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UTTKD club after an Odessa, Texas tournament. Grandmaster Lang in centre. 1997?
Miss Cross Sparring and Padwork Seminar
On June 16th we will be inviting Miss. Cross 5th degree and many times World and European Champion to conduct one of her excellent seminars in Newcastle. This session will be by instructor invitation only and will be mainly open to red, black belts and the TAE squad. Numbers will be limited and those of you eligible to attend will be sent an invitation in due course. We are again looking forward to welcoming Miss. Cross back to the North of England to give us the benefit of her extensive experience.
Black Belt Promotions
Congratulations to Mr. Rigg, who travelled down to London on Sunday March the 25th to sit his grading in front of Master Nardizzi, 8th degree and President of ITF England. Mr. Rigg has now been promoted to 5th degree. Very, very cool.
Upcoming Events
Next Important Events:
TAE Team Champ’s May 26th.
Squad Training
We are planning on sending a TAE team to the upcoming World Championships in Brighton in October. Over the coming months we will be putting on extra squad training to look at potential team members. All squad sessions will last for 3 hours and will be taught by 2 senior TAE instructors, who will split the groups into senior and junior team members. We may also invite prominent TKD instructors from further afield to teach at these sessions. Entry to squad training is by instructor invitation only. Next squad training – 16th June, 8th July, 12th Aug, 2nd Sept. Note: beginning in July the first 2 hours of squad training will be open to all students who have been invited to attend by their respective instructors, the 3rd and final hour will be for the actual TAE squad only.
Black and Red Belt Training
Attending these sessions is part of a red and black belts ongoing development and pre-requisite for future black belt gradings. Each session lasts 2 hours and is taught by a senior TAE instructor. Next training sessions – 16th June, 15th July, 9th Sept and 28th October.
Technical Seminar and Black Belt Grading
Technical seminar open to blue belts and above on 29 Sept and black belt grading on 30 Sept.
Penrith TKD School Gradings
Next dates – 9th June, 1st Sept and 15th of Dec.
Welcome to 2012 and Penrith TaeKwon-Do’s 10th Anniversary!
It’s very difficult to begin thinking about writing a summary of last year because there was so much going on, therefore, I’ll keep it brief:
Again our school continues to grow and thrive and this year we celebrate our 10th anniversary in Penrith! The majority of the time throughout the year all our classes are full and this year will likely be the same, however, from time to time groups graduate from one class to the next or a student may leave. So if you are checking over our site in the hope that you can join our school, then it is best to contact us by telephone or email and we’ll let you know if there is a space free or coming up. If not you can add your name to the waiting list to reserve a space.
2011 was our busiest to date, with the many seminars, competitions, gradings and other events that the students and instructors attended. Highlights:
Attending the 1st ever International Instructors Convention in Spain in September, where Mr. Rigg and Mr. Stronach trained for 5 days with the Grandmasters and other instructors from around the world and where, amongst other things, they were introduced to the new TKD kids programme and the new teachings on the “Do,” which will be implemented in our school this January.
Training with Master Jedut and Mr. Suska from Poland. Always inspiring and true practioners of the art both in their humility, determination and ability.
Training with Miss. Cross, many times World and European Champion. Fantastic!
Success at many competitions, including winning the best overall school trophy at the TAE Team Championships in July. Updated results of competitor participation and awards has now been updated.
Student of the year awards go to: Louise Willis and Adam Hill in the adults and teens class, Aaron Ryder in juniors, Alex Harrison in LN 2 and Harry Holiday in LN1. Competitor of the year awards go to Ben Leadbetter in the under 13′s and Amy Hullock in the over 13′s.
Alan Wynmclean grading to 2nd degree.
Many, many students grading to their next belt with success.
Competitor League Table
Because we have a lot of keen competitors in our school; we’ve put together a table to help you keep track of your progress throughout the year. This will also make choosing some of our end of year awards, such as best overall competitor, an easier task, as we can just refer to this table. To take a look at the end of year results here: Competition Results.
The Gallery
Check out the gallery. It’s now brimming with photos of members of our school at different events.