Recent Tae Kwon-Do News and Press Releases
River Life Day - 6th March 2010
Students from Kernow Tae Kwon-Do Academy of Excellence joined up with the Supedads group in Camborne for a River Life Day at Tehidy Country Park. The event leader was Liam Broderick, local Tae Kwon-Do Instructor and Environment Agency ecologist, who introduced the children and adults to the diverse variety of aquatic invertebrate life inhabiting the Tehidy Stream and the various lakes and ponds within the park. Liam states, "2010 is the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity and I was very keen to recognise this with an ecology-based event for adults and children alike, which would get them thinking about the importance of working to protect our precious diversity of life. Tehidy Country Park is a very popular visitor spot but so many people there were unaware of the vast amount of life that lies just below the surface of the rivers and ponds. We worked to identify many different freshwater invertebrate groups for example, freshwater shrimp, mayflies, caddisflies, snails and leeches, but the favourite of the day was the golden-ringed dragonfly nymph, with the children loving its ability to breathe through the anus and use this as 'jet propulsion'! I would like to thank Tehidy Country Park and the Supedads group for helping to make this event possible."
GTI English Championships - 28th February 2010
Results:
John Newman - Gold destruction
Patricia Finney - Gold destruction
Edward Cummings - Bronze patterns
Ciaran Hicks - Gold patterns
Danielle Scandrett - Gold high kick, Bronze point stop sparring, Bronze continuous sparring
David Scandrett - Gold continuous sparring, Silver point stop sparring
Alana Schilling - Gold point stop sparring
Kayleigh Yates - Silver point stop sparring, Bronze continuous sparring, Bronze patterns
Pete Yates - Gold point stop sparring, Silver continuous sparring, Silver patterns
More info soon!
GTI Instructor Course - 20th/21st February 2010
Martial artists from across the South-West of England took part in an intensive weekend course in Newquay to train to become the next generation of Tae Kwon-Do Instructors. The course was hosted by Global Tae Kwon-Do International at Cornwall College Newquay's premises on Tolcarne Beach, over the weekend of 20th and 21st February. The course leader was Paresh Bhadeshia, National Coach of Global Tae Kwon-Do International who is an expert in police training, particularly crowd control and riot control. He trained the new Instructors in martial arts teaching methodology, giving them the necessary skills to take Tae Kwon-Do to a wider audience and to help new students to benefit from increased confidence, fitness, well-being and self-defence ability through Tae Kwon-Do training.
Mr Liam Broderick, Regional Co-ordinator for the GTI in the South-West would like to thank Mr Bhadeshia for a truly great course. He would also like to thank Cornwall College Newquay stating "I graduated from Cornwall College recently with an Environmental Degree and my entire time at the College was an extremely positive experience. I am delighted that Cornwall College and the GTI have been able to work together in providing a unique course at the idyllic venue of Tolcarne Beach and I look forward to working alongside the College on similar courses in the future."
The new Instructors are teaching in schools throughout Cornwall and the South-West. For more information please contact Liam on 07855 734984 or visit www.cornwall-taekwondo.com
Kernow TAE Coloured Belt Grading and Black Belt Assessment - 13th February 2010
34 Kernow TAE students (GTI Camborne and Truro) took their gradings and black belt assessments at Threemilestone Community Centre on Saturday 13th February. All the students passed and have been awarded their new belts at presentation ceremonies in the Camborne and Truro Tae Kwon-Do Academies. Mr Liam Broderick, Instructor and Grading Examiner would like to congratulate everyone for their hard work and dedication and wish them all the best as they begin working towards their next belt!
Xmas Beach Training - 27th December 2009
29 students from the Cornwall GTI Tae Kwon-Do Schools in Camborne, Newquay and Truro, along with students from Rob James' Tang Soo Do Academy took part in the 24th annual 'blow out the cobwebs' beach session on Towan Beach Newquay at 11am on Sunday 27th December. The hour-long session included Tae Kwon-Do patterns, linework and set sparring as well as beach games and ended in the sea. The organiser, Liam Broderick 4th Dan would like to thank all those who attended and also the Blue Reef Aquarium for their support once again.
Tae Kwon-Do's Got Talent for BBC Children in Need - 14th November 2009
Kernow Tae Kwon-Do Academy of Excellence hosted a Tae Kwon-Do's Got Talent competition to raise money for BBC Children in Need. The event took place on the afternoon of Saturday 14th November at Threemilestone Community Centre.
Nineteen acts too part in the talent competition which was followed by a Children's Party. Winning acts included the Jackson 3 (Instructors Mel Beattie, John Newman and Andrew Robinson), performing a Tae Kwon-Do version of Thriller, Instructor Charlotte Brown performing a routine to Cheryl Coles Fight for your Love, Kayleigh Yates performing to Tina Turner's Simply the Best and Ciaran Hicks' Supergran Tae Kwon-Do pattern.
