Holiday Training::

We are open for the whole of the summer holidays except one day listed below.

We are closed for ONE day on Monday the 8th of August any one who trains on Monday’s can come to the Tuesday or Wednesday classes at Sholing Community Centre, as they are still open. We will be OPEN normal for the rest of the holidays.

The Olympics are well under way, and will last until approximately the end of August. Here is how it works, each lesson you attend gets you an automatic point so if you do two lessons in one day you will get two points. You then get a chance to win points during the lessons from winning exercises or helping other students and the instructor. You can bring your friends along for a free lesson which will get you five points, but if they join during the Olympics you get a further ten points (these also count toward winning the games console).

We are still waiting for some slips about the photographs & videos taken in class if you have not returned yours please give it to us asap.

Would you like the chance to win a games console, full kit of sparring equipment or vouchers? If the answers yes then all you have to do is invite your friend’s family or any one to have a full week of FREE lessons at any of the tkdsouth clubs. Once your friends join us you will get you a star; the student with the most stars will get to choose any one of the prizes at the end of the year.

“London Open 2005” Sunday 24th July at London Valley Lesiure Centre, Rushy Way, lower Early, Reading. Berks. This competition is open to all members and cost £20.00 entry with all spectators going FREE. For more details go to www.londonopen.co.uk or ask for an appliction form from your instructor. “Taekwon-Do Explosion” 2005 July 31st at Cedars Youth Centre, Chicheley Gardens, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, HA3 6QH This competition is open to all members and cost £10.00 entry with all spectators going £5.00 each. For more detail go to http://www.raynerslanetkd.com or ask for an appliction form from your instructor. You may also download the application forms and rules direct from the sites listed.

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back, we hope you had a great xmas and are looking forward to getting back to training.

With the standard of the students in 2004 being so high it was not easy to pick just two members of each class to award.
Congratulations to Mike O'Shea & Keir Whitlock of the senior class.
Blaine Ridyard & Kieran Holmes of the junior class.

After adding up all the donations for children in need we got a total of £587.22, which is quite incredible, I know some people are still bringing in their money this is no problem as the HSBC bank has said they don’t mind as they accept donations for children in need all year round. If you want to pop into your local branch and pay it in this is great just bring in your stamped sponsor form so we can add yours to the total. We did hold a competition for the person who raised the most and a GOLD medal goes to Zena, and SILVER goes to Blaine. Thank you to every one for helping raise this money.

A lot of people have grown out of their suits and training equipment, if you have anything you want to sell just let us know and we can put it here in the newsletter. Suits: size 0 £8.00, size 1 £8.00.
Black trousers: size 1 £5.00.
TKD shoes: white/red size 1 £10.00
Red gloves: £12.00 (un-opened).

We re-open on Tuesday 4th January 2005.

We will be closed for two weeks over Christmas; our last training day will be Monday 20th December.

If you have grown out of your suit and are thinking of getting a new one why not sell your old one to a smaller student? If you have any thing from suits or sparring equipment let us know we will put it in the newsletter for you.

The competition will be held on Saturday 20th November 2004 at Latchmere Leisure Centre, Battersea, London SW11. It is an open competition for all yellow tags and above to do patterns sparring and power, if you are interested it is £15.00 to enter. The different weight and height categories can be found on the notice board at the hall.

There will be a grading on the 28th November for all who are eligible and want to go to the next level in their training. If you feel you are ready and have not had a letter feel free to ask.

This half term is here, and we are open as normal. Times are as normal and we have some new stuff just fr the holidays.

Congratulations to the winners of the GOLD medals in this years summer Olympics, it was a close race, we hope to do something similar in the winter months. Top 10 Names as follows: Richard Mason, Chantel Le-Carpentier, Matthew Hunt, Jack Davis, Tom Davis, Luke Griffiths, Blaine Ridyard, Kieran Holmes, Natasha Williams, Sam Fairbairn.

We now have the theory books back in stock, these will last you from white to black belt with every single colour belt pattern printed inside all questions needed for every grading that will come up between now and when you take your black belt. Also they have a guide for the grading syllabus we follow so you will know exactly what you will have to do each grading making it easier to practice at home. They cost just £3.00 and are a must for the serious practitioner.

