Taekwondo
I am currently a 1st Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. My main type is the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
style.
Competitions
I have taken part in the following competitions.
Date |
Competition |
Entries & Results |
13th November 2010 |
Kyo Hoon Taekwondo, Sheffield |
Poomsae (Jung In) - Bronze
See on YouTube!,
Competition Photos |
21st April 2012 |
Kyo Hoon Taekwondo, Sheffield |
Poomsae (Jung Do) - Silver Fighting - Bronze
See on YouTube!
|
Biggest Acheivements
The highlights of my Taekwondo career are:
- September 2008: Start training Taekwondo at Sheffield University club; "London 2012, Here I Come!"
- December 2008: Pass my first grading from white to yellow belt.
- April 2010: Elected to position of publicity officer of SU club and grade from green belt to blue tag.
- April 2011: Elected to position of secretary of SU club.
- November 2011: Become captain (acting) of SU club, risking causing a rupture in the space-time continuum.
- December 2011: Give obligatory captain's speech at SU club Christmas meal!
- April 2012: Grade from red belt to black tag.
- August 2012: Watch 12 hours of Taekwondo at the ExCeL during the London 2012 Olympics.
- October 2012: Grade from black tag to 1st dan black belt.
- Current: Training towards official Kukkiwon 1st dan grading and 2nd dan.
Photos
These are a few photos taken at a training session in December 2011 and the Kyo Hoon competition in April 2012.
Me in the World Taekwondo Federation fight body armour at the competition in 2012!
A jumping front kick taken at a training session in 2011.
Me wearing the black belt uniform following my grading in 2012!