More Medals Than Competitors! Local Tae Kwon Do School Star at SW Championships

More Medals Than Competitors! Local Tae Kwon Do School Star at SW Championships

Six students and officials from Teignbridge based MartialArts4Fun Tae Kwon Do School of Excellence travelled to Swindon for the Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain’s (TAGB) South West Championships 2014, with Patterns, Sparring, Destruction and Team Sparring events during the day. The students achieved a total of seven medals and trophies at the Oasis Sports Centre.

Senior Instructor Mr Peter O’Neill, 5^th Dan, congratulated his students on the fantastic results: Sam O’Neill, 1^st Dan, gold in Patterns; Leanne Burrows, 1^st Dan, gold in Patterns and bronze in Sparring; Karen Ball, 1^st Dan, gold in Hand Destruction; Shawna Ball, 1^st Dan, bronze in Sparring and silver in Team Sparring and Sacha Einzig-Pilling, 1^st Dan, bronze in Team Sparring.

Also pictured is Chloe Richards, 3^rd Dan, senior instructor at Bridport, Weymouth and Maiden Newton TAGB Tae Kwon Do School, who regularly trains with MartialArts4Fun.Chloe gained a bronze in Sparring and gold in Foot Destruction.

Mr O’Neill thanked the following Black Belts who gave up their time to officiate at the championships: Pete Gamble, 3^rd Dan, and Claire Quelvennec, 3^rd Dan, (Referees); Gill O’Neill, 1^st Dan, and Michelle Bailey, 1^st Dan, (Welfare Officers); Charlie Einzig-Pilling, 2^nd Dan, and Jo Boardman, 1^st Dan, (Medics). Mr O’Neill commented: “Without these volunteers, events such as these would not be possible. Thank you.”

The students are now preparing for the South East Championships which will be held in Guildford and British Championships in Worcester later this year.

MartialArts4Fun Tae Kwon Do are family run schools and train seven days a week across the Teignbridge area. For more information on a free month’s trial please contact senior instructor Mr Peter O’Neill (5th Dan Black Belt) on 07718 750390.