For many years now people have been using an incorrect form of stretching, as an example, when a person attempts to touch their toes they often use a bouncing type movement, which is totally wrong. There is a form of sensor system (which is called the stretch reflex) in each muscle that reacts automatically to a sudden stretch movement, forming a protection against over stretching. Therefore when a bouncy type movement is used, to touch the toes for instance, the hamstring muscles are pulled quickly and a reflex contraction takes place, which inhibits the elongation of that muscle. This means that the muscles are actually stopped from relaxing enough to extend to their full capacity.
If significant force is applied along with the bouncy movement, parts of the muscle can be over stretched and torn.

Dipped foam hands size extra small £5.00 and
Dipped foam feet size extra small £5.00

The competition will be held on Sunday 17th October 2004 at: The Woking Leisure Centre and Pool in the Park Woking Park, Kingfield Road, Surrey GU22 9BA

The competition starts at 9.30am begining with Patterns. Weight in will take place during the patterns competition. Sparring & Power will follow during the afternoon.

Demonstration Due to the success of previous years demonstrations the ITF England team will be demonstrating their skills, including breaking, self defence and sparring again this year.

Directions from M25: Junction 11 (Chertsey) Take A320 into Woking, along Victoria Way past Peacocks Shopping Centre, under Victoria railway arch, follow A320 towards Guildford. Turn left at bottom of hill, Claremont Avenue (signposted A247 & to Leisure Centre) and left again into Kingfield Road. Leisure Centre & Pool carpark entrance is on the left opposite Woking Football Club.

Directions from M25/ A3 Junction 10 Head southbound towards Guildford. Take slip road exit for Ripley and follow Portsmouth Road B2215 through Ripley until Burntcommon Roundabout. Turn right onto A247 towards Send. Follow road to Old Woking. Turn left at mini roundabout, right at second mini roundabout into Kingfield Road. Leisure Centre & Pool car park entrance 1/2 mile on the right.

Any one still waiting for their badges to come through we have been assured that they will be here shortly sorry for the wait.

Is well under way with plenty of points already up. You may not know this but we are open all through the summer holidays. With more gold medals than ever before and great chances to win. Simply turn up to lessons for your 1st points then win an event or bring a friend for many more.

There will be a grading on 29th August for all who are eligible and ready, you will be given a letter in advance to let you know the times and specifics.

On the Monday 9th August we will not be open, you can come to any of the other lesson that week as the Tuesday & Wednesday will no be effected.

We are unable to get any more TKD polo shirts. We have a few sizes left, if we do not have your size you are welcome to wear a plain red polo shirt, which you can still put your badges on. Sizes left: One of each 5-6, 7-8, M, L and XL

In April the training fees will increase slightly. New prices as follows: £12.00 per month training once a week, £18.00 per month training twice a week, £23.00 per month training three times a week, £28.00 per month training four times a week, £28.00 per month training five times a week, £28.00 per month training six times a week.

There will be no training on Sunday 11th April or Monday 12th April if you train on these days you may make them up on any day before or after the dates.

Can you double check we have the right birthday for you, some have missed out on cards and some have had cards when it is not their birthday for another few months.

Congratulations to all who passed the latest grading your results will soon be up on the web site. For the Black tags who graded the wait will be a little longer.

On Sunday 28th March the hall will be closed you may make up this lesson at any time.

Way 1 Find the middle of your belt, straighten it and hold it out in front of you with both hands at about waist height. Letting the two equally long ends hang to the floor. Slide your hands approximately 45 cm apart, and hold the belt up against your stomach. Wrap it around your middle, crossing it in the small of your back and pulling the 2 ends back in front of you.
Loop the right end under the double wrapped belt to the left of centre (cross the ends again, left over right, holding them in place with your left hand). With your right hand reach into the opening you have created by crossing over the end pieces and grab the belt end on the right to pull it back through the open end where your left hand is situated.
Pull the ends of the belt tight around your middle section. Ensure the right belt end is on the top and adjust the end so that they are equal in length.

Way 2 Hold one end of the belt on left hip leaving a quarter hanging in front. Take other end and wrap round the back, bring a cross the front and around the back again keeping the other end on the hip.
Take the right hand side and tuck under both wraps then pull to tighten. Now put the left one over the right and tuck the bottom one over and through the middle of the loop then pull to make knot.

This and every half term holiday we will be open as normal, if we have to close for any reason well will always give plenty of notice.

During the month of February, every one of your friends who joins gets you a prize. You can choose from one of the following in the Blitz Range, Polo Shirt, Black Trousers, Gloves, Feet, Shins or Head Guards.

Make sure your licence is up to date at all times you will not be able to enter competitions or grade if you let it run out. It can take up to two weeks for licences to be renewed so be sure to apply well in advance.

