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Mark Scriven Competition Results
Posted on July 24, 2018 at 9:35 AM |
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Congratulations to all the team who travelled to Stratford Upon Avon to compete at the Mark Scriven Competition on Sunday 15th July 2018. A big thanks to all the parents who committed their time to this event and also a big thanks to Havva and Anna for organising the team in my absence. The results are: Patterns Ezel Dervish Gold Colour Belt Peewee Anna Jones Gold Colour Belt Veteran Abigail Hedgecock Gold Black Belt Peewee Havva Dervish Gold Black Belt Adult Louisa Brailsford Silver Colour Belt Peewee Toby Jones Silver Colour Belt Peewee Georgia Smith Silver Black Belt Peewee Nebi Dervish Silver Black Belt Peewee William Edmondson Bronze Colour Belt Peewee Harry Payton Bronze Black Belt Peewee Simon Hynes Bronze Black Belt Adult Sparring William Edmondson Gold Colour Belt Peewee Ezel Dervish Gold Colour Belt Peewee Anna Jones Gold Colour Belt Veteran Abigail Hedgecock Gold Black Belt Peewee Harry Payton Gold Black Belt Peewee Louisa Brailsford Silver Colour Belt Peewee Toby Jones Silver Colour Belt Peewee Georgia Smith Silver Black Belt Peewee Nebi Dervish Silver Black Belt Peewee Havva Dervish Silver Black Belt Adult Aysin Dervish Bronze Black Belt Junior |
Kubz Grading
Posted on September 22, 2017 at 8:21 AM |
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Kubz Grading For your grading questions please look in your Kubz book page 23 for the first grading Date - Saturday 30th September Venue - Ashton on Mersey High School, Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP Cost - £25 (£22 each for two or more in the same family) to be paid in cash no later than the 23rd September. After this date it will be £30 to grade. Time: 1pm to 2pm (please arrive at 12.45 to register) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: _________________________ Grade: ____________ Club : ________________________ Grading Fee: ________ |
Trident TKD Academy Venue Changes
Posted on August 3, 2017 at 8:02 AM |
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Just so you are not confused below is a summary of all the changes of venue. The ones in white do not have a change of venue yet. I will email you as soon as I have sorted one out and update the website as well. All other dates not shown will be held at the rugby club. If there are any changes to this then I will let you know right away. Monday (4.15pm to 9pm) Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale, M33 3JR 4th & 11th September - Gymnasium (car park and entrance off Croft Road) 2nd & 9th October - Gymnasium (car park off Croft Road) 23rd October - 4.15pm to 7pm Main Hall (Come in the front entrance of the school on Norris Road) 23rd October - 7pm to 9pm Gymnasium (car park off Croft Road) 20th November - 4.15 to 6.45pm Main Hall & 7 to 9pm Gymnasium Tuesday (4.15pm to 9.30pm) Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale, M33 3JR 26th September - 6 to 9pm - Dining Room - The dining room is accessed through a door directly in to the dining area. At the front of the school there’s the main entrance to the school, then further along is the door accessing the main hall and then further down is the entrance in to the dining area. Entrance is on the opposite side of the road to the park/bowling green on Norris Road. 31st October - Gymnasium (car park and entrance off Croft Road) 28th November - Gymnasium (car park and entrance off Croft Road) Classes will only run from 4.15 to 7pm. The extra 30 minutes patterns and the black belt class will be cancelled due to lack of hall space. Wednesday (4.15 to 7.30pm) St Barnabas Church, Hardy Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. M21 8DH 2nd & 23rd August 18th & 25th October 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th November Thursday (4.15 to 9pm) Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale, M33 3JR 14th September - Main Hall (Come in the front entrance of the school on Norris Road) 2nd November - 4-15 to 6pm classes only - Gymnasium (car park and entrance off Croft Road) Friday (4.15 to 7.30pm) The Scout Hut, Raglan Rd, Sale, M33 4AW 11th, 18th & 25th August 1st & 29th September 6th, 13th & 20th October Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale, M33 3JR 24th November - 4.15 to 6pm Sports Hall (car park and entrance off Croft Road) & 6 to 7.30pm Main Hall (Next to front entrance of the school on Norris Road) Saturday (9am to 12.30pm) Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale, M33 3JR 2nd & 16th September - Sports Hall Courts 3 & 4 (car park and entrance off Croft Road) 7th & 21st October - Sports Hall Courts 3 & 4 (car park and entrance off Croft Road) 4th & 25th November - Sports Hall Courts 3 & 4 (car park and entrance off Croft Road) Sunday (4.30 to 6pm) Ashton on Mersey High School, Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP 13th & 20th August 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th September 1st & 29th October 5th November |
