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Past Events...
| 4th
December 2011 Dan Grading at Vohra's Academy of Martial Arts, Nottingham |
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| July
2011 23rd Foreign Instructors Course, Kukkiwon, South Korea |
 Master Lisa Winteridge recently travelled with other instructors from the U.K. to the World Taekwondo Academy (Kukkiwon), Seoul, South Korea to undergo the 5 day instructor training course. The course consisted of practical and theory elements of Taekwondo beginning at 8:30am warm up at the Kukkiwon, finishing around 6pm everyday.  There were approximately 100 instructors from around the world in attendence. The course consisted of both a practical and theory exam on the last day before successful candidates were awarded their certification, Kukkiwon dobok and photos from the course. Seminars were conducted by a range of great Taekwondo Masters including the former Olympic gold medalist in Seoul '88 Master Myung Sam Chang.  Prior to the course,
5 instructors from the U.K.
including Master Lisa Winteridge, were invited to a private training
session at Song Am High School courtesy of Master J.P. Kim. The team were made
incredibly welcome and were in awe of the standard of the Korean
children. There were approximately 35 teenagers who trained for 5
hours daily. Once they move up a level they will train for 8
hours a day. All the team are of a very high standard as most
hope to eventually try out for the national team.The team also visited the World Taekwondo Federation Headquarters and were able to put questions to Secretary General Mr. Jin Suk Yang.  |
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| 28th/29th
May U.K. Taekwondo Festival |
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The 1st UK Taekwondo festival recently took
place in
 The festival dignitaries included Grand Master Kim Yong
Ho 9th Dan Korea, Grand
Master Edward Sell 9th Dan USA, G.M. Cheon 8th Dan France, GM Brenda
Sell 8th
Dan USA, Buddhist Monk Kim Sang Te, Officials from Blackpool Borough
Council,
and a whole host of senior Masters and Grandmasters from England,
Ireland,
Scotland and Wales.
 The Festival began on Saturday with a 2 hour meditation
seminar conducted by
Kim sang Te, this was very well attended with over 90 participants, a
number of
ITF practitioners came specifically to see him. Following this there
were 3 seminars running concurrently namely, WTF Poomsae
instructed by Master Nigel Hudson, Mudo Poomsae instructed by Master
Katey
Wallace and WTF Sparring by Master Mark Richardson, the 3 seminars
attracted
over 140 participants. Saturday night saw the international fight night take
place and hapkido
demonstration by a Korean National team displaying self defense,
weapons and spectacular breaking techniques. The international fight
night had high
class fights between England, Ireland and Wales and included some
Junior bouts
in which Strike Taekwondo’s Leah Moorby took gold after a flurry of
head kicks
resulted in a 14 – 1 victory against her opponent. In the interval the
Hapkido
demonstration team mesmerised the crowd with their routine of acrobatic
breaking techniques, weapons, forms and self-defence display.   Sunday began with a Taekwondo seminar from GM Kim Yong Ho which attracted over 100 participants. The afternoon saw novice sparring take place in the format of 1-1 fights and open Poomsae competition. Luke Dyson (Strike TKD) claimed 1st place in his first 1-1 match. The Poomsae competition saw Lisa Winteridge take silver in a close contest between the female senior black belts. Leah Moorby also competed in the Poomsae performing well against the other competitors. Following this the event finished with a Hapkido seminar delivered by the Korean team, this attracted 70 participants and was a fantastic seminar enjoyed by all. |
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| 14th
May 2011 Strike Taekwondo Kup Grading & Black Belt Training |
 Tillie Bamfield (9th Kup), Amy Winteridge (9th Kup), Catherine Wossick (9th Kup), Stacey Hogg (8th Kup), Nathan Thornton (8th Kup), Ellie Bamfield (8th Kup), Isobel Shires (7th Kup), Tina Shepherdson (6th Kup), Simran Patra (4th Kup), Kimran Patra (4th Kup), Ranveer Patra (2nd Kup). |
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| 30th
