Our Easter Taekwondo Fun Session is on Thursday 29th March 7 – 8.30pm

Beccles Taekwon-do

Easter Taekwondo Fun Session

is on Thursday 29th March 7 – 8.30pm

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We are then having a weeks holiday after the fun session and will return on Monday 9th April.

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Our next big Competition is the GTUK British Championships in Coventry on Saturday 12th May.

This is a great way to show off your Taekwon-do skills, meet new friends and prepare yourself for your Black Belt Grading. Awesome Medals!!
Be brave and give it a go!!

Summer Grading will be held on Sunday 24th June at Bungay High School Sports Hall, 9.35 for a 10 am start. Put this date in your diaries now!!

Students please go to Beccles-taekwondo.co.uk and go to the syllabus page, put in the password and print your new syllabus NOW!!!!

Happy Easter

Mrs and Mr B.

Taekwon

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PLEASE NOTE:
If you have any TKD queries or want to check if the class is running on a certain day please go to our website which is updated regularly.

Beccles-Taekwondo.co.uk or b-tkd.uk

Congratulations to all Beccles Taekwon-do Students who passed the 1st belt grading of 2018

beccles taekwondo grading march 2018

Beccles Taekwon-do Grading. A Big Congratulations to all Beccles & Bungay Taekwon-do Students who passed their Spring Grading at Bungay High School on Sunday 18th March 2018.

All students were graded on their individual belt syllabuses, which includes patterns, techniques, step sparring routines, self defence, sparring, destruction, and a test of their knowledge in both English and Korean.

GTUK Examiner Mr Steve King VI degree was very pleased with the progress of all students, and said that the standards were very high, he congratulated them on their 100% pass rate.

A special well done to Beccles’s Jack Chapman (Peewee) and Evelyn Brooks (Junior) for passing their Provisional Black Belt grading, they were awarded their Black Tag belts and will now be preparing for their full Black Belt grading in front of Grandmaster Oldham IX degree at a later date.

beccles taekwondo grading

The spring is a great time to start this family orientated sport, giving new members time to learn their 1st belt syllabus in readiness for the June grading, it takes 3-4 years to learn the full syllabus and become a 1st Degree Black Belt student.

If you would like to come and have a go the first session is always free, see our web sites for details of our training times and venues this spring:

Come and Try

BECCLES TAEKWON-DO!

1st Session Free, plus Free T-shirt!

Instructors Mr and Mrs Bedingfield
www.beccles-taekwondo.co.uk

Ages: Peewees 5-11, Juniors 12-16, Adults 17-39, Veterans 40+.

Mondays and Thursdays, 7pm to 8.30pm

The Venue, Ringsfield Road, Beccles.

 

1st Quarter Grading Sunday 18th March 2018

TiKwon

REMINDER

1st Quarter Grading Sunday 18th March 2018

Bungay High School gym, 9.45am for 10am start.

Please make sure you bring your grading money (£28) into the club next week.

Check your patterns here

martial artist

Remember to PRINT OUT and practice your Terminology for your belt grade!

belt-grading-syllabus

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IMPORTANT!

YOU NEED TO LET YOUR INSTRUCTORS KNOW IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS DATE.

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Black Tags:

You are welcome to take part in the grading for extra practice,

but if not please come and help out with the other colour belts.

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We are always looking for new members, so bring a friend for a free taster session 🙂

See you in the Dojang

Taekwon

Northants Taekwondo Inter-club Tournament 2018 Results

Northants Taekwondo Inter-club Tournament 2018

 

The GTUK Eastern Area Inter-Club tournament took place in Wellingborough this year and Bungay & Beccles Taekwondo Clubs battled to a very creditable 3rd place in the region which is superb considering the winning towns are much bigger (Wellingborough 1st and Northampton 2nd)

29 medals in total were achieved by 19 fighters in all age groups, pee wees (under 12) included superb double gold for Jayden Howgate in patterns and special techniques and gold for Jack Sutton in his patterns division.  Jed Baddour showed exception sparring ability to win his division in emphatic style with 3 head kicks awarded to be given the gold.  Isaac Slater also battled hard to a bronze in sparring but achieved an excellent silver for patterns in a large division.