Master Jerzy Jedut Seminar 2017
Posted on July 27, 2017 at 11:58 AM |
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Dear All, It is with great pleasure that Trident TKD welcomes Master Jedut to his
fourth series of seminars in Manchester. Master Jedut is the
President and Technical Director of the Polish Taekwon-do Association. He
is the chief instructor of MKS Lewart Lubartow Club based in Lublin,
Poland. This is recognized as the premier Taekwon-do club in Poland. He was the
head coach of the Polish National team between 1987 and 1995 and he is the
instructor/coach of countless world and European champions such as Jaroslaw
Suska. This year we have been able to secure Master Jedut for two days training
which will allow plenty of time to train with a major figure in TKD, the
seminars will take place on Saturday 12th August and Sunday 13th August 2017.
The venue for the the seminars will be The Armitage Centre, The
University of Manchester Sports Facility, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester
M14 6HE. Seminars for coloured belts will take place on
Saturday and seminars for Black belts will take place on Sunday. Black
belts who have booked on to both Sunday sessions will be able to train at the
relevant Saturday sessions if they donate £10 to the charity established to
assist the victims of the Manchester bombing. Saturday 12th August 2017- seminars for coloured belts up to and
including red tag, and black belts who have booked for both Sunday sessions on
the basis that they donate £10 to the charity established to support victims of
the Manchester bombing. This includes peewee black belts who book on the
Sunday seminar. Peewee seminar for those aged 12 years and under: 12.30 pm – 14.00 pm. This seminar will comprise work on
fundamental movements, patterns and sparring. Teens & adult seminar 1 : 14:30 pm – 16:30 pm. This seminar will cover
fundamental movements and patterns Teens & adults seminar 2 : 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm. This seminar will cover sparring
and related techniques. Master Jedut, as those who have attended his seminars before is likely
to adjust the contents of each of the seminars on the day. However,
I have expressly asked Master Jedut to spend at least half the seminar on the
technical aspects of patterns and fundamental movements. Sunday 13th August 2017- seminars for Black belts including red belt and
above. Peewee seminar for those aged 12 years and under: 12.00 pm – 13.30 pm. This seminar will comprise work on
fundamental movements, patterns and sparring. Teens & adult seminar 1 : 14:00 pm – 16:30 pm. This seminar will cover fundamental
movements and patterns Teens & adults seminar 2 : 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm. This seminar will cover sparring
and related techniques. Master Jedut, as those who have attended his seminars before is likely
to adjust the contents of each of the seminars on the day. However,
I have expressly asked Master Jedut to spend at least half the seminar on the
technical aspects of patterns and fundamental movements. The cost of the seminars is as follows: 12 years and under - £15.00 per seminar Teens & adults technical seminar- £25.00 per seminar or £40
for two seminars. Places will be offered on a first come first serve basis. Please
contact me at [email protected] or on my mobile number-
07528727882 by 7 August 2017 to reserve a place and he will send
details on how to pay for the event. I will also answer any queries.
When you apply please indicate
clearly the grade and age of the participant. All those that have attended previous sessions will know that Master
Jedut provides very stimulating physical and mental seminars and whilst
challenging they are enjoyable his use of games is well known to many students.
