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£1.99 NOVEMBER 2018 YEAR OF THE DOG TM BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY - BACK ON TRACK... Support British Taekwondo Today to see what’s what, what’s on and what’s coming in the future! BACKING THE BRITS at THE nationaLS Athletes showcased their steely determination at the Sheffield EIS Centre MADE IN MANCHESTER - taeGERIFIC TAEGERS at THE WT Grand PRIX The lovable cheeky British Taekwondo Mascots at the WT Grand Prix Manchester WANT TO BE A COACH? Many people don’t realise the effort and time, Instructors and Coaches put in at grass roots level - But it’s A tale of two Taegers! worth it! The Korean Martial Art of Taekwondo & Olympic Combat Sport within Great Britain via the NGB PAGE 2 PAGE 3 email: [email protected] www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk NOVEMBER 2018 YEAR OF THE DOG email: [email protected] BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley by Master S.H. Blomeley email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Foreword TAEKWONDO TODAY Tel: 0161 456 1976 Tel: 07598 413664 TAEKWONDO TODAY Taekwondo GB U-21 European Championship Bringing you all the official information Team presented with uniforms about NGB Taekwondo in the United Kingdom Today he Great Britain U-21 European Championship Team received their Tusah World Taekwondo approved Practise “Taekwondo Today” with the Tuniforms ahead of the competition in Warsaw, Poland next month. They were presented by British STEVE BLOMELEY • Local Clubs Taekwondo CEO Shirley Stapleton at the National Championships in Sheffield. The kit was supplied by 6th Dan National Governing Body Stuart Taylor at Ki Company of Plymouth who was in attendance at the weekend’s Championships. • Training Tips Editor-in-Chief Ki Company will also supply the kit to the GB Cadet team heading to Spain for the European Foreword from the Editor. Championships and the GB Poomsae team who will be in Chinese Taipei for the World Championships • Instructor Profiles in November. Contributors: Welcome back to British Taekwondo Today 2018, the Official Magazine for The recognised Phill Payne National Governing Body of World Taekwondo in Great Britain. The downloadable • Competition Dates Mark Yell magazine can be accessed via the link displayed on www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk Steve Blomeley This is a bumper issue as it has been such a busy month with very prestigious events • Results happening in Manchester and Sheffield. Light, fun and informative reports are inside Shirley Stapleton concerning the British National Championships, Sheffield, The World Taekwondo Grand • Seminar Details Rod Neilson Prix in Manchester and some small articles based around Taekwondo practice. With Gemma Beiscas your continued support once again I should be able to firmly establish it in the mindset of the membership and you will be able too, as before submit reports, articles of • Seminar Reviews interest, competition and grading results along with many other pieces of information that relate to training in our beloved art. • Grading Dates The magazine is intended as a good roads, good weather read for all United Kingdom • Grading Results WT practitioners to receive information, news items, training tips, competition details and self-defence awareness from British Taekwondo, the recognised NGB. If the club • Student Profiles instructors or heads of associations can support it with minimal cost advertisements Testimonial as you did before it will go a long way into keeping it going and the editor kicking • Kids in Combat “Good to see this publication out those articles of interest, news stories and general Taekwondo information for the back to help build engagement membership and on behalf of the membership. • Health Tips with Taekwondo practitioners in the UK” The Editor-in-Chief British Taekwondo Today • Book Reviews Philip Payne • Product Reviews • Equipment Suppliers • Club Profiles 5 For all your Membership enquiries and services go to www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk or telephone 01623 382020 CONTENTS YIN CONTENTS YANG Page 3 Foreword Page 2 U21’s presented with doboks Page 7 Speed-science behind the martial arts Page 4 Want to be a coach? Page 8 Back the Brits Page 9 Back the Brits Page 10 British Taekwondo Nationals Page 11 British Taekwondo Nationals cont.. Page 14 Taegerific Taegers at the Grand Prix Page 19 Caroline Facer Memorial Trophy Page 18 No Payne-No Gain! Page 21 Maisie Catt - An Inspiration Page 20 Ki-dz Korner Page 22 Pilsung & Ki Dan Page 27 Calendar of Events Grading Page 24 Tokyo Taeger Page 26 Control the Page 29 Grand Prix Tag Teams Control Page 28 Poomsae Squad Page 31 Perfect Vs Practical Poomsae Page 30 Nino Ontoy Page 33 Young adults in training! Page 32 Ki-dz in Martial Arts PAGE 4 PAGE 5 email: [email protected] NOVEMBER 2018 YEAR OF THE DOG www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk email: [email protected] BRITISH