January 2011 Chief Instructor Lisa Winteridge achieves 4th Dan |
 Lisa Winteridge travelled to Blackpool to undergo the grading exam for 4th Dan Black Belt. The grading covered the whole Taekwondo syllabus requiring demonstration of various skills such as knife defense, sparring, breaking techniques, poomsae and self defense. Lisa has now achieved the title of 'Master' which comes with achieving 4th Dan. |
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| 31st
December 2010 Strike Taekwondo Student of the Year Awards 2010 |
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 awards as voted for by students of Strike Taekwondo. Senior Student of the Year went to Natalie McSharry for the second year running, with the junior award presented to Dominic Williamson. |
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| 5th
December 2010 Dan Grading at Vohra's Academy of Martial Arts, Nottingham |
 From left to
right: Natalie McSharry, Leah Moorby, Hannah Hiscock, Charlie Hiscock,
Dominic Williamson
Students from Strike Taekwondo club travelled to Nottingham to undergo their black belt exam. Congratulations to Natalie McSharry, Dominic Williamson, Leah Moorby, Hannah Hiscock and Charlie Hiscock who successfully passed their 6 hour Dan promotion test. The grading saw the students performing all kicking techniques including jump kicks, breaking wood, poomsae, hand and foot techniques, self defence, 1 step sparring and free sparring. Leah and Charlie are the youngest club members to achieve black belt at only age 11 years. |
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| 27th
November 2010 South Dublin Taekwondo Championships |
 From left to right: Leah Moorby, Charlotte Turner, Ranveer Patra Students from Strike
Taekwondo in Keighley were chosen to represent the UKTDC (United
Kingdom
Taekwondo Development Council)
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| 18th
September 2010 Strike Taekwondo Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to
the following Strike TKD students who successfully achieved their next
grade at the belt promotion test conducted at the Strike TKD academy by
Grand Master Vohra 8th Dan: -
Ellie Bamfield (9th Kup), Trudi Longbottom (9th Kup), Luke Dyson (8th Kup), Thomas Arana (8th Kup), Francesca Li (6th Kup), William Li (6th Kup), Simran Patra (6th Kup), Kimran Patra (6th Kup), Clare Arana (6th Kup), Alex Arana (5th Kup), Ranveer Patra (4th Kup). Students were then invited to train with G.M. Vohra; the seminar was well attended - training consisted of Poomsae, kicking techniques, jump/flying kicks and meditation. Pictures to follow... |
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| 4th
July 2010 Seminar with Korean Grand Master Kim Young Ho, 9th Dan |
 The seminar hosted by UKTDC in association with Kims Chungdokwan, proved to be a huge success with over 100 participants in attendance. The participants came from all corners of the UK from Edinburgh to Norfolk, Kent and Portsmouth it seemed that distance would not keep people away, there was even one Canadian Taekwondo family on holiday in the UK who came to the event. The event, a rare opportunity to train with Master Kim, lived up to expectations and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Working on correct breathing techniques, breathing and kicking, followed by self defence, the seminar was one of the best ever attended. |
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| 13th
June 2010 Dan Grading at Vohra's Academy of Martial Arts, Nottingham |
 Students from Strike Taekwondo club travelled to Nottingham to undergo their black belt exam. Congratulations to Tiny Taylor and Sam Williamson who successfully passed the exam which covered the full Taekwondo syllabus and more! Sam is our youngest student to gain black belt at age 14. |
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| 9th
June 2010 Strike Taekwondo Kup Grading and Seminar |
 Congratulations
to Natalie McSharry, Dominic Williamson, Connor Range, Philip Walker,
Ranveer Patra, Tina Shepherdson and Adam Wurzal who all successfully
passed their grading.
Following the grading students took part in a seminar led by Grand
Master
Vohra, 8th Dan which covered technical kicking application along with
jumping/flying kicks.