Please arrive 30 minutes before each session. All those
attending the seminars must ensure that they have full sparring equipment
including head guards, groin guards (for males), and gum
shields. Failure to bring such equipment may mean that it will
not be possible to participate in some of the drills and exercises. There will be an opportunity to take photographs after each of
the sessions. Kind regards, Jeff Brider |
T-UK Scottish Championships 2017 Results
Posted on May 16, 2017 at 8:47 AM |
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PATTERNS Nebi Dervish Black Belt Gold Trident Academy Lily Thompson Black Belt Gold Trident Academy Aysin Dervish Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Harry Payton Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Rebecca Dean Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Toby Barlow Colour Belt Gold Trident Academy Alex Nicolae Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Andrei Nicolae Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Ezel Dervish Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Beth Colour Belt Silver Trident Stockport Sorin Pascu Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Havva Dervish Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Sonia Thompson Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Abboh Savtcheauff Colour Belt Bronze Trident Academy SPARRING Harry Payton Black Belt Gold Trident Academy Nebi Dervish Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Rebecca Dean Black Belt Bronze Trident Academy Simon Hynes Black Belt Bronze Trident Academy Romy Mottershead Black Belt Bronze Trident Academy Abboh Savtcheauff Colour Belt Gold Trident Academy Ezel Dervish Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Anna Jones Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Beth Colour Belt Silver Trident Stockport Sorin Pascu Colour Belt Bronze Trident Academy Dragos Nicolae Colour Belt Bronze Trident Academy SPECIAL TECHNIQUE Harry Payton Black Belt Gold Trident Academy Nebi Dervish Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Rebecca Dean Black Belt Silver Trident Academy Lily Thompson Black Belt Bronze Trident Academy Toby Barlow Colour Belt Gold Trident Academy Dragos Nicolae Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Ezel Dervish Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy Alex Nicolae Colour Belt Silver Trident Academy |
T-UK Scottish Championships 2017 Report
Posted on May 16, 2017 at 8:12 AM |
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Saturday
13th May 2017 saw the return of the Scottish Goodwill Championships to our
Taekwondo-UK calendar of events.
This event hasn't taken place for a few years and we were all very much
looking forward to its return. A
team of 21 competitors from across the Trident Group as well as several coaches
and umpires travelled up to Edinburgh to take part and support the event. Most of the group were staying together
in a hotel in Dunfermline and we all enjoyed taking the time to relax and
socialise together on the Friday night when we arrived before the busy day we
had ahead of us on the Saturday and celebrated together on the Saturday night
after the competition was over. Saturday
morning arrived and we all headed out to the Meadowbank Sports Centre to ensure
we had all weighed in and were ready to compete. The event opened promptly with a short speech from Mr Condie
V Degree to welcome everyone to the event and from Mr Archer VI Degree and
President of Taekwon-Do UK. We
soon all got down to work with the squares all running quickly and efficiently
to get through the large number of competitors. We started off with all the Pee Wee and Junior categories,
getting through their patterns and sparring before sending them on to do
special technique and eventually moved on to the adults with the tournament finally
winding up around 7pm. It
was a very long day and everybody involved worked extremely hard to ensure that
categories were as fair as possible and that all competitors went away feeling
they had had a good experience, even if they perhaps were not successful at
winning a medal this time. Massive
congratulations are due to our 21 competitors, who came away with 34 medals; 7
Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze. This
is a massive achievement with a lot of very young students in our group and
also a lot of lower grades who would be competing in this event for the first
time. Huge
thanks must go to Mr Condie and his team for all the hard work they put in to
making sure this event was a success and for being excellent hosts to those of
us who had travelled. I
would like to thank our team of Coaches; Miss Romy Mottershead II Degree, Mrs
Sonia Thompson I Degree and Mrs Havva Dervish I Degree, who ensured that all
students were on their squares promptly as soon as their categories were called
