1st July 2010

Interclub Competiton Hemel

The championships will take place on Saturday 24th July 2010 at:
Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre
Park Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1JS

Click here for further details and here for an entry form.

28th May 2010

Midlands Championships

The Midlands Championships will be held on Sunday 27th June at:
Kettering Leisure Village (The Arena)
Thurston Drive
Kettering
Northants
NN15 6PB

Please click here for all details and here for an entry form.

20th May 2010

Mr Sergiew seminar

Mr Sergiew will be holding a sparring at Chingford club on Sunday 13th June provided there are sufficient numbers. Anyone interested in the seminar should contact Mr Wood.

Click here for details and form.

17th May 2010

Chingford Club Demo

WoodTKD will be doing a demo on 26th June in Chingford. There will be 2 sessions. One at 1:20 and the second at 2:20. Each session will be for approx. 15 - 20 minutes.
Anyone from any of WoodTKD clubs wishing to take part should contact Mr Wood.

8th May 2010

Welsh Championships

The Welsh Championships will be held on Sunday 23rd May at:
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Cyncoed Road
Cardiff
CF23 6XD

This is open to both adults and juniors. Entry forms must be handed into your instructor by no later than 14th May. All competitors must arrive by 9:30 AM.
Entry fees are as follows:

Competitor - £10.00 per event
Spectator - £7.00
Tag Team: £15.00 per 3 person team. To be paid & entered on the day.

Tag team details:
Teams will consist of a 3 person team, bouts will be for 4 minutes. Each time the bout is stopped you can change with a member of your team by tagging your team members glove. All 3 members must fight at some stage during the bout. All team matches will be point stop.

Divisions in tag team sparring:
MENS: 3 person team.
Yellow/Green belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Blue/red belts together. No weights 3 person team.
Black belts. No weights. 3 person team.

WOMEN: 3 person team.
Yellow/green belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Blue/red belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Black belts. No weights. 3 person team.

** Boys and Girls separate teams**
JUNIOR’s 3-person team.
Yellow/Green belts together. Must all be same height 3 person team
Blue/red belts together. Must all be same height 3 person team
Black belts. Must all be same height. 3 person team.
There will be four divisions in the juniors
1. Pee wee
2. Lightweight
3. Middleweight
4. Heavyweight

There are no team events for Executive Male & Executive Female or Cadet Male & Female Cadet. All junior teams are under 16 years old and all senior teams are 16 and over.

Click here for further details of weight divisions and here for an entry form.

21st February 2010

English Championships 2010

The English Championships will be held on Sunday 28th March at:
The International Centre
St. Quentin Gate
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JH

This is open to both adults and juniors. Entry forms must be handed into your instructor by no later than 12th March. All competitors must arrive by 9:30 AM.
Entry fees are as follows:

Competitor - £10.00 per event
Spectator - £7.00
Tag Team: £15.00 per 3 person team. To be paid & entered on the day.

Tag team details:
Teams will consist of a 3 person team, bouts will be for 4 minutes. Each time the bout is stopped you can change with a member of your team by tagging your team members glove. All 3 members must fight at some stage during the bout. All team matches will be point stop.

Divisions in tag team sparring:
MENS: 3 person team.
Yellow/Green belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Blue/red belts together. No weights 3 person team.
Black belts. No weights.

WOMEN: 3 person team.
Yellow/green belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Blue/red belts together. No weights. 3 person team.
Black belts. No weights.

** Boys and Girls separate teams**
JUNIOR’s 3-person team.
Yellow/Green belts together. Must all be same height 3 person team
Blue/red belts together. Must all be same height 3 person team
Black belts. Must all be same height
There will be four divisions in the juniors
1. Pee wee
2. Lightweight
3. Middleweight
4. Heavyweight

There are no team events for Executive Male & Executive Female or Cadet Male & Female Cadet. All junior teams are under 16 years old and all senior teams are 16 and over.