Pictured left to right: Natalie McSharry, Dom Williamson, Connor Range |
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| 25th
February 2010 Strike Taekwondo Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to the students pictured below who successfully passed their grading. Following the grading students took part in a seminar led by Grand Master Vohra, 8th Dan.  From Left to Right: Grand Master Vohra, Lisa Winteridge, Alex Arana, Simran Patra, Charlie Hiscock, Leah Moorby, Kimran Patra, Isobel Shires, Ranveer Patra, Dominic Williamson |
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| 14th
December 2009 Strike Taekwondo Student of the Year Awards 2009 |
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Strike Taekwondo students took the opportunity to vote for their junior and senior student of the year. This years winner in the junior section was Sam Williamson. The winner of the senior category was Natalie McSharry. Both were presented their awards during the final week of training before the Christmas break. Congratulations to both Sam and Natalie on a fantastic, well earned achievement! |
| 6th
December 2009 UKTDC 1-2-1 Kyorugi and Poomsae Competition, Barnsley |
9 members of the Strike TKD team competed in the UKTDC competition held in Barnsley. The team travelled down with a number of supporters and had a successful day with a clean sweep of wins in the sparring. Ben Williamson, Natalie McSharry, Sam Williamson, Dom Williamson, Leah Moorby, Hannah Hiscock and Charlie Hiscock, all came through winners. Francesca Li and Leah Moorby entered the Poomsae event gaining 1st and 2nd place respectfully. A highly successful day for team Strike who gained overall team trophy for third place. Congratulations to all those who took part! Pictured left to
right, back row: Hannah, Dom, Ben, Natalie, Sam
front row: Charlie, Ranveer, Leah |
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| 4th
October 2009 Mu-Sa 1-2-1 Competition |
 Strike Taekwondo competitors travelled to Barnsley for a 1-2-1 competition. Due to the grading taking place only a few days earlier, only a few students opted to give the competition a go on this occasion. Leah Moorby took 1st place against her male opponent and Natalie McSharry, Sam Williamson and Lisa Winteridge had closely fought matches narrowly missing out on a win. |
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| 1st
October 2009 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to the students pictured below who successfully passed their grading. Following the grading students took part in a seminar led by Grand Master Vohra, 8th Dan.  Back row: Rachel Craven, Daniel O'Neill-Stone, Philip Walker, Andrew Wood, William Li. Middle row: Grand Master Vohra, Charlie Hiscock, Francesca Li, Clare Arana, Natalie McSharry, Jasmine O'Neill-Stone, Hannah Hiscock, Ranveer Patra, Lisa Winteridge. Front row: Leah Moorby, Thomas Arana, Mia Douglas, Alex Arana, Callum Wood, Connor Range. |
| 18th
June 2009 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to the students pictured below who successfully passed their grading. Following the grading students enjoyed a seminar led by Grand Master Vohra, 8th Dan.  |
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| 14th
June 2009 UKTDC National Poomsae Championships and 1-2-1 Sparring, Blackpool |
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The following students pictured left to right, competed in the UKTDC National Championships held in Blackpool: - Ben Williamson, Dominic Williamson, Lisa Winteridge, Sam Williamson, Ben Mitchell, Leah Moorby (front).  The Williamson brothers and Leah Moorby all gained 1st place in their 1-2-1 fights. Club instructors Ben Mitchell and Lisa Winteridge gained 2nd place in the team poomsae event with Lisa taking 1st place in the individual poomsae. Leah Moorby also gained trophies for the children's speed kicking event and poomsae. |
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| 17th
May 2009 Dan Grading at Vohra's Academy of Martial Arts, Nottingham |
 Congratulations to Charlotte Turner and Ben Williamson who were promoted to 2nd Dan and 1st Dan black belt respectively following a 6 hour examination held by Grand Master Vohra 8th Dan. Both students performed extremely well during the exam and deserved their well-earned Dan grades. |
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| 26th February 2009 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to the students pictured below who successfully passed their grading.  Pictured from left to right (from the back): - Philip Walker- yellow
belt, Clare Arana - yellow belt, Grand Master
Vohra, Lisa Winteridge, Natalie McSharry -
blue belt, Hannah Hiscock - red belt, Connor Range - red tag, Adam
Whitaker - red tag, Charlie Hiscock - red tag, Leah Moorby - blue
belt, Ranveer Patra - yellow belt, Tiny Taylor black tag, Aaron Wilson
- yellow tag, Bethany Wilson -
yellow tag, Joseph McLaughlin - yellow tag, Alex Arana - yellow belt,
Simran Patra - yellow belt, Kimran Patra - yellow belt.
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| December
2008 Strike Taekwondo Student of the Year Awards |
 Strike Taekwondo
students took the opportunity to vote for the junior
and senior student of the year. This years winner in the junior section
was Leah Moorby. The winner of the senior category was Ben Williamson.
Both
were presented their awards during the last training session of 2008.
Congratulations to both Leah and Ben on achieving their awards.
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| 9th October 2008 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
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Congratulations to
Strike TKD students who recently passed the Kup
promotion test held at Oakbank Recreation Centre. Following the grading
more
students attended to take part in the training seminar led by
Grandmaster Vohra 8th Dan.
Thank you to Master Vohra for visiting Strike TKD Club and
congratulations to the students who passed their grading.