and kept everybody motivated throughout the day. Thanks
also to our Officials who were working hard all day; Mr James Miley VI Degree,
Mr Jonathan Emm IV Degree, Mr Jeff Brider VI Degree (and also Mrs Alexis Brider
who seemed to have been roped in to help with paperwork at one point!), Mr Phil
Mottershead III Degree and myself. Last
but not least, thank you to the parents and spectators who brought students to
the event and cheered for everyone in our team whenever we were competing,
regardless of whether it was a student they knew. We
have had some excellent results here as well as some good feedback from some of
the Umpires on things we can work on to improve before the next event. The next Taekwon-Do UK Tournament will
be the British Championships on 14th October so I hope we can all continue to
work hard and come back with even better results then! Miss
Jayne Heywood III Publicity
Officer for the Northern Region |
Trident TKD Championship 2017
Posted on January 18, 2017 at 9:50 AM |
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T-UK TRIDENT
TAEKWON-DO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 VENUE George
H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 7FJ DATE / TIME Sunday
5 March / 10am Registration PRICE Competitor
- £20 / Spectators – Free Email – [email protected]
Web – www.trident-tkd.co.uk Dear Students/Parents, The Trident Colour Belt Championships will be held on
Sunday 5 March at George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park,
Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 7FJ. All students, beginners up to black belts, are welcome
to attend. Everyone will be split up into male & female, age groups and
grades. We would like as many students to attend as possible as this is a
fantastic way to develop your Taekwon-Do skills and most importantly teaching
you how to win and lose and be a good sportsperson. Entry is £20 and all spectators are free as a thank you
for your support. Registration will start at 10am. The competition will start
when the black belt junior and adult competition finishes. I know that in some categories for the sparring there
is a big age range. For example a 5 year old could be sparring a 7 year old.
What I can tell you is that the 5 year old that experiences competition will be
a stronger 6 year old. We will also split the 5 to 7 year olds if we feel that
there is a big height difference with the competitors. Sometimes though this is
not possible as there may be (2 small ones and one big one) or (7 big ones and
1 small one). In these cases the referees are very experienced and will be
strict with the contact as they will with or the categories children and
adults. Instructors should be aware that this is a semi contact
event and the officials will be using the touch contact rule. Any excessive
contact could lead to a disqualification of the competitor. Thank you for your
assistance. You will get the opportunity to compete in Pattern
(bronze, silver & gold medals) - Sparring (bronze, silver & gold
medals) - Flying High Kick (1 place trophy only). All
children will receive an attendance medal. To enter please fill in the form below and email it
back to me before Saturday 25th February, earlier if possible. ([email protected]) Please
pay your entry fee to your instructor or directly to me, many thanks. Any questions can be answered by email or mobile 07974
649 015. Kind Regards, James Miley. P.S. All junior (13 to 17 years old) and adult black
belt divisions will register at 8.30am and their competition will start at 9am.
This will give all our colour belts a chance to see the black belts competing
and means that the competitors are fresh before they ALL help with officiating
:) INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
FORM _________________________________________________________________ NAME _______________________________________ AGE ______ SEX
_____ BELT COLOUR _____________________________ (Example: white
belt, double yellow stripe belt, blue stripe belt, red belt) CLUB ________________________________________ (Example: LA
Fitness, Chester, Trident Academy, Bolton) INSURANCE NUMBER ____________________ EXPIRY DATE
_____________ (Found on card in licence book) __________________________________________________________________ COMPETITION RULES DRESS REQUIREMENTS 1.
Officials must wear the dress
requirements as laid down in the T-UK Umpires rules. 2.
Dobok Competitors
must wear the “officially approved” ITF Dobok. Female competitors may wear a white T- shirt under the Dobok jacket. All
competitors must wear their belt. Only
approved sports glasses may be worn in the sparring that are designed to
withstand impact. All normal glasses must be removed before sparring. SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND
PROTECTIVE WEAR Competitors
must wear: 1.
