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Seminar and Grading, June 20th June 2010
Congratulations Huddersfield students who were recently promoted at the North West area grading hosted by Wirral UKTA on Sunday 20th June, by Senior Master Gary Miller VIII Degree.
Alex Aquino 7th Kup
Liz Dobson 5th Kup
Adam Hall 9th Kup
The blackbelt and colour belt seminar was thoroughly enjoyed by all and Master Miller seemed to be in jovial mood despite the long drive!
Photo (left to right): Adam, Alex, Senior Master Miller, Mr. Chan, Lars, Liz
Medals at the Welsh Open, May 16th 2010
Huddersfield TKD were out in force at the Welsh championsips 2010 held a UWIC Cardiff 16th May.
Matt fought well in heavy weight sparring after having a long break from competition. Liz won gold in her sparring division then picked up a silver in yellow and green belt pattern. Alex reached the final of veteran colour belt sparring and fought well against a more experienced red belt to come away with silver moving on to win another silver in yellow and green belt pattern division.
Mr Chan reached the final of heavy weight sparring and walked away with a silver then picked up a bronze in 4th dan pattern loosing to former European champion Ricky De-Winton.
Well done to everyone who attended, the northern contingent was small but we came away with a respectable clutch of medals!
Photo (Left to right): Liz, Mr. Chan, Matt, Alex
Success at Scottish Open, April 17th 2010
Liz and Alex were successful at the Scottish Open Championships held in Glasgow. They came back with no less than 3 gold medals. Alex (Yellow belt) steadily worked his way up in the pattern competition and was so relaxed he was somewhat surprised when he found out he just won the final. In sparring, Alex was moved to a higher weight class as his class did not have enough competitors. His match against a blue belt with fast and strong head jabs proved too much for Alex. Liz (Green belt) also performed confidently in her patterns and deservedly won gold. Her speed and accuracy in sparring served her well in the competition and she walked away with gold.
Photo (Left to right): Liz, Mr. Chan, Alex
June 21st 2008
Alan Haigh, Johnnie Chan, Alan Jeuken and Alex Richards all attended the Scottish Open Championships held in Glasgow in June. The long trip north of the border was well worth it, and a more in-depth story with photos and video is coming very soon!
