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Black Belt Success!

Simon Loveland — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:04:34 +0000

Well done to Kymon Lown, Joe Taylor, Stephen James and Jake Hamilton on passing their first Dan Black Belt grading at Telford on the 16th October!

Well done to Mr Martyn Shuttler and Mr Jon King on passsing their Second Dan Black Belt gradings.

Gradings

Simon Loveland — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:47:55 +0000

The coloured belt grading will be held in Atherstone Main hall on Saturday 3rd September.

Please make sure that you attend all the remaining sessions before this grading, so that you are ready to grade.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail!

Master Donnelly Seminar April 9th 2011

Simon Loveland — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:00:19 +0000

Master Donnelly will be holding a SEMINAR of TOP students at KIngsbury, after the grading on April 9th.

The grading will be from 9.30 till arould 11.30-but get warmed up and arrive at 9.05 sharp!

Immediately after the grading, the FIRST SEMINAR will commence.

Experience instruction from an 8th Dan Master!.

The Second SEMINAR session will be for Black Belts only, where Master Donnely will instruct on Black Belt DAN grade patterns.

Prices: Grading and Seminar: £ 35.00 Seminar only : £ 12.00

Learn from a Master…… I do!

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail!

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 27TH 2011

Simon Loveland — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:09:33 +0000

The English Championships will again be held at Telford on the 27th of March.

Please be aware that anyone wishing to enter needs to hand in fees and forms in good time

WELCOME TO ATHERSTONE TAEKWONDO CLUB

Simon Loveland — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:10:24 +0000

Welcome to Atherstone Taekwondo Club website-also find us on facebook…..

We train on Wednesday nights 7-8 ( Juniors) and 8-9 (seniors) and also Saturdays 10- 11am

All beginners welcome!!

Coloured Belt Gradings April 9th 2011

Simon Loveland — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:55 +0000

To be held at Kingsbury Club, Peartree Avenue Kingsbury near Tamworth.

Please arrive at 9.05 am to allow for your warm up.

Please make sure you know ALL of your patterns well, plus your set sparring routines ( 3 step , 2 step and 1 step ) plus your Korean terminology.

Practice makes perfect!

January 2010 Newsletter

Simon Loveland — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:47:45 +0000

Hi everyone, a quick note on the latest news for our Taekwondo club.

After the new year we are straight back into training, and we have the regional South Midlands Championships to look forward to. This is the first time we have been to this event and we are grateful to Master Atkins for extending an invite to us. Make it your first competion of the year!

Shortly we will be having our first coloured belt grading of the year. We will be having another joint grading with Mr O Neil at Kingsbury Club, due to the numbers grading.

We will confirm the date shortly, but hopefully it will be before the end of February.

We will have a lesson before the grading which those grading will be obliged to attend.

After this, we will be turning our attention to Sparring and Championships! Get into sparring mode by coming down on Saturday sessions, we will be practicing sparring routines, controlled contact, kicking speed, hands, padwork and of cource points!!

Black belts must remember to attend at least one of the three Willenhall Black belt sessions in April with Master Donnelly.

Not forgetting the seminar with Grandmaster C.K Choi, 9th Dan, on the 6th March .

The venue is the John Atkinson Sports Centre, Myton School, Myton Road, Warwick,.

Green.Blue/Red Belts 11.00 -12.30 Black Belts: 12.30-2.00 pm

We now need to enrol some more new students at our club, so if you know anyone who is interested bring them along, first lessons free!!!!

We will be having a leaflet drop day- delivering leaflets to businesses and houses in the areas. If you can help please see me, thanks

In the mean time get practising; remember FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL!

Please continue with your training and above all enjoy it. Use it or lose it!!

Regards,

Simon Loveland

4th Dan Instructor Atherstone Taekwondo

SOUTH MIDLANDS AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Simon Loveland — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:22:34 +0000

We have have received an invite to Master Atkins South Midlands Championships, on Sunday 31st January, 9.30 start.
The event is being held at Hereford Leisure Centre, Homer Road, Hereford.
The event is open to all our students from Yellow Tag to Black Belt.
The events you may enter are : Individual sparring Boys and Girls in differing height catagories, Adults sparring Light, Middle and Heavy weight.
Tag team sparring: Any weights in your belt: Point stop.
Patterns: Adults and Juniors split into individual belts.
Competitors £10.00 Spectators £ 7.00

This is a good oportunity for all the club to enter a championships! At a smaller more local event

SECOND DAN SUCCESS!!!!

Simon Loveland — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:54:51 +0000

Well done to Mr Craig Grosvenor and Ms Rebecca Taylor for passing their second Dan gradings this month!!
Both people have put a huge amount of work and commitment into their training, especially in the last 6 months. It has paid off BIG TIME!!!!
I am sure many of you will wish to congratulate them personnaly on this success.

GRANDMASTER C.K. CHOI 9TH DAN SEMINAR

Simon Loveland — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:10:53 +0000

Well done to all the students who attended the seminar with Grandmater Choi on Saturday 6th March 2010 at John Atkinson sports Centre, Myton School, Myton Road Warwick.

This was a rare chance to train with one of the Fathers of Taekwondo!!!!!
The Grandnaster has his own website: taekwondopioneers.com , which you may like to vist.
Personally, I found the event to be interesting, informative and above all inspiring!

We have some pictures from the event and some from the dinner dance on the evening, which I will put onto our photos gallery when I can.

I have to say that he was one of the friendliest Masters I have ever met, as well as one of the fitttest!

Please be aware that we will be attending Master Olivers’ seminar on the 20th of March, care of Mr Pat Carter-another one not to miss!!!