Groin guards (mandatory for males only)
must be worn inside the Dobok 2.
Gloves, boots and a head guard. 3.
Mouth guards Safety
equipment must be of an approved type. Closed fingered gloves, boots that
completely cover the toes and no equipment should be held together with tape. Competitors
may, optionally, wear the following: 4.
Shin protectors (Not football shin
guards) 5.
Breast protectors (optional for female
only) must be worn inside the Dobok jacket. All
competitors with injuries which require bandaging or strapping of any kind must
satisfy the Tournament doctor of their need, and obtain approval of type before
performing i.e. no pins or hard material can be worn. No
jewellery, watches or other adornments may be worn, hair may be kept in place
using a material of a soft elastic nature only, no grips or slides are allowed.
MEDICAL ATTENTION First
Aid personnel’s recommendations with regard to competitor’s further
participation following injury must be adhered to. COACHES As
many of the students competing will not have a coach as they are officiating
there will be no coaching allowed. You may encourage your competitor from the
sidelines. OFFICIAL TERMINOLOGY 1. CHA
RYOT - Attention 2. KYONG
YE - Bow 3. JUN
BI - Ready 4. SHIJAK
- Start 5. HAECHYO
- Separate 6. GAESOK
- Continue 7. GOMAN
– Stop/End 8. JU
UI HANNA – One Warning 9. GAM
JUM HANNA – One Foul (deduct one point) 10. SIL KYUK - Disqualification 11. HONG - Red 12. CHONG - Blue 13. JUNG JI – Time stop 14. DONG CHONG - Draw 15. IL HUE JONG – First round 16. I HUE JONG – Second round 17. SAM HUE JONG – Third round (First point
scored) 18. SUNG – Winner COURTESY Competitors
must at all times bow to the Jury and also to each other at the beginning and
end of each performance/match. PATTERNS You may choose your own
pattern and this should be no lower than one pattern below your grade. A yellow
belt that does not know Dan-Gun yet may choose to do Chon-Ji. SPARRING DURATION OF BOUTS AND
DECISIONS Individual
Individual
elimination and final bouts will be two (1) round of (1 1/2) minute’s duration. In the case of a draw, a further one (30) second round will take place and if it results in a further draw then the first scored point assigned by at least two (2) Referees at the same split second will decide who the winner is. TARGET AREA Head
at the front, side and top of the head but not at the back. The trunk of the body from shoulder to navel vertically and from a line drawn from the armpit vertically down to the waist on each side (that is frontal area only, excluding the back). POINT AWARDS One
(1) point will be awarded for any legal Hand Attack directed to mid or high
section. Two (2) points will be awarded for any legal Foot Attack directed to
mid section. Three (3) points will be awarded for any legal Foot Attack directed to high section. LIGHT CONTACT SCORING
PROCEDURE SYSTEM In
competition a technique is valid according to a light contact system and if: 1.
It is executed correctly. 2.
Its dynamic, that is to say it is
delivered with strength, purpose, speed and precision. 3.
Its controlled on the target. MINUS POINTS/FOULS One
point will be deducted for the following offences: 1.
Heavy contact. 2.
Attacking a fallen opponent. 3.
Leg sweeping. 4.
Holding/grabbing. 5.
Intentional attack to a target other then
mentioned in ‘Target Area’ WARNINGS Warnings
will be assigned for the following offences: 1.
Pretending to have scored a point by
raising one or both arms. 2.
Stepping completely out of the ring (both
feet). 3.
Falling down, whether intentional or not
(it means any part of the body, other than the feet, touching the ground). 4.
Faking a blow, pretending to be injured
to gain an advantage. 5.
Intentionally avoiding sparring. 6.
Adjusting equipment during the bout
without the consent of the Centre Referee. 7.
Unintentional attack to a target other
then mentioned in ‘Target Area’ 8.
Pushing with the hands, shoulders or
body. The
sum of three (3) warnings automatically means deducting one (1) point. N.B.