Taken at the December grading, the results are in.

Welcome back we are now open and ready for 2004!

The winner of the competition of the year is Henry Gatrell, who chose a PS2 as his prize; this will be awarded over the next coming weeks. We will be doing similar competitions during this year so keep a look out.

Any one wishing to do badges they are always available and with new ones to choose from all the time, remember we give you a bronze when you have reached 10 silver for 20 and gold for 30.

During December every one had the chance to win a gold, silver or bronze medal. It was very close and every one tried very had to get the most points. In the end the scores were as follows 3rd place and BRONZE went to (Grant Norris 31pts) 2nd place and SILVER went to (Antony Glasspool 33pts) 1st place and GOLD went to (Aaron Hutter 34pts)

We have been invited to Kick-It 2004, which takes place on Sunday 29th February 2004; the address for the comp is Body Matters, NWK College, Lower Higham Road, Gravesend, Kent. All entries have to be in by the 5th February 2004. More details including the rules & regulations on the board.

White dobok (training suit) size 1 £5.00
Black trousers size 1 £4.00
Sparring feet size (4,5,6) £6.00
Sparring hands size (M) £6.00
Sparring feet size (7,8,9)£8.00

During December you could win a gold, silver or bronze medal. There will be chart similar to the summer Olympics up on the board. This time there will be no team’s just individuals the top 3 will get the medals.

This is your last chance to win the prize of the year, a console of your choice (choose from Xbox, Gamecube and PS2). The winner will be announced on the 4th January 2004 the first lesson of the New Year.

Congratulations to all who passed the grading in November, all the results are now up on the web site, (www.tkdsouth.co.uk). Remember to look out for the red and yellow names who got 0+ and above grades.

Sorry to any one waiting for training goods, we have been told that we will have everything that is out standing shortly. I cannot apologise enough for any delays. If you are thinking of getting equipment in December, you can pay for express 24hr deliver for £2.00 and if it is in stock you will get it the next working day.

Because we are closed for a few lessons over Christmas your training fees will be less, these will be worked out for you when you pay your monthly fees.

We will be closed on the following dates, December 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th 31st.

Xmas is only weeks away now and getting closer by the minute, every one here wishes you a very merry Christmas and a great new year.

We are open during all school holidays including half term, Easter and summer. If for any reason we are going to close we will give you plenty of notice. Any closing dates over Christmas will be in the next newsletter.

If you think you may need a drink during the lesson please remember to bring one.

Congratulations to our student & Trainee of the month for October, you will get a certificate and a belt, which can be worn, for the whole month to show your achievement. At the end of each month we will collect them back to give to the next winner.

Congratulations to our newest blackbelts who graded in September 2003, Stacey Wilds, Sam Marlow & Matthew Wilds who all passed the week-long examinations.

Congratulations to all who took part in the latest competition, and a thank you to all who supported them. Mike O’Shea and Richard Lichdean won BRONZE medals with Ashton Church & Zoheir Maleki winning SILVER. Then last but not least Jon Ashthorpe got the GOLD. Every one had a great day although long and we cannot wait for the next event invitation.

We will be closed on the 16th November we will be closed you are very welcome to make up your lesson any day you wish before or after the date.

Any one wanting equipment this time of year should be aware of Christmas ordering and delays, next day delivery is always guaranteed if the items are in stock and cost an extra £2.00.

Chris Elson, James Burnett, Alex White, Jake Taulbut, Steven King.

Rachel Morris, Alex Morris, Jez Dunn, Aidan Haley.

Any one wishing to enter the competition (London open), you will need to have your form signed and your insurance up to date. If you do not have sparring equipment at this time you will need to arrange to either borrow some or buy some. Needed equipment Head guard, groin guard (males), hands, feet & gum shield.

Sam Marlow, Craig Caplin, Thomas Evans, Michael Trickey, Ryan McCormick.

Any one who is interested in the London-Open competition will need an application form from your instructor. The event takes place on the 18th October 2003 and is open to yellow belts and above. There will be a list on the main board of people who are going so you can arrange transport or to meet up in the morning to travel as a group. If you do not want to enter you are very welcome to watch and support your fellow students.

Congratulations to the top 3 teams, and well done to all who took part.

1ST Place goes to TEAM WHITE (185 Points)

2ND Place goes to TEAM NAVY (183 Points)

3RD Place goes to TEAM YELLOW (181 Points)

How close can you get with joint 4th place having (171 Points) each.