Judges included Academy Instructor and author of the I Jack children's novels Patricia Finney, Cornwall Councillor Geoff Brown, RNLI Events Co-ordinator Christine Brown and Alan Beattie representing Falmouth Thai.
Chief Instructor Liam Broderick would like to thank the entrants, spectators and judges for their support of this important charity. He would also like to congratulate all who got involved and the superb effort that went into the acts.
Total funds raised so far: £319
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GTI British Championships - 1st November
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Cornwall produced three British Tae Kwon-Do Champions over the weekend as students from the County competed in Global Tae Kwon-Do International's British Championships on Sunday 1st November in Cheltenham. All the divisions were hotly contested as Tae Kwon-Do martial artists from many organisations throughout the UK competed for the coveted trophies. The three new Champions had to beat off stiff competition to win their respective divisions.
Alana Schilling of Camborne Tae Kwon-Do Academy won the girls yellow and green belt point stop sparring division. Ciaran Hicks of Truro Tae Kwon-Do Academy took gold in the boys blue and red belt patterns category. John Newman, a Kernow Tae Kwon-Do Academy Instructor became a 'Champion of Destruction', winning his division by being the best at breaking boards with a number of strikes, kicks and jumping techniques.
The hundreds of competitors were treated to a spectacular display from some of the top martial artists in the UK, including three times undefeated World Champion, Tony 'the Iceman' Sewell, which culminated in both him and George Cockburn being promoted to 7th Dan black belt Master of Tae Kwon-Do, in recognition of each of them having committed themselves to the promotion and development of Tae Kwon-Do for over 30 years. See the demo above right.
The Chief Instructor of Kernow Tae Kwon-Do Academy, Liam Broderick, 4th Dan would like to congratulate Cornwall's new British Champions and also Tae Kwon-Do Masters Sewell and Cockburn on their promotion.
Pictured in the back row; Instructors John Newman and Liam Broderick and front row; Alana Schilling and Ciaran Hicks.
GTI Cornwall Coloured Belt Grading - 22nd October
Forty students graded for their next coloured belt under new GTI coloured belt grading examiners Mr Marc Dummett, 5th Dan and Mr Liam Broderick, 4th Dan. The grading was held at Newquay Treviglas College and the instructors would like to thank Treviglas for their hospitality.
Truro students were promoted on 23rd October whilst the Camborne promotion ceremony took place on 26th October. Al students passed their grading - well done!
New black belt promotions - 16th October
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Three Truro Tae Kwon-Do Academy students were promoted to new black belt grades following successful black belt gradings in Derby on 11th October. Andrew Robinson and Charlotte Brown gained their black belt 1st Dans, whilst Mel Beattie was successful in gaining a black belt 2nd Dan. The three had to grade in front of a panel of five expert Tae Kwon-Do practitioners, including the three times undefeated World Champion Tony 'the Iceman' Sewell. They were tested on their knowledge of the traditional and modern aspects of Tae Kwon-Do training, including streetwise self-defence and knife defence. They were also tested on their theoretical and philosophical knowledge of the Korean Art of Self-Defence.
Liam Broderick, the 4th Dan Instructor of the Academy was delighted that all three were successful stating, "Mel, Andrew and Charlotte have worked incredibly hard over recent years to put themselves in a strong position to gain their black belt promotions. Traditional Tae Kwon-Do black belt gradings are notoriously difficult to get through but I was confident that these three students would do well. I’m both overjoyed and immensely proud of this great achievement and I wish them all the best as they work towards their next Dan grade."
Truro Tae Kwon-Do Academy is part of Global Tae Kwon-Do International and offers a free month of classes at Truro Leisure Centre on Fridays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm. Please call Liam on 07855 734984 for more information.
GTI UK Open Competition - 20th September
Kernow-TAE students from our Truro school travelled to the GTI UK Open Competition in Worcester on Sunday 20th September. Divisions were hotly contested and students gained the following results:
Mel Beattie - 4th place - black belt female patterns
John Newman - 3rd place - black belt male patterns
Andrew Robinson - 2nd place - red belt patterns
Ciaran Hicks - 2nd place in both sparring and patterns
Charlie Woon - 2nd place in jumping high kick, 4th in patterns
Toby Woon - 4th place in sparring, 5th place in patterns
Congratulations to you all and keep up the good work!
Truro Carnival - 12th September
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students put on an impressive display for the people of Truro, taking part in the carnival for the 3rd year running. Chief Instructor Liam Broderick would like to thank all the students and helpers that got involved in this important event and is already looking forward to next year's carnival!