If an athlete is pushed out of the ring with intent (without undergoing a
technique) then he will not receive a warning. The athlete who pushed shall
receive a warning. DISQUALIFICATION 1.
Misconduct against officials or ignoring
instructions. 2.
Uncontrolled or excessive contact. 3.
Receiving three (3) minus points/fouls
directly given by the Centre Referee. 4.
Being under influence of alcoholic
beverages or drugs. 5.
Loss of temper. 6.
Insulting an opponent, coach and or
official. 7.
Biting, scratching. 8.
Attacking with the knee, elbow or
forehead. 9.
Causing a knockout. N.B.:
A competitor that insults an opponent, coach or official will be disqualified
from the rest of the competition. INJURY When
a competitor is injured, the Centre Referee must stop the match and call the first
aiders. At the moment the first aiders are in front of the injured competitor, they
have a maximum of 3 minutes to diagnose, treat the wounds and decide about the
match and competition continuation. When
a competitor cannot compete anymore because of the first aiders decision and
according to the decision of the Ring Council (Jury President, Centre Referee
and Corner referees) 1. He/she
is the winner if his/her opponent is responsible. 2. He/she
is the loser if his/her opponent is not responsible. An
injured competitor that is unfit to fight cannot continue for the time/day(s)
set according to the first aiders decision. 4.
A competitor that refuses to accept the first
aiders and/or the Ring Council decision will be disqualified and taken out of
the competition. 5.
If two competitors get injured at the
same time and both are unfit to fight according to the first aiders decision,
the winner is the contender that has more scored points at that moment. If the
competitors are even, the Ring Council will decide about the bout. N.B.:
A competitor that causes a KO (meaning to be unconscious) or causes a
concussion in sparring competition will be disqualified. The opponent that receives
a KO or concussion shall not be able to compete again during the whole event. BOUT PROCEDURE Sparring
competitors will commence the bout on the start positions, each with a red or
blue sash to differentiate between them. Mouth protection gear must be worn at
all times. At the command of the Centre Referee the competitors bow in turn to
the Jury table, Centre Referee and then to each other. The Centre Referee will
then start the Light Contact Sparring with the command “SHIJAK” and the
competitors will continue to spar until the Referee issues the command
“HAECHYO”. At this point the competitors cease to spar and remain where they are until restarted. An
audible signal of time will end the round and/or bout. The reverse for bowing
will ensure and the result will be declared. In
a draw situation, warnings and/or minus points are not carried forward. If a
competitor leaves the ring they must re-start one (1) metre inside the ring. TIMING On
the first “SHIJAK” (Start) command from the Centre Referee the timekeeper
starts the clock until full time, unless the Centre Referee calls for a “time
out” by saying “JUNG JI”. At this time the timekeeper stops the clock until the
next “GAESOK” (Continue) command is given. SPECIAL TECHNIQUE 1/ The start position for
flying high kick will be ‘L’ stance forearm guarding block. 2/ There will be no line up. 3/ At the end of your
attempt you must land in ‘L’ stance forearm guarding block whether you are
successful or not. 4/ If the competitor hits
the pad with the correct foot part (ball of the foot) then they will continue
to the next round unless they touch the ground with another part of their body
other than their feet. 5/ If we get to a situation
where all competitors miss on the final round they will be given one more go
and if they all miss again then the winner will be the smallest competitor. |
Colour Belt Grading Seminar
Posted on October 31, 2016 at 12:14 PM |
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Saturday 16th September This seminar is open to all green belts to red belts although black tags are welcome to attend. All ages may attend (Adult - Junior - Peewee). The training fee is £7 (£5 each if more than one from the same family are training). The training will take place at Ashton on Mersey High School, Cecil Avenue, Sale from 1pm to 4pm. Although it is not compulsory to attend the seminar so that you can grade I believe that there are big gains to be made by doing so. There will be a patterns competition at the end of the seminar for all age groups with bronze, silver and gold medals up for grabs. All juniors and peewees will receive an attendance badge that they can sew onto their dobok. |
