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Dates for your diary. Mock grading A mock grading session will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday 2nd September, 2017 at Wesley Hall Crookes. Grading Formal grading will be held at 5:15pm on Sunday 17th September, 2017 at Forge Valley School. More details to follow, please check the information table outside the class venues. Mr. Read More …
After teaching Taekwondo to kids at Tinsley Meadows for the last 2 terms, Mr Shillabeer was invited back to give a talk to students last week in one of their assemblies. After a few minutes intro it was on to some kicking to demonstrate what TKD is all about to the children that didn’t get Read More …
On Friday 24th June Mr Shillabeer travelled to Poland to compete at the European Championships. Here is a little write up of the weekend. So…after driving to Manchester airport then flying to Krakow Balice, Poland I had a further 3 hours of train travel to get me to the town of Czestochowa where the Taekwondo Read More …
14 members of DS Taekwondo travelled down to Grantham on Saturday May 6th for this years Lincs Champs. A great competition with a fantastic atmosphere- this years event was as popular as always with the invited clubs bringing more competitors than ever. Some great performances from our members meant that we came an impressive 4th place overall! Read More …
So….after many years of talking about it – finally we made this event happen……….and it was awesome! Thanks to everyone for supporting your club and getting involved either competing or spectating- the feedback I have received has been really positive so I hope everyone had a good time! Saturday 8th April was the date and Read More …
80 students from DS Taekwondo undertook the grading held at Forge Valley School on March 26th. All students performed the necessary requirements to a good standard and it was a pleasure to promote everyone to their next grade at the next lesson. Mr Walton has complimented us on the high standard of our students in Read More …
So the first National comp of the year kicked off 9am sharp at Worcester Arena on March 12th 2017. Eden Wallace and Luke McGillicuddy were the only entrants alongside Mr Shillabeer but both performed well. Eden won his first fight against a rather wild opponent in the heavyweight division but narrowly lost his second fight Read More …
So the first comp of the New Year kicked off with the Midlands Champs held in Kettering in January. Grandmaster Oliver’s personal tournament usually runs smoothly and this year was no exception with everything all done by 3pm. Only a few members of DS Taekwondo made it down for this one but many still came Read More …
Part 2 of our Xmas party event was held at The Grindstone pub in Crookes. A start time of a few hours after JUMP finished allowed time for a much needed shower and some dinner before the party continued. Lots of games, challenges and Haribo prizes kept everyone entertained and a free drink for everyone Read More …