Daventry Tigers Taekwondo
British Championships Nov 2023
A smaller contingent went this year, the World Championships having taken quite a lot out of many of you. Still, a great haul of medals as always:
Caoimhe Adams - Gold in Team Patterns in a highly competitive division and near miss in Individual Patterns
Oisin Admas - Gold in Team Patterns, near miss in individual patterns
Megan Sills - Gold in Team Patterns
Bella Sills - Gold in Team Patterns, Silver in Tag Team Sparring
Max Hlavac - near miss in Individual patterns in a huge division
Roman Hlavac - Silver in Team Patterns
Bronwyn Harrison - Gold in Team Patterns in a new team too, Bronze in Individual Patterns, naer miss in Tag Team sparring
Charlotte Dunkley - Near miss in Individual Patterns, having to do her pattern some 3 times and just missed a medal!
Gina Burgess - Bronze in Individual Patterns
Holly Jones - Gold in Individual Pattners, Silver in Team Patterns, Silver in Tag Team Sparring
Zac Jones - Bronze in Individual Sparring
Morgan Jones - Gold in Individual Sparring - with a broken toe, Silver in Team Patterns, Bronze in Tag Team Sparring
Lauren Hughes - Gold in Team Patterns, Silver in Individual Sparring
Kaden Roche - Silver in Team Patterns
Rosa Ardito - Bronze in Individual sparring
Phoebe Evans - Gold in Individual Patterns, Silver in Tag Team Sparring
Reuben Evans - near miss in Individual Patterns
There is a public photo album at https://photos.app.goo.gl/encUxARRa3KAD3nH6
Umpires & Referee's Course Nov 23
There were quite a few people who went to the officials course in Oldbury in November 23. Some were doing Umpires, some Referees, and Mrs Robson was doing a refresher. It was an interesting day. We will be doing some of our own officials training in class too, so you can get some practice in a 'safer' environment than a live competition. There's only one way to get good at officiating - and that's by doing it! Both Helen Griffiths and Charlotte Easom were assessed for Umpires 2 and both passed. Certificates will be handed out in class.
Black Belt Grading Oct 2023
These 5 brave black tags took their Black Belt grading on Sunday 22nd October. Congratulations to all - another clean sweep - they all passed. We might be a bit biased, but we think they were head and shoulders above the other students!
As its half term next week, we'll be giving the belts out in dribs and drabs as many of them are away!
Our new First Dans are pictured above, left to right:
Charlie Chettle
Bronwyn Harrison
Tom Lewington
Megan Sills
Madison Bull
Coloured Belt & Star Grading October 2023
Another good grading, everyone passed. New Belts, and your trophies/medals for A and A Star grades will be given out in your next class. Star grade certificates take a little longer.
Sadly it was noted that there was not a lot of "Yes Sir/Ma'am" being used. Please show your respect.
More photos on our Facebook page in the album "Coloured Belt Grading Oct 23."
World Championships 2023
Well done to everyone who entered the World Championships. Here's our competitors. Our students took 59 medals overall, which is amazing from just 67 students. Mr & Mrs Robson's instructor, Jackson White, also took Gold for super executive sparring. At age 69 that's quite incredible!
Win lose or draw, you have made us both very proud. Congratulations to you all.
We got a full page spread in the Daventry Express!
And there's more on line too!
There are now a number of videos up from the World Championships on our You Tube Channel
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Find out more on our dedicated World Championships page
Grading
June 2023
Another great coloured belt and Star grading in Banbury. Well done to all, solid performances from everyone.
Natan gained his First Degree First Star in impressive style. He did some amazing jumping kicks, then fired off all his theory answers as quickly as GM Oliver could fire them at him.
He did such a good job, a well deserved star!
The Welsh Championships 2023
Congratulations to those who entered the Welsh Championships this year. Another impressive medal haul.
World Master Ralph Minott visit
March 2023
Students from Daventry, Woodford and Banbury had an unforgettable lesson with none other than former Olympic Taekwondo athlete and 8th degree black belt World Master, Ralph Minott. The session was full of fun and learning, as the students got to experience the expertise of a true legend in the field.
It's always inspiring to learn from the best, and these students got to do just that. Congratulations to all involved, and a big Thank You to Ralph Minott for coming down to see us all!
English Championships - March 2023
45 brave students and 7 officials literally braved the cold at the English Championships in Coventry. We came out with 44 medals which was a really high ratio of students to medals. There were 16 Golds, 11 Silvers, 17 Bronzes. Two new Umpires also cut their teeth at this their first championships. Whilst of course not everyone came away with a medal, we are proud of you all for representing your club so well..
Tim Chow visit - Feb 2023
Tim Chow visit - Feb 2023
Tim Chow, Captain of the TAGB England Squad, treated us to two fantasic lessons on Sunday 5th Feb. More pictures on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
The first lesson he taught us how to do flying kicks, and we had some great fun with the crash mats. In the second lesson, students learnt from the very best some top tops on sparring.
It was a great day, and from the smiles on your faces, we're sure you all had a good time too!
Thank you Tim for a great visit!
New Year Ambush 2023
New Year Ambush 2023
63 kids packed into Daventry Leisure Centre for a taster event like no other. It was so much fun! Many thanks to all our instructors, classroom assistants and other helpers. This is just a small selection, but you can see more on our Facebook ambush album.
Nicola Turecek visit
A big thank you to Nicola Turecek for coming up from Wales to teach our students at Daventry. There were three great sessions for all belts. Hope you are all able to walk now!