Juniors (13-17) achieved a great haul of medals with Imogen Suttons gold for sparring and bronze for patterns and Daisy Whymarks gold for patterns and bronze for sparring being real highlights as it was their 1st competition. Bailey Aldrich gained gold for patterns and silver for sparring which was a fabulous achievement as he had stepped up to juniors being a tall 12 year old!  Kelsie Dyer showed great courage to win gold for patterns and bronze for sparring whilst fellow Bungay High School student James Thurston won silver for patterns. Evelyn Brooks from Beccles won bronze for patterns and silver for sparring in her 1st ever tournament, to round off a superb showing for the teenagers.

Adults (17+) included a fantastic double gold for Jade Howgate in sparring and patterns beating team mate Poppy Whymark to a creditable double silver, as she is only just in the adult section.  A great gold for Jason Drake for black belt destruction went with his silver medals for both patterns and sparring whilst Gary Wheeler won double bronze medals in his 1st competition as a black belt! Barbara Mazza gained a silver in the black belt ladies patterns with Paul Chapman gaining a silver for patterns and bronze for sparring in the coloured belt male section.

Several other competitors competed and supported superbly with Colby Aldrich battling to 4th place in the pee wee sparring, whilst Jack and Jess Chapman competed really well but finished just outside the medal positions, both losing out to the eventual category winners.  Jacob Burden did a superb job helping to referee for the 1st time as a black belt and Benjamin Burden acted as junior coach.  Steve King The area 6th degree and senior said “Bungay & Beccles achieved a fantastic 60 points and considering the distance travelled for competitors the amount of medals won is a real testament to Eastern Taekwondo”.

Now is a great time have a go at this rewarding Olympic martial art in order to get fit for the summer and your first lesson is free! The youngest students in the clubs are 5 years old and there is no upper age limit, check us out on www.bungay-taekwondo.co.uk or for those in Beccles www.beccles-taekwondo.co.uk

Beccles Taekwondo Club medalists (10 in total):

Jason Drake, Black Belt: Silver Patterns, Silver Sparring, Gold Destruction

Barbara Mazza,  Black Belt: Silver Patterns

Gary Wheeler, Adult Black Belt: Bronze Patterns, Bronze Sparring

Paul Chapman, Adult Black Tag: Silver Patterns, Bronze Sparring

Evelyn Brooks, Junior Red Belt: Bronze Patterns, Silver Sparring

Beccles Taekwondo, fun, fitness and fighting in the dojang!

Just a flavour of the way we do things at
Beccles Taekwondo

We work as a family, all grades and ages respect each other, and help each other to progress.

Building Taekwondo skills, strength, stamina, confidence.

 

Powerful Martial Art & Self-defence

FREE T-shirt when you COME & TRY Taekwon-do in Beccles!

Your first 1.5 hour session is FREE,

and you will get a FREE T-shirt!

Mixed age CLASSES

Peewee 5-11,  Junior 12-16, Adult 17-39

& ‘OldTigers’ 40+:

on Monday and Thursday evenings
7 to 8.30pm

Ages 5 and up, no need to book, just turn up in loose clothing and bring a water bottle.

Our training dojang is upstairs in the V5 Room,
The Venue, Beccles Sports Centre.

‘Little Tigers Warm Up’

Black belts working with the Peewees

GTUK England Squad Opportunities

Open invitation to all GTUK Students aged 8 and over:

GTUK England Development Squad
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What is Development Squad?
The aim of the England Development Squad to allow students to attend additional training with other like minded students and develop technique, confidence and ability, to be the best they can be. SQUAD TRAINING sessions cover sparring technique, patterns, power breaking, special technique, as well as team patterns, and competition scenarios.
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Who can attend?
SQUAD TRAINING is open to all GTUK students aged 8 and over, it is not by selection or invitation by GTUK Coaches; students just need approval from their Instructors prior to attending. As Coaches we actively encourage Instructors to attend themselves, and to send their students, however we must point out that squad training is in addition to club training, not replacement. We can accept children occasionally under the age of 8 by prior agreement by the coaches, and their instructor.
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Cost
Cost of squad training is £7 for 3 hours, and we will require to see proof of insurance upon registration, and we can ask for proof at any point during your training.
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When?
Visit www.facebook.com/GTUKEnglandSquad/ for latest training sessions.
Please DOWNLOAD, print, complete and bring to the session, with your registration form.
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What to wear/bring? IMPORTANT
Students should wear white doboks, and current belt, and MUST bring along a full set of sparring equipment; headguard, closed fingered gloves, and footpads. Male students should wear groin guards. The session is intended to push your own individual limits, (we’re all different, and you know your levels), so we recommend not training when injured, and to always bring plenty of fluids.
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Any Questions?
Email [email protected]

