Author: britishtaekwondo

Well done to all those who passed their colour belt grading on 12th November at our Kingswood School.

Grandmaster Davies along with 2 others sat on the Kukkiwon/WT history Panel for the BUTL in Manchester on Saturday. It was a unique and interesting event whereby GM George Vitale from the USA posed questions to the panel members followed by questions from the audience.

Above the Kukkiwon/WT style panel

Above the ITF style panel

Grandmaster Davies will be one of the invited panel quest Grandmasters to be interviewed by GM George Vitale

Bristol Taekwondo School had a great result on Saturday at the Southampton Open Taekwondo Competition which was attended by many clubs and top competitors. All of our Poomsae entries won gold and silver medals, standing out against their opposition for a clean sweep. We also took a gold and two bronze medals in sparring.

We had 6 entries winning 2 gold and one silver in Poomsae and a silver and 2 bronze in the Sparring. Our senior high level fighter fought another top opponent to set produce match of the day, with both fighters showing skill, speed, power, and tactics.

Our Sincere condolences to the family and friends, and all that knew former Kukkiwon President grandmaster Gang Won Sik (87) who has passed away on 3rd October 2024. He will be fondly remembered and may he rest in peace.

The seminar conducted by Grandmaster Shin Beyoung Hun 9th Dan from Korea at our school on Thursday 18th April was a great sucess. It was part of a series of seminars conducted by Grandmaster Shin in Ireland the UK and France celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Chungdokwan parent school. Students from Bristol, Chippenham and Portishead attended as well as a couple from Stevenage and Nottingham.

We are pleased to announce that Grandmaster Shin Byoung Hyun 9th Dan from Korea will be visiting our Kingswood club on Thursday 18th April to conduct a 2 hour training session 7pm – 9pm. Grandmaster Shin visited our club 2 years ago which was a very sucessful event, and Grandmaster Davies has recently returned from an international event in Malaysia where Grandmaster Shin was teaching.

This is a fantastic opportunity to train with a senior Grandmaster who is Principal of the World Chungdokwan Federation and a high dan examiner of the World Taekwondo HQ in Korea, the Kukkiwon.

The cost for this seminar is only £20 per person as the event is being subsidised by the club. Please get in touch if you wish to attend as places are limited.