Camborne Tae Kwon-Do Academy Launch - 7th September
37 students attended the official launch of Camborne Tae Kwon-Do Academy, part of Kernow Tae Kwon-Do Academy of Excellence and GTI Tae Kwon-Do. The students gave an impressive demo followed by a Tae Kwon-Do taster session. Chief Instructor Liam Broderick would like to thank all the students that took part and is looking forward to the continual development of Tae Kwon-Do in the Camborne, Pool, Redruth area. Classes are held at Pool Business and Enterprise College on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7pm.
Saturdads - 5th September
Kernow-TAE black belt Instructors Liam Broderick, Mel Beattie and John Newman were invited to Saturdads at Rosemellin School, Camborne. The instructors performed a demonstration of Tae Kwon-Do and taster session for the members of Saturdads. Liam Broderick would like to thank Saturdads for their invitation and great hospitality.
Newquay Lifeboat Day - 30th August
Cornwall GTI Tae Kwon-Do attended Newquay Lifeboat Day at Newquay Harbour on Sunday 30th August.
Before performing a demo, Camborne and Truro GTI Instructor Liam Broderick and some of his students took part in demonstration of a lifeboat recovery of a fishing vessel that had lost power. The Tae Kwon-Do students were rescued by the Newquay RNLI Atlantic 21 helmsman Christian Brown, a green belt at Truro GTI!
Twenty students from the GTI schools in Camborne, Newquay and Truro performed a demo on the beach, involving Tae Kwon-Do linework, patterns, set sparring, self-defence, knife-defence and wooden board breaking. There was also a section showing the abilities of the junior students in Tae Kwon-Do techniques and board breaking.
The Instructors would like to thank all the students that got involved and helped the RNLI to have a great Lifeboat Day.
Summer Camp - 10th to 13th July
Truro GTI held a Tae Kwon-Do Summer Camp at Polly Joke across the weekend of 10th to 13th July. On the Friday evening, training began on Polly Joke beach with a Spring tide and 27 students having gre.jpg)
at fun, with self-defence, including throws and groundwork, Tae Kwon-Do linework, patterns and set-sparring and the session ended in the sea, including underwater press ups and fun with the local seal! .jpg)
Then it was back to camp for fish and chips around the camp fire.
The Saturday morning session also took place on Polly Joke Beach, and the students learnt a new pattern from the WTF syllabus, Keumgang, and enjoyed great training on the beach, ending in the sea. The session was followed by a surf and an evening get together at the Bowgie Inn with another gathering round the camp fire..jpg)
On the Sunday, students walked West Pentire Head to Crantock Beach for a morning session, spent the afternoon sunbathing and playing on the beach, then trained in the evening on Polly Joke Beach, with beach games for the juniors afterwards. This was followed by a beach barbecue until sunset, and a camp fire get together back on camp.
Mr Liam Broderick would like to thank the 28 people that camped and the 46 people that joined us to make this such a great event. We're all looking forward to summer camp 2010 in June!
Coloured Belt Grading - 22nd June
18 Truro students graded under Master Harrison, 7th Dan, with 6 gaining A-level passes and 5 gaining plus passes; a truly great result. Truro GTI would like to thank Master Harrison for another professional and motivational experience for our students. The students gained their new belts at a presentation ceremony on Friday 16th June and are now working towards their next grade.
Beach Clean - Perranporth Beach, 6th June
Truro Tae Kwon-Do Academy students and instructors performed a beach clean on Perranporth Beach on Saturday 6th June 2009. This event was organised to coincide with the United Nations World Environment Day, held on 5th June and the BBC Springwatch Dirty Weekend on 6th and 7th June.
Although it was a rainy and windy day, the students persevered against the elements to help to improve their local environment.
May Black Belt promotions
Liam Broderick, Instructor of Truro GTI and John Newman travelled to Derby on Sunday 10th May to take black belt 
gradings. The grading panel included Master Clive Harrison, 7th Dan, Tony 'the Iceman' Sewell, 6th Dan, George Cockburn, 6th Dan, Francis Plunkett 6th Dan and Paresh Bhadeshia 5th Dan. The grading lasted around an hour and a half and included linework and jumping kicks, patterns, one-step sparring including one-step jumping defences, self-defence, including knife defence, free sparring, jumping 360-degree kicks against a target, destruction of breaker boards and Tae Kwon-Do theory and philosophy.
John successfully gained his 1st degree black belt, adding this to the karate black belt that he already holds. Liam was promoted to 4th degree black belt and International Instructor. They would both like to thank all the students of Cornwall GTI that helped them to prepare for their Dan grades and are looking forward to their next grading..jpg)
Midlands Open Competition, Cheltenham, 17th May 2009
Congratulations to those Truro students that entered the 2009 Midlands Championships on Sunday 17th May in Cheltenham. The divisions were hotly contested but once again we came away with a number of medals. Well done to you all.
Red Nose Day training session, 13th March 2009
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42 Truro students wore red noses and deeley boppers, dyed their hair and had plenty of fun at the red nose training session, raising money for Comic Relief.
Well done to all who took part!