ITF European Championships 2016 - Finland
Posted on October 31, 2016 at 7:16 AM |
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Izzy Brider travelled over to Finland for her first senior event after having a brilliant last year as a junior in 2015 becoming European and World Champion at patterns. I am very happy to report that Izzy won a bronze medal in individual sparring and was a member of the England sparring team who won a silver medal. |
ITF World Cup 2016 - Budapest
Posted on October 31, 2016 at 7:10 AM |
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Trident
World Cup Report On
Monday 10th October, Mr Miley VI degree led his team from the Trident
Taekwon-do Group off to Budapest for the ITF World Cup. The World Cup is a massive event with
1800 competitors taking part from 57 countries. 11 students from the
Trident Group were due to compete throughout the course of the competition,
with a mix of ages and grades; Mr Phil Mottershead III degree, Mr Simon Hynes
III degree, Miss Izzy Brider III degree, Miss Anna Reed II degree, Miss Sarah
Elliott II degree, Miss Romy Mottershead II degree, Miss Rebecca Dean I degree,
Miss Lily Thompson I degree, Mr Aysin Dervish I degree, Sonia Thompson red belt
and Havva Dervish red belt. Our very own Mr Jeff Brider IV degree was also
umpiring during the tournament. Special mention also needs to go to John
Bracegirdle who sadly had to pull out of competing after working very hard to
prepare, due to a knee injury he suffered during the British Championships. After
a successful weigh-in for all competitors on 11th October they could relax
somewhat whilst waiting to start competing the following day. The
first day of the tournament was a busy day of patterns for the Trident Team and
also a very successful day. The first medal of the day was won by Havva Dervish
who won a Bronze medal in her patterns category. This was Havva's
first time competing at this level and she faced some stiff competition along
the way. Next up was a Gold medal for Izzy Brider in her first Senior World Cup
and a Gold medal for Lily Thompson, who was also competing at this level for
the first time and was the youngest member of the Trident Team. The
second day of the competition saw sparring time for most of our competitors.
There were some extremely tough fights, with all our competitors sparring
within a very short space of time, which led to some problems with coaching and
saw Mr Lee Anderson IV degree from Scotia being drafted in to assist. Big thanks to Lee for his excellent
coaching. After some incredibly
close fights, with Romy Mottershead being extremely unlucky to lose on golden
point after drawing with her opponent twice, only Izzy Brider would make it
through to the medal positions. Her semi-final against Miss Silvia Farigu from
Italy was extremely close with a draw in the first round but she was eventually
victorious in the second round to take her place in the final. It is worth
noting that Miss Farigu has dominated that sparring division for quite a number
of years. Sadly, Izzy was beaten by Miss Katrina Carr from Scotland in the
final so took home the Silver medal. As
the team had now finished competing they were able to relax and enjoy the
sights of Budapest as well as watching some of the action throughout the rest
of the tournament. Our
award winning was not yet over though, Miss Izzy Brider was crowned joint
Senior Female Overall World Cup Champion! This is a massive achievement in her
first Senior World Cup and is a great reward for the dedication that she puts
in. Congratulations
go to everyone who competed, it doesn't matter if you won a medal or not, it
takes a great deal of courage to stand up and compete at tournaments of this
level, everybody performed extremely well and I'm sure those who weren't
successful this time will have learned some lessons and will be back stronger
than ever at the next event. Congratulations also to Mr Miley and all of the
Instructors/Coaches who have worked hard to help prepare the students for the
competition and to Mr Brider who was busy for the entire length of the
tournament as an Umpire. Last
but not least, congratulations and thanks go to the parents of the younger
members of the team. Without the parents giving up their time to take students
to classes and other events and supporting them through successes and failures
they wouldn't have been able to step out and compete on that stage at
all. Jayne
Heywood III Publicity
Officer for the Northern Region |
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