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Our Club
About Our Instructors
The Senior
Instructor is Mr. Lee-David Newman (4th Degree Black Belt), he teaches at
Emersons Green with the help of Miss Frances Watson (2nd Degree Black Belt).
Both are fully qualified as T.A.G.B. Instructors, hold enhanced CRB checks,
insurance and First Aid Qualifications.
Lee-David Newman (4th Dan Black
Belt)
Lee has been
training in TaeKwon Do for 15 years and has always found it a
very enjoyable hobby, which has over the years become far more
than just a way to pass his spare time. TaeKwon Do is now part
of his everyday life and he admits that he wouldn't know what to
do without it. He has just qualified as a sports
therapist which compliments his interest in TaeKwon Do very
well. He opened the club in 2004 and has
watched it grow over the years as it has become more and more
successful.
Frances Watson (2nd Dan Black
Belt)
Frances is currently
studying for a degree in Sports Biology at the University of the
West of England. She has been training at Emersons Green TKD
since it opened in 2004 and has assisted with teaching since
2006. She qualified as an Instructor in November '08 and was
promoted to 2nd Dan Black Belt in April '10.
Frances has had great success in
all her gradings with 8 A-grades and 3 Grading Awards. She has many trophies from
sparring and patterns in tournaments, and
even reached the semi-finals in sparring at the World
Championships in 2007.
Events
Throughout The Year
Cardio-Fit
Sessions
On the last Saturday of every month the 2nd Juniors class and
Adults class are combined into one 2hr session based around cardio training.
Gradings
There are four colour belt gradings held every year, in January, April, July
and October. There are also two black belt gradings held every year, in April
and October.
Tournaments
There are now 5 local tournaments every year (the South West Championships, the English Championships, the Welsh Championships,
the Southern Championships and
the British Championships). Many of our students have entered
these for both patterns and sparring, and a number of them have done very well.
These events are great fun to watch or take part in.
World Championships
These are held once every 2 years. It's a very exciting weekend, and
definitely worth going to. Mr. Newman has
officiated in it twice running now, and Miss Watson took part in it in 2007.
Anniversary Celebrations
In past years we have organised club tournaments to celebrate the Club's
anniversary, but in 2009 we decided to do something a little different outside
of the training hall. We organised a Club ice skating session at Bristol Ice
Rink, which was a great success and a lot of fun.
Summer Camp
In August there are 2 South West Tae Kwon-Do Summer Camps held by Master
Dew, one for the juniors which is held in Chelwood near Bristol for a long
weekend, and one for the adults which is held in Veryan in Cornwall for a week.
They are both hard work and lots of fun.
Christmas Celebrations
To celebrate the festive season we hold a "Fancy Dress" lesson, a normal Tae Kwon-Do lesson where
everyone comes along in fancy dress, we do a bit of Tae Kwon-Do, play games and
have a laugh.
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