Click here for further details of weight divisions and here for an entry form.

13th February

Summer Camp 2010 - Clacton

The summer camp will take place on the weekend of 14/15/16th May 2010. The weekend is suitable for both adults and children and cater for all aspects of Tae kwon Do training regardless of grade and experience.
If you are interested in going, please give a deposit of £45 to your instructor as places are on a first come basis.
The total cost of the weekend including accomodation and all training is £88. For friends and family not training the cost is £65.
Click here for an application form.

30th January 2010

9th OPEN WORLD TAE KWON DO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

The championships will take place on the 11th - 12th September 2010 at:

The International Centre
St. Quentin Gate
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JH

The entry fee for the championships will be £30 per event in the male & female adult divisions and £20 per event for juniors.

All entries forms must be received by your instructor by the 2nd August 2010 along with the fee.

The weigh in for these championships will take place on Friday 10th September at:

The Holiday Inn Hotel (on site at the Telford International Centre). It will be open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. If you cannot make this day there will be a weigh in room at the centre all day Saturday or failing that you will be weighed/height tested on the area prior to your event. You must register if you are only doing patterns or destruction.
For information on weight divisions and patterns, click here.

Umpires/Referee’s and Team leaders can apply to officiate at this event

It is advisable to pre book your spectator tickets before the event, as there are limited seats available at this venue. (2,000 in total). We expect it to sell out quickly!
Prices are:

Adult 2 day ticket £40
Adult 1 day ticket £25
Child 2 day ticket £25 (must be under 12 years old)
Child 1 day ticket £15 (must be under 12 years old)

Only TAGB white suits or the special 2010 world championships doboks may be worn to this event. These will be available from TKD Promotions within a couple of months.

After the close of the championships there will be a disco party for all competitors and officials at the International Centre. All competitors and officials can gain free entry with their ID cards. Tickets for guests are £10 and will be on sale at the merchandising stall at the championships.

Click here for an entry form.
Click here for an umpires entry form.
Clieck here for a spectators entrry form.

23rd January 2010

Change in Black Belts session location

Please note that Me Sergiew's Black Belts sessions will be held at:

Wreake Valley Community College
Parkstone Road
Syston
Leicester
LE7 1LY

and NOT at Kettering Lesiure Village.

15th January 2010

Upcoming Events

Euro Disney Championships - February 2010
Closing date for entries into these championships will be 31st January 2010.
Please remember that this event is open to ADULTS as well as juniors this time.
So get booking now, have yourself a great week-end in Euro Disney.

Grandmaster C.K. Choi Seminars
3 of the black belt seminars are now SOLD OUT, and 4 others are close to being full.
There are only 28 places on the North of England, and 24 on the East of England seminar.
There is stil lroom available on the coloured belt seminars, but some of these are now close to being fully booked.
West of England has only 28 places available. West Midlands only has 43 places available. South East 43 places available. So please get your students entered. Do not let them miss out on a once in a lifetime opportunity of training with one of tae kwon do’s truly original pioneers.

Tournament in Norway -13th March 2010
The TAGB will be sending a team to Master John Svendsen’s 2nd Hammerfest Open in Norway.
TAGB members can pay their own way and travel to this event; it is open to coloured belt as well as black belts including veterans & cadets. There will be sparring, patterns and destruction. Confirmed countries competing so far are: Sweden, Italy, Czech Republic Russia, Norway, Scotland, and TAGB. This is an ITF event. Rough price guide (depending on flights) will be £362 for 3 nights. This does not include entry into the competition. Anyone interested should contact their instructor.

Clash of the Titans DVD
The DVD is now available. Please see your instructor. Don’t miss out on seeing this historic event. You will also be receiving a copy of Martial Arts Illustrated magazine with a report on this event and an exclusive interview with Grand Master C.K. Choi, 9th Dan about his forthcoming visit to the UK to conduct seminars for the TAGB.

For previous news events click here.