TAEKWONDO TODAY by Master S.H. Blomeley Article email: [email protected] TAEKWONDO TODAY Tel: 07598 413664 Do You want to be an Instructor or Coach? The rewards are worth it - You can make a difference in someones life! By a Martial Arts Instructor and Coach that much better about themselves when their may not be responding to your coaching does not competitions and at events. Educate them about the The best coaches GET THEIR STUDENTS TO squads succeed. These individuals understand that mean that he/she has an attitude or commitment sport and what it takes to excel. Lets in the first instance whether you’re a student, BELIEVE in themselves - good coaches inspire coaching is only one thing of many that they do problem. Coaches who are rigid, who continually player or parent, catch your breath and acknowledge their players to do more than they think they can. and therefore they do not let this one thing solely adopt the attitude that it’s my way or GOOD COACHES WALK THE TALK - good how very difficult this profession of coaching really In fact, all good teachers do this. They get their define themselves as a person. Coaches who get the highway are far less effective than coaches know that what you say and how you is. students to entertain possibilities that stretch the into trouble with their athletes do so because they those coaches who have mastered the act need to be in harmony. YOUR MOST limits of their beliefs. Taekwondo study involves a are emotionally more vulnerable and tend to feel fine art of being flexible. Understand POWERFUL TEACHING TOOL Coaching is sometimes a thankless, frustrating no- structured approach for progression in the ranks as threatened by a loss or failure. Their egos are on here that flexibility does NOT mean IS MODELING. They win kind of situation. It’s an occupation that whether does building a players confidence. Good coaches the line whenever these individuals compete and being wishy-washy. You can be operate on the done on an amateur level or professionally paid it is always build self-esteem by praising what is right. therefore they feel like they have much more to lose. flexible and strong at the same principle that most often done in a public fishtank. if you coach, In other words, the coach doesn’t praise a mediocre Many blatant coaching mistakes come directly from time. their actions and teach Martial Arts then you are in a highly visible effort. He/she simply makes it a practice to catch the coaches overemphasis on the game’s outcome how they conduct position that continually exposes you to the public his/her athletes doing things RIGHT. The good coach because that individual self-esteem is too caught up The great coaches are themselves will scrutiny and evaluation. Its one of those pastimes doesn’t get caught up in mind games that leave the with this outcome. GREAT COMMUNICATORS always speak much where the general public, friends, family, parents student or player questioning their abilities. - they understand that louder than your regularly weigh in on what kind of a job they think Great coaches UNDERSTAND INDIVIDUAL communication is a two-way words, therefore, you’re doing whether you want their evaluation or The really effective coach praises things done DIFFERENCES IN THEIR ATHLETES the best street and involves a back they actively model not. When it comes to judging your role in teaching, correctly and chips away in small segments the coaches have a basic understanding that and forth between coach and the behaviours and coaching and or results, every man and his dog things that need to be improved upon without each student on their team is different in attitude, student. Bad coaches think attitude that they seems to be an expert and have the qualifications overloading the student with too much information. personality, response-ability, sensitivity and how that communication is a one- want their players to to criticize you. Parents, students, alumni, the press, In other words, one little step at a time helping to build they handle criticism and adversity. These coaches way street. You talk and the adopt. and the team’s organization or administration all mental toughness, self-esteem, enhancing physical take the time to get to know each athlete’s individual students listen. Instead, seem at the ready to offer you either the thumbs up performance rather than creating performance differences and styles. They then hand-tailor what effective communication Good coaches KEEP or thumbs down signal. Even more frustrating for problems. they say to, and how they treat this athlete to achieve entails that you as a coach THE LEARNING a coach is that so much of this external judgment maximum coaching effectiveness. They know that carefully listen to what ENVIRONMENT comes from people who don’t seem to have a clue The greatest coaches are GREAT LIFE TEACHERS a while one athlete may respond well to a hard edge your athletes are saying.

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