Club News

 

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.

 

24th Septmeber 2009

Grandmaster C.K. Choi Seminars
Grandmaster C.K. Choi will be conducting seminars during February and March next year around the UK. Click here for dates and venues and here for an application form.

 

2nd Semptember 2009

Southeast Championships

The championships will be held on Saturday 24th October 2009 at
Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre
Park Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1JS

All entries must be received by Saturday 10th October 2009.
All competitors to arrive by 9.30 a.m. Club doboks, International doboks as well as normal TAGB doboks will be permitted for this event.

TICKETS
Spectators -£7.00
Competitors per event - £10.00
3 person team pattern - £15.00
3 person team sparring - £15.00

Team events 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. If you are only competing in the team event, you will need to purchase a spectator ticket for the rest of the day.

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

06th August 2009

Upcoming Events

Tournament Norway - 13th March 2010
Our Norwegian representative for Tae Kwon Do International Mr. John Svendsen has invited the TAGB to send competitors to this 3-day competition in March. More details will follow.

Grandmaster C.K. Choi Seminars 2010
Grandmaster C.K. Choi will be conducting seminars during February and March next year around the UK. Venues are yet to be confirmed but see calendar of events for the areas that they will be held and the relevant dates.

Disenyland Paris Tournament. 20th February 2010. All information has now been sent out for this event. Remember this year there is adult divisions and you could be the first adult Disney champion in this inaugural event.

05th August 2009

Winter Camp - Minehead

Mr Ron Sergiew winter camp will be held on the weekend of 28th/29th Novemeber 2009 at Butlins Holiday camp in Minehead. The training is open to all grades, 18 years old and over. You can arrive any time on Friday 27th Novemeber.

Cost of the camp is £110 per adult - and includes 3 night’s accommodation and all training. Please make cheques payable to Mr A. Wood. A NON-RETURNABLE deposit of £50 is required to secure your place with the balance to be paid any time before the camp.

Please bring with you as many of the following items as you can:
Dobok(s), sparring equipment, tracksuit(s), swimwear, training shoes, waterproof jacket, T-shirts for training, towels, etc

Click here for a booking form.

04th August 2009

Squad Training

Any enquiries to Mr.Walton on (kennywalton@tagb.fsnet.co.uk).
All students must have current T.A.G.B. licence and T.A.G.B. equipment and be training regularly in their registered school.
Training is informal 10.30 am until 1pm unless stated.
You will find more information on the web site www.tagb.biz

August
Sunday 9 th
Saturday 29 th

September
Saturday 12 th
Saturday 19 th (12.30 -3.00)
Saturday 26 th

October
Saturday 3 rd
Saturday 10 th
Saturday 17 th
Saturday 24 th / 25th t.b.c.
Saturday 31st

28th July 2009

Scottish Championships

The championships will be held on Saturday 5th September 2009 at

Wishaw Sports Centre
Alexander Street
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
Scotland
ML2 0HQ

There will be individual sparring (point stop), Individual patterns, Black Belt destruction and team sparring. The team event must be registered in the day only. f you are only in the team event, you must purchase a spectator ticket for the rest of the event to gain entry.
The arrival time for all belts is 10 am.

TICKETS

INDIVIDUAL ENTRY         £10.00 per event
SPECTATOR                    £  7.00

TEAM ENTRIES


Male (3 IN A Team)         £15.00
Female (3 IN A Team)     £15.00
Juniors (3 IN A Team)    £15.00

All entries must be in by SATURDAY 8th of AUGUST 2009. any entries after this date will be returned. All licence numbers must be on the entry forms.

For the belt and weight divisions, click here.
For hotel details, click here.

20th July 2009

Summer Training Times

Chingford Club
Mondays 7:30-8:30
Saturdays 12:00-1:00pm

Hertford Club
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-8:30

Watford Club
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00-8:00pm

Leighton Buzzard
Saturdays 1-2pm and/or Sundays 11-12pm

St Albans East
Closed during the summer holidays

Ilford Club
Venue change for Summer – Caterham High School
Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm

If you are unsure of any of the above please speak to your instructors or email us.

 

28th May 2009

Interclub Competiton Hemel

The championships will take place on Saturday 25th July 2009 at:

Hemel Hempstead Sports Centre
Park Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1JS

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

14th March 2009

W.A.S.CO. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The championships will take place from the 5th - 10th May 2009 in Croatia. The cost of the 5 day trip will be £300 for the accommodation only.This includes breakfast, lunch and dinner in a double or triple room (sharing). You will need to make your own travel arrangements to Croatia.
The championships are open to all colour of belts and all ages.

All completed forms must be handed in to your instructor by 20th March along with the cost of the accommodation and fee for the number of events entered. Fees for events are shown on the registration form.

