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Surrey
Taekwon-Do
![]() 4 Gold 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals for the Surrey team at the Welsh Open championship 2011
Taekwondo is a complete martial art and the competitions include several disciplines such as Patterns, Sparring, Special Techniques and Power-test. During patterns the competitors will perform a series of movements and techniques in a pre-defined format, rhythm and intensity, to show their ability. The Sparring competition consists of scoring points through full-contact hand and foot kicks to different parts of the opponent’s body in a controlled form of combat. Special techniques demonstrate extreme flexibilities in different forms of jumping kicks, while the power-test consists of breaking several layers of planks with hands and feet. Four members of the Surrey Taekwon-Do School travelled to Cardiff to join the tournament in their categories …. With tremendous success! Congratulations to
the Surrey team who brought home 4 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze
medals! The full results are: Bella is only 10 years old and just got her Blue Belt grading, while Nina with her 9 years is one of the youngest members from the School to attend tournaments. Both did it very well so far and are very dedicated to Taekwondo. Taekwondo teaches fitness, stretching, offensive and defensive techniques, semi-contact and full-contact sparring, breaking of boards and bricks, and a variety of patterns. The tenets of Taekwondo are Courtesy - Integrity - Perseverance – Self Control and Indomitable Spirit. Those principles are also undeniable values which help the students in their day-to-day life. Surrey Taekwon-Do School is held in Dorking Sports Center, Guildford Spectrum, and Woking Leisure Center and is always recruiting new students. For more information please see the website at www.surreytaekwondo.com, email surreytaekwondo@yahoo.com or call Richard Hamilton on 07818 224532. Surrey Taekwon-Do Instructor Wins World Power Title! Surrey's own Richard Hamilton has won the ITF Veteran's World Power Gold Medal in Belarus last week at the ITF World Championships. The England team travelled
to Minsk last week to attend the International Taekwon-Do Federation
Junior and Veteran World Championships. There were over 50 countries
in attendance including competitors from Japan, Australia, Canada,
Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Korea, and many other countries. The England Team boasted 2 World
Champions from Surrey. James Gridley won the World Sparring
title for the under 18 year olds, and Richard Hamilton won the
World Power title in the veterans class. Richard had over 30 people to compete
with in the breaking. Numerous competitors over estimated their
capabilities on brand new white plastic boards, but Richard
gambled conservatively and produced the breaks to qualify with
the top 10 competitors. A final break off reduced the field
to 2 Greenland competitors and Richard and a draw was made as
to the technique to be used for the world title. Taekwon-Do is an Olympic sport, but is taught to various armed forces in the UK and worldwide, and is used by the police to deter criminals. TKD includes fitness, flexibility, sparring, breaking boards and bricks, self defence from grabs, sweeps, throws, and other attacks. Taekwon-Do was introduced in the UK in 1967 by Grand Master Rhee Kee Ha and and is a world wide martial art with schools in most every country.In Surrey, Taekwon-Do is available at the Woking Leisure Centre, Dorking Sports Centre, and Surrey Sports Park in Guildford. New students are encouraged to come along and try and are offered a free try before you buy lesson. For more information, see the website at www.surreytaekwondo.com or contact Richard on the email address richard@surreytaekwondo.comor telephone 07818 224532. |
Ki Club Taekwondo Contact
Paul Holmes 07933 712426 (New
Haw) Instructor Paul Holmes 3rd dan We also hold classes For Woking and Maybury Sports Club (Ki Club Taekwondo W&M) these are held at New Monument School on a Thursday 6.00pm-8.00pm Women Only - Instructor Cara Smith 4th Dan and Friday 7pm - 8.0pm under 14's mixed group - Instructor Paul Holmes 3rd Dan
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