On Wednesday 24th August Bristol Taekwondo opened a new class in Redcliffe Bay Hall, Portishead BS20 8LH. Despite it being a holiday period and close to a Bank Holiday weekend a small group of adults and children from the Portishead Hong Kong community did turn up for the opening evening. Everyone enjoyed the lesson and we hope that the class will gain more students over the following weeks..
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Announcement on the Discontinuation of the Kukkiwon Website Memberships and Disposal of Personal Information Due to Launch of Next Generation Taekwondo Platform, T-con
The poom and dan-related service from the Kukkiwon website has been transferred to a next generation Taekwondo platform called T-con on June 20, 2022.
The Kukkiwon website will no longer provide poom and dan-related service and memberships to the website shall be discontinued according to Article 10 (Discontinuation of Services and Announcement on Service Discontinuation) of the Terms and Conditions of Membership.
Also, personal information of the membership shall be disposed of according to Article 21 of the Personal Information Protection Act.
The Kukkiwon website has been collecting personal information and providing service by obtaining consent to collect and use personal information from the members as below.
The personal information items of the members of the Kukkiwon website shall be disposed of on August 14, 2022.
4 July 2022 UKTDC
learn what it takes to be a world class Taekwondo referee at this unique training event with International referee Chris Codling.
WHEN – Sunday 31 July
TIME – 2pm – 6pm.
WHERE – Inspire HQ. The Ashurst Centre, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Cost – £25 pp
Chris Codling
1980 – Started Taekwondo
1984 – 1st Poom Competing
1983 – 1988 Many British/Scottish Champion
1987 – Belgian Silver Medalist
1985 – Present – Refereeing 1985 – Class 3 Corner Judge
1987 – Class 2 Corner Judge
1996 – International Referee Course Finland
1999 – World Championships Canada 2000 –
2003 – World Championships Germany
2005 – World Championships
Madrid 2013 – World Championships Mexico
2015 World Championships Russia
2017 – World Championships Korea
1996 – 2022 Most European Championships
2014 – 2019 Most Grand Pirix
2020 HEAD OF REFEREES
We had a great seminar at Bristol Taekwondo School on Saturday 7th May 2022 with Grand Master Shin Byeong Hyun 9th Dan Kukkiwon and 9th Dan Chungdokwan, also high Danexaminer for the Kukkiwon. GM Shin was doing a European, UK and Ireland ‘No War’ tour. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the seminar so a big thank you to GM Shin, Sheamus O’Neill and Gerry Reilly for bringing GM over.
These are pictures that have been sent to me by some of those who attended.
World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of “Peace is More Precious than Triumph” and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance.
In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr. Vladimir Putin in November 2013.
In solidarity with the International Olympic Committee, no Russian or Belarusian national flags or anthems will be displayed or played at World Taekwondo events. World Taekwondo and the European Taekwondo Union will not organise or recognise Taekwondo events in Russia and Belarus.
World Taekwondo’s thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and we hope for a peaceful and immediate end to this war.
Bristol Taekwondo School woud like to extend a warm welcome to Master Carson Lau who has recently arrived from Hong Kong and will be active as one of our coaches. He will soon be opening a class in Chippenham Wilts under our Jin Moo Kwan banner.
For over a year now our school has been closed due to COVID-19 and at the end of June all COVID restrictions by the government are supposed to be lifted allowing us to get back to normality.
We therefore intend to re-open or classes although the training days will have changed from Monday and Tuesday to Tuesday and Friday. We hope that we can run our first class on Tuesday 29th June at the Scout Hall on Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood 7:30pm start. Beginners and advanced welcome.
Due to the length of time since we last operated we are in essence starting from scratch and hope that you will come along to support us and begin or continue your training path.
COVID has affected most Martial Arts Schools and sports clubs, Bristol Taekwondo is no exception, venues are not renting out which means we have been closed since March 2020.
As members of the National Governing Body, The British Taekwondo Council who take their guidance from UK Sport and Sport England we have to follow the guidance issued to us, it would be irresponsible on our part not to do so. You may see some clubs who are not part of the National Governing Body who have managed to continue to operate ignoring official guidance but this is a risk and responsibility they take upon themselves.
We have been in several lockdowns and being in South Gloucestershire on the border of Bristol remain in Tier 3 which is the highest level with maximum restrictions so unfortunately remain closed until things change and venues begin opening up. We will not risk the wellbeing and lives of our members, their families and friends bringing ourselves or the National Governing Body into disrepute by ignoring or flouting official guidance and ask you all to bear with us in this historic period.
Please keep your practice up at home and stay safe. When this pandemic is past we look forward to the return of all our students and in coming back stronger.
Grand Master Christopher Davies has successfully completed the online training course to aid in the prevention of the spread of Covid-19