Any one who has already sent off their application form to the previous address (Orpington) don’t worry, as all mail will be forwarded. However if you have not sent them yet this is a direct address and new phone number to the competition host.
The address to send to is:
London Open Championships
6 Sandhurst Road
Bexley
Kent
DA5 1DD Tel: 020 8304 2821

Thanks to Jon Ashthorpe who brought this to my attention.

Matthew Trodd, Zoheir Maleki, Jake Lucas, Victoria Randall, Antony Glasspool, Daniel Barnes, Jazmine Piper, Connor Ockwell, Eden Ashthorpe, Melissa Griffiths.

Callum Healy, Jake Fryer, Chelsie Carter, Grant Norris, Liam Dixon-Slade, Gemma Barney, Daniel Pettersen, Lauren Hickman.

Check out the forums HERE, these are a good way to talk to other martial artist from arund the world using a message system. Also if you are thinking of going on holiday and want 2 weeks FREE training this a good way to sort it out.
Remember as a part of Taekwon-Do South Schools you are a member of IAOMAS read how this could help you.

If you are thinking of grading you will need make sure your INTENT TO PROMOTE FORM is signed by your parents and a teacher at school.

Stephen Rudd, Emily Weekes, Jake Seymour, Shane Butcher, James Gayle, Soheil Maleki, Luke Griffiths, Lauren Mumford, Matt Bunyan.

Emily Spake, Daniell Connis-Troke, Jordan Houghton, Matt Wilson, Karen Wilkins, Zach Lyons.

We are OPEN on all school and bank holidays unless stated if for any reason we are going to close we will give you plenty of notice.

The display at St Monica Infant School is on 13th July 2003 at 12.30pm we will meet in the main entrance car park at 12.00pm. You will need to wear your white suit, If you wear your red t-shirt underneath then if it gets hot you can change.

Antony Glasspool, Andrew Morris, Imran Reeve, Luke McKinnon, Beau Jensen, Stephen Harding.

Nicholas Humpleby, Alex Turner, Blaine Ridyard, Emma Burrows, Rebekah White, Matthew Hunt, Mark Hutter, Craig Kitcher, Alex King, Andrew Morris.

Well under way, the competition of the year where you can win one of our top prizes listed below. The competition will run from April 1st till December 2003, all you have to do to win is have the most STARS.
Prizes: Playstation 2, Gamecube, Xbox or a complete kit out in Warrior sparring equipment.

Starting on the 1st of July we will be running our summer Olympics it will run up until the 31st of August. Each member of TKD South will be put into teams and you will then be given points for various activities during the lessons. Every lesson you attended your team will be given one point after that each event you win will give your team points too.
Points: Attendance 1 point, Win event 2 points, Bring a friend 3 points, Your friend joins 5 points. With new ways to win points to come soon and all new events this year you wont want to miss out. This year even more medals are up for grabs from bronze to gold, each team member will be given a medal each (this is to keep).

One size 3 suit excellent condition £14.00, red polo shirt size small excellent condition £6.00.
Red feet brand new to fit shoe size 8,9,10 £10.00.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a great student and a good man, James Bowkett. He will be sadly missed.

We are OPEN on all school and bank holidays unless stated if for any reason we are going to close we will give you plenty of notice in advance. If you are unsure if we are open or have lost your newsletter feel free to ring OR email.

Alex White, Harry Bloyce, David Bloyce, Matt Bunyan, Ian Riley, John Ashthorpe, Eden Ashthorpe, Freya Ashthorpe, Danielle Christian, Kieran Holmes.

Tom Hayward, Lewis Clark, Daniel Brown, Jamie Kidd, Joshua Robinson, Connor Deighton, Karen Priddle, Natasha Allan, Jamie-Leigh Bennett, Mike O’Shea, Harry Bloyce, David Bloyce, John Ashthorpe, Danielle Christian.

We have been invited to do a Taekwon-Do display at St Monica Infant School on 13th July 2003 if you are interested tell Tasha ASAP.

This year even more medals are up for grabs from bronze to gold, all new teams all new events more details soon.

The first statistics are in and we have 3 people with 1 star each. Prizes: Playstation 2 & a Game, Gamecube & a game, Xbox and a game or a complete kit out in Warrior sparring equipment.

Sorry for the delay in getting the question books we are currently waiting for an order, (these books contain all the grading questions from white belt to black tag)

Mark Hutter, Aaron Hutter, Thomas Evans, Jamie Bennett, Mike O’Shea.