 Pictured from left to right with Grand Master Vohra and club instructor Lisa Winteridge: - Alex Arana - yellow tag, Simran Patra - yellow tag, Kimran Patra - yellow tag, Leah Moorby - blue tag, Ranveer Patra - yellow tag, Sam Williamson - red belt, Dominic Williamson - blue belt, Clare Arana - yellow tag, Natalie McSharry - blue tag, Ben Williamson - black tag, Philip Walker - yellow tag. |
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| 28th September 2008 Liverpool Capital of Culture 1-2-1 Open Taekwondo Championships Sport & Poomsae |
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8 students from
Strike Taekwondo club recently took part in the UKTDC's
Open Championships in Liverpool. For many, it was their first
competition experience. The event was held in good spirit by all that
attended, with over 15 teams taking part. Strike Taekwondo won the team
trophy for 3rd place overall which was a proud achievement for the club
and their most successful competition to date.
 Dominic Williamson, Lisa Winteridge, Sam Williamson Results as follows: - 1st Place Kyorugi (sparring): Ben Williamson, Charlotte Turner, Dominic Williamson, Natalie McSharry, Leah Moorby Runner-up Kyorugi (sparring): Ben Mitchell, Sam Williamson Poomsae: Leah Moorby had 2 matches, winning second time around; Charlotte Turner narrowly missed out on a place in the final; Lisa Winteridge went through to the final and gained 2nd place. |
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| 31st August 2008 Grandmaster Vohra - Training Seminar |
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Strike
Taekwondo students travelled down to Nottingham to take part in a mixed
martial arts seminar instructed by Grandmaster Vohra 8th Dan. Students
have been welcomed by Master Vohra to train at his academy in
Nottingham on various occasions lately and have reaped the benefits
increasing their skills and learning. Students from various clubs
trained alongside each other covering self-defense, kick/jump kick
techniques, 1 step sparring, poomsae and agility work.
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| 21st June 2008 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
 Congratulations
to Strike TKD students who recently passed the Kup promotion test held at
Oakbank Recreation Centre. Pictured
with certificate from the left is: -
Charlie Hiscock - blue belt Leah Moorby - green belt Hannah Hiscock - red tag Sam Williamson - red tag Ben Williamson - red belt Following the grading, more students joined those who graded to take part in a training seminar. Strike TKD also welcomed students from Dal-Seong Taekwondo. The seminar consisted of basic techniques, kick work and explosive strength for jump/kick work. Thanks to Grand Master Vohra for coming to Bradford to conduct the seminar and grading. |
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| 10th May 2008 Dan Grading at Vohra's Academy of Martial Arts, Nottingham |
 Congratulations
to Strike TKD students who recently passed the Dan promotion test held in
Nottingham, conducted by Grandmaster Vohra 8th Dan. The
following
students passed their grading after a 6 hour examination and will
receive Kukkiwon (world recognised) certification in due course;
pictured from left to right: -
Ben Mitchell - 2nd Dan Black Belt
Damien Barber - 1st Dan Black Belt Charlotte Turner - 1st Dan Black Belt Spencer Terry - 1st Dan Black Belt  |
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| 30th March 2008 Strike Tkd Kup Grading and Seminar |
Congratulations
to Strike TKD students who recently passed the Kup promotion test held at
Oakbank Recreation Centre. Pictured
with certificate from the left is: -
 Connor Range - blue belt Nathan Ward - yellow belt Leah Moorby - green tag Adam Whitaker - blue belt Rhiannon Taylor - red belt Robyn O'Rorke - blue belt Dominic Williamson - blue tag Natalie McSharry - green belt Samuel Plummer - green belt Following the grading, Grandmaster Vohra took students through a training session which consisted of basic techniques, Korean terminology and jumping kicks. The seminar was well attended by members of Strike Taekwondo who all enjoyed the learning experience. |
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| 3rd February 2008 Grandmaster Vohra - Training Seminar |
 Grandmaster Vohra 8th
Dan; the U.K.'s first class and highest ranked
Kukkiwon Instructor, training
with students from Strike Taekwondo and other attendants at his Grandmaster Vohra's
Academy International School of Martial Arts United Kingdom
Headquarters in Nottingham. The seminar was on Sunday 3rd February 2008
morning and afternoon 11.00am to 1.00pm training, break, then training
2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Special thanks to Grand Master Vohra from
all Strike Taekwondo students who attended and had a thoroughly
enjoyable day. We all learnt alot from the Seminar and took away a few
aches and pains for the following few days!
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Latest Updates...
Strike TKD have a wide variety of classes available in Keighley & Bingley
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- added 01/12/2011
Strike's Black Belt Success
Strike Students promoted to 3rd and 2nd Dan Black Belt
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- added 07/12/2011
23rd Foreign Instructor Course, South Korea
Master Lisa Winteridge successfully achieves instructor qualification from the home of Taekwondo, South Korea.
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- added 03/08/2011
1st UK Taekwondo Festival
Report and results
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