Further details can be obtained from the W.A.S.C.O. web site, www.wasco-light-contact.com

Click here for the accommodation form.
Click here for the registration form.

7th Feb 2009

English Championships

These will be held on 15th March 2009 at:

Nottingham Arena
Bolero Square
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1LA

The closing date for entries and officials will be Saturday 21st February 2009. Hand in all forms to your instructor by this date.

Click here for entry form.
Click here for further details.
Click here for sparring divisions.

13th Jan 2009

South Midlands Championships

These will be held on Sunday 1st February 2009 at

Hereford Leisure Centre
Holmer Road
Hereford

All entry forms must be hand into your instructor by Monday 26th January 2009.
Click here for entry form.
Entry fee for competitors is £10 and spectators £7.
All competitors to arrive by 9:30am.
Click here for further details.

12th Jan 2009

Clacton Summer Camp 2009

This will take place on 15/16/17th May.
Suitable for children & adults catering for all aspects of your Tae Kwon Do training, regardless of your grade or experience.
To secure your place you will need to give the £40.00 deposit to your instrutor as soon as possible.

The weekend will consist of:
Patterns
Fitness
Sparring
Awareness
Self Defence
Beach Session
Pad Work And Lots More!!

For application form click here.
Click here for a deposit form and here for family rates.

 

7th September 2008

Winter Camp 2008

Mr Sergiew TAGB 25th Anniversary winter camp in Butlins, Minehead will be held on the weekend of 29th/30th November 2008.
You can arrive at the venue anytime on Friday 28th or arrive on the Saturday morning.
It is suitable of all grades, 18 years and over. The weekend will cover every aspect of Tae Kwon–Do, and a special seminar with a FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTOR will be included.

The cost of the camp is £95 per adult, which included 3 nights accommodation and all the training. A NON-RETURNABLE deposit of £50 is required to secure your place with the balance to be paid anytime before the camp.

Please bring with you as many of the following items as you can. Dobok(s), sparring equipment, tracksuit(s), swimwear, woolly hat or cap, gloves, training shoes, waterproof jacket, T-shirts for training, towels, etc.

Please compete the form if you would like to attend. Click here for the form.


Please hand the form in to your instructor as soon as possible since availablity is on a first come basis.

31st August 2008

British Championships

The TAGB Anniversary British Championships will be held on 12th October 2008 at:

Nottingham Arena
Bolero Square
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1LA

As this is a celebration, the TAG Team event will be optional fancy dress.
Use your imagination. Themes can be: Disney characters/history character/animals/super heroes. There will be a prize for the most originally dressed team.

Click here for further details.
For entry forms click here.
For the different sparring divisons, click here.

The closing date for entries and officials will be: 27th September 2008.

22nd August 2008

Pre-Black Belt Training Session

There has been a change to the dates and veune for Mr Sergiew's pre-black belt training sessions for people grading in October.
The new venue is:

KETTERING LEISURE CENTRE
Thurston Drive
Kettering
NN15 6PB

Please check the black belt grading calender for dates and times. Click here.

2nd March 2008

New Training Location for Chingford Club

As of 1st March 2008, the Chingford club will be training at Woodford County High School for Girls until further notice.
The address for the school is:

Woodford County High School for Girls
High Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 9LA

Beginners will be in the hall and the Intermediates and advanced will be in the sports hall.

Check the clubs page for entrance/parking information.

20th Febuary 2008

Tae Kwon Do - Disneyland Paris

Junior Tournament Series wil be held att Disneyland Resort, Paris on Saturday 27th September 2008.

Click here for further infomation.

31st January 2008

English Championships

These will be held on Sunday 30th March 2008 at

The Nottingham Arena
Bolero Square
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1LA

For further information, click here.
For the different sparring, destruction and patterns divisions, please click here.

Clacton Summer Camp

This will take place on 16/17/18th May.
Suitable for children & adults catering for all aspects of your Tae Kwon Do training, regardless of your grade or experience.
To secure your place you will need to give the £30.00 deposit to your instrutor as soon as possible.

For further information click here.
Click here for a deposit form.

16th January 2008

European Championships

These will be held on April 26th - 27th 2008 in Cork, Ireland. The address is:

Neptune Stadium
Cork City
Republic of Ireland

The closing date for all entry forms is Monday 7th April 2008.

Information for the competition can be found at www.tkdeurochamps.com

19th October 2006

Google group

A google news group has been setup for all members of Adrian and Val Wood clubs. The group is restricted, so you have to be a member to access it.

You must create a Google account to sign into the group. This account login is normally your current email address.

Please send an email to info@woodtkd.co.uk with the subject Google group so that access can be granted.

In order to access the group, use the following link:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/woodtkd