Ryan Kitcher, Bobby Bennett, Jake Reeves, Angela Dicks, Sharna Parker, Robyn Jennings, Laura Humpleby, Ashley Gunter, James Fuller, Laurence O’Sullivan

Unfortunately with it being April everything has to go up, the new training fees will be £1.00 per month dearer starting in April 2003. (As you can see a very slight increase). Some of training equipment will be slightly dearer too (£1.00 or so).

Training 1 lesson a week: £12 per month
Training 2 lessons a week: £17 per month
Training 3 lessons a week: £22 per month
Training 4 lessons a week: £27 per month
Training 5 lessons a week still only: £27 per month
Training 6 lessons a week still only: £27 per month.

(I) TRURO GTI Cornish TKD Open Championships, Sunday March 23rd at the Dragon Leisure Centre Cornwall.

(II) IMPACT English Championships, Saturday 22nd March at the Dolphin Leisure Centre Hayward Heath West Sussex.

Details for both these competitions can be found on the board and applications from your instructor.

Any one who has not yet had a certificate can claim you’re at the end of the lesson.

Well done to Chris Taylor and Dave Miller who entered the latest competition. David Miller won a bronze for sparring.

Taekwon-Do suit, size 1good condition.
black trousers size 1 good condition £7.00.
Black dipped foam feet pads to fit shoe size 5,6,7, £15.00 worn only 2 times excellent condition.
Taekwon-Do suit size 2 £10.00 good condition.
Red feet brand new to fit shoe size 8,9,10 £10.00.

Tasha Wilds, Richard Mason, Dale Prince, Jamie Prince, Shane Goodson, Hayzel Trickey, Keir Whitlock, Alison Masterman, Chloe Holbrow, Adam wheal, Simon Lakey, Ryan Bond, Aaron Hunter.

Craig Caplen, Harry Rudd, Laurence O’Sullivan, Matthew Trodd, Philip Connell.

Taekwon-Do suit, size 1 good condition.
Black trousers size 1 good condition £7.00.

Yet another special offer for February, all this month it will be buy one get one free on all badges.

You will be able to make this lesson up at any time during the month on any day you wish.

The scores are in and this year the total team points almost doubled last years.
First place and a Gold medal each go the Rose team.
Second place and Silver medal each go to Green team.
Third place and a Bronze medal each go to Peach team.
Every single member of TKD South schools who entered will get a certificate & the chance to do it all again this summer.

(For wrapping around twice) hold one end of the belt on left hip leaving a quarter hanging in front. Take other end and wrap round the back, bring a cross the front and around the back again keeping the other end on the hip. Take the right hand side and tuck under both wraps then pull to tighten. Now put the left one over the right and tuck the bottom one over and through the middle of the loop then pull to make knot

Alex Havell, Sam Webster, Tom Lacey, Daniel Beckett, Natasha Allan, Christian Allan, Ryan Bond.

Happy Birthday to, James Miller, Craig Prince, Charlie Snoddon, Terri-Jayne Redwood, Edward Lacey, Craig Remsbery, Zena Gibbens, Henry Gatrell, Laura Brock, Pamela Barrett, Helen Barrett, Rebecca Sherman, Gabrielle Reeves, Matthew Ockelford, Lauren Charnock, Christian Allan.

This year we have quite a few people growing out of their sparring stuff, if you want to sell any thing let us know.
Black dipped foam feet pads to fit shoe size 2,3,4 £9.00 excellent condition growth forces sale.
Black dipped foam hand pads small £9.00 excellent condition growth forces sale.
Black dipped foam feet pads to fit shoe size 5,6,7, £15.00 worn only 2 times excellent condition.
Taekwon-Do suit, size 2 £10.00 good condition.
Red feet brand new to fit shoe size 8,9,10 £10.00.

Students of the year, Alison Masterman (seniors), Jack Davis (Juniors).
Trainees of the year, Christopher Taylor (Seniors), Lewis Clark (Juniors).
This is only if you have been training for minimum of 12 months.

There is only a few weeks left in the Winter Olympics and the race is still on. 1st 2nd and 3rd place is still open to any team.

Unfortunately starting in February we will not be able to supply drinks any more. Please be sure to bring drinks with you if needed.

On the Sunday 26th there will be no training. You will be able to make this lesson up at any time during the month on any day you wish.

Emma Burrows, Gabrielle Reeves, Robyn Jennings, Laura Humpleby, Ashley Gunter, Daniel Becheley, Lauren Charnock, Becky White.

These are the last words of General Choi as posted on the official ITF website www.itf-generalchoi.com