British Taekwondo

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

Looking for a new challenge? Want to improve your fitness, grow in confidence, develop new skills or join a welcoming community?

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱.

With affiliated clubs across the UK, you'll find qualified instructors, supportive training environments and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to thrive.

Taekwondo is more than a Martial Art. It's about building resilience, showing respect, making lifelong friendships and discovering what you're capable of.

Find your nearest British Taekwondo club, take your first step onto the mat and begin your Taekwondo journey today.

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UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) are hosting another one of their informative Athlete Education workshops on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬 👨‍🏫

These help to ensure that mandatory Anti-Doping education needs are met, and by attending the workshop, it will mean an athlete has received education on all of the mandatory topics. 🤝

UK Anti-Doping will be hosting these workshops online, and you can sign up via the link below:

🔗 https://shorturl.at/Rstb1

From his first Taekwondo class at the age of four to standing on the World Championship stage, Louis Exton's journey is built on dedication, perseverance and an unwavering commitment to improving every single day.

After claiming World bronze in 2024 and European gold last year, Louis is now preparing to represent Great Britain once again this September at the World Taekwondo Poomsae World Championships in Chuncheon, Korea – the home of Taekwondo.

In his training with PremierKi Taekwondo and dedication to perfecting team routines with the national squad, Louis' commitment and work ethic have made him one of Europe's top junior Poomsae athletes.

Not only has he excelled on the mats, but perfecting our Martial Art has also helped him to grow as a person away from the dojang.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://shorturl.at/2GkYU

"𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴."

46 years after hanging up his boots Mike continues to perform at the highest level, and is set to compete in the O60 Pair and O60 Team event in Chuncheon later this year!

Ex-Stoke City footballer Mike Pejic, 76, in taekwondo world title bid Former defender Mike Pejic is set to compete in the world championships at 76 years old.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹?

We have elite Kyorugi training sessions in London and Manchester this month, which give you the perfect opportunity for you to test yourself in an elite training environment.

If you want the chance to test yourself against local talent in the area and give yourself the chance of becoming part of the Sport Performance Pathway, we encourage you to come and join us in July. Numbers for these sessions are bigger than ever right now, so sign up quick to avoid missing out!

🗓 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆
🕑𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟰.𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
📍𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲, 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗘𝟰 𝟭𝗟𝗘
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🗓 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆
🕑𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟰.𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
📍𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝟴𝟵𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝟰𝟬 𝟮𝗦𝗣
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ALL British Taekwondo members aged 9+ and a green belt or above are welcome to join the session.💚

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗔𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘🌟

British Taekwondo Poomsae Performance Camps give you the chance to experience elite level training across the UK, with our next session coming at the National Taekwondo Centre in Manchester this weekend!

We'll also have sessions in Lisburn and London this month, and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the mats!

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆
📍National Taekwondo Centre, 89A Ten Acres Lane, Manchester, M40 2SP
⏰ 10:00 - 12:00 (Open Session), 10:00 - 14:00 (Squad Session)
🔗https://shorturl.at/BqLgN

📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆
📍Lagan Valley Leisureplex, Lisburn, County Antrim, Lisburn, Antrim, BT28 1LP
⏰ 11:30 - 13:00 (Kup), 11:30 - 14:30 (Dan)
🔗https://shorturl.at/wTrgA

📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆
📍Alec Reed Academy, Bengarth Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5LQ
⏰ 09:00 - 12:00 (Open Session). 12:00 - 14:00 (Squad Session)
🔗https://shorturl.at/IFIIk

We're delighted to welcome the newest athletes selected as a three-month trial for the British Taekwondo GB Poomsae Performance Team.

After impressing at Regional Poomsae Training sessions, these talented young athletes have earned the opportunity to train in our high-performance environment as they begin the next stage of their development.

Over the coming months, they'll train alongside members of our GB Performance Squad, learning from our High Performance Coaching Team and taking another step along the pathway to representing Great Britain on the international stage.

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been invited onto the trial programme:

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲
An-Yi Kelly (Nomad Taekwondo)
Evanna Yeung (Vision Taekwondo)
Lucy Crichton (Elite Martial Arts)
Skye Tran (Nomad Taekwondo)

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲
Ethan Reynolds (Central Taekwondo Academy)
Rui Tu (Loughton Taekwondo)
Suyen Chongbang (TCGB Sagarmatha)

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲
Emily Sousa (Dorset Taekwondo Association)
Mikayla Garcia (Stevenage Taekwondo)
Parisa Chongbang (TCGB Sagarmatha)
Sarah Thapa (TCGB Sagarmatha)
Savannah Jaeger-Collins (Dorset Taekwondo Association)
Summer Tran (Nomad Taekwondo)
Tara Bhandal (PremierKi Taekwondo)

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲
Charles Middleton (Loughton Taekwondo)

Congratulations to every athlete selected, we're excited to follow your journey and can't wait to see what the future holds.

British Taekwondo is proud to celebrate the extraordinary achievement of Tom Stammer, who has just been promoted to 8th Dan!

Having celebrated 50 years of dedication to our Martial Art earlier this year, Grandmaster Stammer decided to mark his half-century of dedication by travelling to Kukkiwon in Seoul, Korea to sit his 8th Dan at the International High Dan Promotion Test, with confirmation of his success coming this week.

After starting his Taekwondo journey in 1976 under the late Master Richard Pallister, Tom has been a prominent member of the British Taekwondo community who regularly officiates at home and across the world in his role as an S Class World Taekwondo International Referee.

Having been put through his paces by fellow Koryo Taekwondo coach Grandmaster Harry Wake in the build up, Tom was one of four candidates to perform back in April, with his extensive preparation paying off when news came through of his success in July.

We would like to offer our huge congratulations to Grandmaster Stammer on his incredible achievement, and a lifetime dedicated to Taekwondo!

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

From first-time competitors to experienced athletes, dedicated coaches, committed officials, volunteers and supportive families, every person plays a part in making our Martial Art stronger.

It's at these events where confidence grows, lifelong friendships are made and the next generation of athletes begin their journey. Everyone involved in these celebrations help to create an inclusive and welcoming Taekwondo community across the UK.

With a busy calendar of events taking place across England over the coming weeks, we look forward to welcoming you all. Whether you're competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering or supporting, thank you for being part of what makes British Taekwondo so special.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲

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