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2025
Black Belt Grading
April 2025
Also, Gina and Andrew both from Woodford Halse club, and Selina from Daventry, all passed their 2nd Dan gradings. Well done to them too. Gina was singled out for particular praise by GM Donnelly, who commended the effort she had given during the grading.
Many congratulations to our two newly promoted 1st Degree Black Belts, Robin and Oisin.
They performed really well in their grading, and their new belts were thoroughly deserved.
Here's a little video we made of our new first Dans, showing their journey to black belt:
Finally, Mr Robson himself took his 5th Dan, and was presented with his certificate by GM David Oliver himself, who took the opportunity to say a few kind words too.
Daventry Tigers Mark Robson 5th Dan presentation GM Oliver
Matty Moore Visit
World Champion 4th Dan
March 2025
Visits by such high calibre performers are always inspirational, and this one was certainly no exception. Our grading award winner was particularly inspired by Matty, and worked really hard on his TKD after that, catching the Grand Master's eye at the next grading as he wanted to be like Matty.
It was wonderful to have the irrepressible Matty Moore come and visit Daventry this month. Students were treated to some fantastic demonstration patterns and most enjoyable training sessions as he spent time in the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes.
There are more photos from the event at Matty Moore visit | Daventry Tigers TKD
English Championships
March 2025
Twelve students from Daventry and Woodford Halse headed off to Worcester to compete for medals at the English Championships this month.
Again, they produced a good medal haul, bringing home 2 Golds, 9 Silver and 9 Bronze medals between them. What’s perhaps more important is that they all thoroughly enjoyed the day, with several excellent debut performances.
Coloured Belt Grading
January 2025
On 31st January, Daventry hosted our first coloured belt grading exam of the year. Forty students performed in front of Grand Master David Oliver (Chairman of the TAGB) and all were successful in progressing, with a large number of students gaining A* and A Grade passes.
Grand Master Oliver’s ‘Best in Grading’ Award went to one of the newcomer White Belts, who very much looks to be a future star in the making.
Midlands Championships
January 2025
Daventry sent a small team of competitors to the Midlands Championships this year, and it was good to see that all of our students had a great time, bringing back a good number of medals.
Highlight performances were from Sian Hartwell, who brought home 3 Golds and a Silver, and Mel Coupe, who won Gold in the Ladies Individual Sparring on her debut!