Northants Interclub Tournament 4th February

The Instructors of Borough Tae Kwon Do would like to invite you to this year’s annual Northants Interclub Tournament!

Sunday 4th February will see the Wellingborough Club host this year’s annual Northants Interclub Tournament this year’s interclub Tournament brings together members from Grange Park, Wellingborough, Wollaston, Northampton, Raunds, Beccles and Bungay for what’s sure to be a fun day out for everyone.

There will be patterns and sparring divisions, as well as destruction categories available to adult students. As always, the clubs will be competing for the Interclub Trophy. An awarded to the club with the most successes throughout the day. You can enter as many of the events for your grade and as age as you would like.

All students must have a valid licence to compete, and as safety is always uppermost in our minds, those who wish to spar in the Tournament will need the following sparring equipment:

•Hand, Feet and Head Guard.
•Groin Guard (compulsory for men and boys).

Whether you want to compete or just watch…everyone’s welcome. Why not bring along your Mums, Dads, Grandmas, Grandpas, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Sisters and Friends? It’s going to be a great day…so just come along.

If you have any questions, or you want to order safety equipment, just ask your Instructor and they’ll be able to help.

Don’t miss this day…it’s a great chance to meet and get to know others like you, who are all Tae Kwon-Do Martial Artists. Hope to see you all there.

Date: Sunday 4th February
Time: Doors open 9:45am, the event will then run throughout the day
Venue: Weavers Sports Centre, Weavers Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3JQ Costs: Competitors £8, Spectators £3 – to be paid on the day.

There is no entry form for this event, all entries will be managed on the day!

If you require further information about this event, please speak to your instructor or refer to our

website www.taekwondo-wellingborough.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

Beccles Taekwondo Club’s last grading of 2017 a great success

beccles taekwondo grading

Beccles and Bungay Taekwondo clubs held their last belt grading of the year on the 16th December 2017

A very large group of students attended the last grading for the year, and were put through their paces, being assessed on all their Taekwondo skills, and successfully being promoted to their respective new belt rankings.

All students demonstrated great enthusiasm and endurance during the 4 hour grading where a range of techniques, patterns, self-defence, sparring and destruction were all tested alongside Korean terminology.

GTUK Examiner Mr Steve King 6th Degree, said that standards were excellent and they were all a credit to the region and their instructors, and as you can see by the faces in the photo, all students worked really hard but enjoyed every moment, adding to the success of both the family orientated clubs from Beccles and Bungay.

The grading was then followed by an end of year party and presentation evening for new belts and student awards, held at Broome Village Hall.

This included the promotion to 1st Degree Black Belt for Beccles Mr Gary Wheeler who successfully passed his destruction test on the grading day.

Gary Wheeler being presented his Black Belt from GTUK East Senior instructor, Mr Clinton Gillett 5th Degree.

New Black Belt Gary with Beccles instructors Mr & Mrs Bedingfield

Students and their families then enjoyed Hog Roast, Cakes, and Sweets getting everyone into the festive spirit for Christmas.

It is now a perfect time to start getting fit following on from the excesses of Christmas and the sport of Taekwondo is an excellent and fun way of losing weight, gaining fitness and suppleness as well as developing self-confidence alongside REAL self defence capabilities.

Both clubs are family orientated with many parents training alongside their children in order to gain new skills and a sense of wellbeing.

So come and join us!

A small video clip of the grading warm up!

We are back on January 8th 2018!

Happy New Year to all our
Taekwondo Students.

We hope you had a great Christmas.

If you are wising to start Taekwondo,

please come and see us in the new year,

Mondays and Thursdays 7-8.30pm

from Monday 8th January.

Free Session  and Free T-shirt for beginners!