taekwondo Today” 2016, the Official Magazine for The Contributors Governing Body of WTF Taekwondo in Great Britain. The downloadable Magazine is for all United • Competition Dates Steve Blomeley Kingdom WTF practitioners to receive information, news items, training tips, competition details Tom Stammer and self defence awareness from British Taekwondo the recognised NGB. It will have sections • Results from GB Taekwondo and The Referee Department also, covering the great sporting side of our Gary Hall beloved art. It would be fantastic if all the groups and their chief instructors would support this • Seminar Details Ian Leafe new venture and contribute by sending in information, grading and competition results, coaching Ian Lennox tips or any other relevant data that we could include. • Seminar Reviews Margaret Nolan If potential advertisers could also consider placing an advertisement to help fund this new initiative, which the editor and producer has always wanted to do for for the NGB to try and help • Grading Dates raise everybodies profile in the UK or beyond, that would be fantastic. There’s potentially 15,000+ Testimonial members that the online magazine would reach and this could impact greatly, especially if those • Grading Results “Another superb Grand Prix members then forward it on to friends and family, all potential new students for your clubs and event put on in Manchester, associations. 2016 promises to be a great year and with the many changes that are taking place • Student Profiles UK 2015 with three Brits all structurally inside the UK for Taekwondo, it is up to us the Instructors, practitioners and students gaining podium positions. to make it happen. This is an Olympic year and we have some real medal prospects for RIo 2016, • Kids in Combat Great atmosphere and a good so lets build on that together and create the right platform for our future generations. result all round . • Health Tips The Editor-in-Chief Taekwondo Today S.H. Blomeley - Ki Taekwondo, • Book Reviews Stockport • Product Reviews • Equipment Suppliers • Club Profiles CONTENTS YIN CONTENTS YANG Page 3 Page 4 Forward The Grand Prix Manchester Page 9 Page 6 40 Something and the Martial arts 103rd British Taekwondo Dan Grading Page 15 Page 8 More Tkd, More People, More Often Back the Brits - news and events Page 17 Page 10 Talking Taekwondo with Tom Supporting the Sheffield Pilsung Seminar Page 19 Page 12 Children in the Martial Arts Ki-Yong-Go Page 21 Page 16 The New National Squad Centre This Girl Can! - Ki-ck it with Taekwondo Page 25 Page 24 British Internation Poomsae Competition Meet Margaret! PAGE 4 www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk email: [email protected] JANUARY 2016 YEAR OF THE SHEEP BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley email: [email protected] TAEKWONDO TODAY Article Tel: 0161 456 1976 TheTiger Tae, TaegerGrand the Tiger & Tiny Prix Tiger Tae MANCHESTER at the Regional Arena, Sportcity he 3rd Grand Prix to where some of the big Tbe held in Manchester guns in the -80kg division was to change venue to were waiting to test the Regional Arena at their metal. The Likes of Sportcity. Previously it had Aaron Cook, Steven Lopez, been held at Manchester Lutalo Mohammed and Central. Major Taekwondo Damon Samsun were all events had been held itching to get going in the before at the new venue championship. and one was just before London 2012 which nfortunately and the proved a landmark Uway it goes sometimes and the stepping stone because of the luck of for some Great British the draw and seeding, success stories. I think is that GB players ended everyone is hoping for the up being drawn against same this Olympic cycle each other. The outcome and our athletes produce of this was that Damon again on the mats in Rio! Samsun ended up against Lutalo and on this day it t was a busy time was Lutalo who took the Ias usual on the first spoils. Lutalo made it all day of the 3 day event the way to the Grand Prix with all the school final that evening, only to children attending in fall just short of gaining slots to witness a major usual with a flagship dimension of fun to the (World champion) both the title but accruing sporting event and event there were a lot event and as in previous making the final of massive points for his hopefuly encourage of major WTF officials years proved to be ever their respective weight road to Rio and next years them to perhaps take attending and it was popular with players, divisions. Olympic Games. The up our beloved art and great to catch up with the officials and spectators Taegers once again had sport. Of course major likes of Master Kook Hyun alike. Originally created he Taeger mascots British interest to cheer encouragement was given Jung who even posed by Master S. H. Blomeley Twere now in full swing and get the crowd going. to cheer loudly when a with our now infamous of Ki Taekwondo for Ki and on hand for when High fives all round as the GB fighter was coming mascots The Taegers. The Ki-dz they have fast the event went live on GB athletes came from out and competing. As Taegers bring that added become associated with TV. Tiger Tae, Taeger the ringside with their medal GB/British Taekwondo Tiger, Tiger Kwon and successes. It’s a tough, through the Grand Prix Tiny Tiger Tae cheered, tough division the -80kg and other British events. applauded and led the and any of the top players celebrations as Bianca can take it on their day. riday evening saw an achieved silver medal All in all GB Taekwondo Fabsolute cracker of position and Jade brought put on another great a semi final involving the house down winning spectacle over the Turkish player Servet Gold on home soil, living weekend in October Tazegul which had the up to her nickname the and Event co-ordinator crowd on their feet Headhunter. Andy the Ian Leafe and Director but alas no GB players compere and show co- Gary Hall could feel very reached the finals that ordinater for the TV even pleased with the results night. The next day had Tiger feet played for on all fronts. Next to proved very different The Taegers to dance to look forward too was the though for the host inbetween rounds of the Grand Prix Final in Mexico country with crowd fighters. A successful a couple of months later favourites Jade Jones night on the Saturday for and potential Olympic (olympic Gold medalist) GB Taekwondo led to the qualification places and Bianca Walkden final day on the Sunday secured. Tiger Tae with a winners cheque PAGE 6 JANUARY 2016 YEAR OF THE SHEEP email: [email protected] www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 456 1976 TAEKWONDO TODAY Article THE 103rd DAN GRADING TIME FOR Some NATIONAL TESTING ith the Grand Prix lunch break, the first batch of instructors have an obligation to barely finished it students were back in the exam each other to ensure they have Wwas time for most room to show off their 1 to 1, prepared properly and for those senior Instructors to focus on One step sparring, free sparring who didn’t make it that day it their candidates who were to and self defence skills. Most could just be nerves that got be tested at the 103rd British of the Instructors/Coaches the better of them and will no Taekwondo Dan grading, at this point are giving some doubt be successful next time which was held in Mansfield, last minute tips and advice having a better idea of what Nottinghamshire. As in previous along with helping to keep the to expect and rectify the areas Black Belt examinations the students relaxed and focussed that they need to work on. The first day was dedicated to for this second section, as main thing is to get back to their those going for 1st Dan/poom they’ve all been through the club dust themselves off and grade and htere was a total of same process before to get continue to train intelligently 133 hopeful candidates from guest Examiners to the be called in for the first stage of where they are now. and perfect a little more the key around the country.
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