2009 News

Latest Grading results: (19/11/09) The following students were promoted at a recent grading: Owen O'Connell and Kaya Emanuel (9th Kup); Arman Azaden, Dhyanesh Patel, Niall Carrabine, Lui Reeves, Tara Azaden and Kate Mingay (8th Kup); Roisin Gallagher, Harriet Dykes, Georges Nolan and Muhammed Ezaden (7th Kup) and Alex Duffin (6th Kup). A big congratulations to you all. Keep up the hard work!

Congratulations to our beginner members who were recently promoted: Tara Azaden (9th Kup); Arman Azaden (9th Kup); Niall Carrabine (9th Kup); Jay Christian (8th Kup); Ryan Crowlegrove (8th Kup)

Welsh Open Results: A huge congrats to all the Fairwater students who entered this year's Welsh Open. We came home with a fine array of medals! Results are as follows:

A warm congratulations to Rhys Prankard and Callum Hole who, although not winning a medal this time, made us all proud with their efforts.

Recent promotions: Congratulations go to the following students for their recent promotions - Shari Rasmussen, Lui Reeves and Dhyanesh Patel (9th Kup); Kian Hajatdoost, Omid Hajatdoost, Roisin Gallagher, Georges Nolan, Harriet Dykes and Muhamed Ezaden (8th Kup); Alex Cardoza (7th Kup); Cai Huckson (6th Kup); Morgan Patterson and Alexander Gale (5th Kup); Callum Hole (4th Kup) and Inigo Santillan (4th Kup).

More Grading Success at Fairwater School of Taekwon-do: A very popular and successful grading was held recently. It is great to see so many students working hard at their training and at learning the appropriate theory. Congratulations go to Kian Hajatdoost, Omid Hajatdoost, Roisin Gallagher, Georges Nolan, Muhamed Ezaden, Ryan Crowlegroves and Harriet Dykes who were promoted form 10th to 9th Kup; Samuel Morgan (promoted to 8th Kup); Alex Duffin and Phillip Back (7th Kup); Petra Back (6th Kup); Megan Flanaghan (5th Kup); Megan Williams (4th Kup) and Sharon Collins (3rd Kup). Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to Jack Bishop and Jacob Dacey who were both promoted to 5th Kup at the recent Grading and Seminar with Senior Master John Taylor VIII.

Success at the English Open! A few students from Fairwater School of Taekwon-do travelled to Crawley last weekend for the English Open. Congratulations to all who entered and well done to George Crews (Gold in Sparring and Bronze in Patterns); Kane Collins (Gold in Special Technique); Sharon Collins (Silver in sparring) and Daniel Anderson (Silver in Patterns and Bronze in Sparring). We are proud of you.

Congratulations go to two of our Junior students for making that first step from 10th Kup to 9th Kup - Well done Samuel Morgan and Jay Christian and keep up the good work!

On 30th April a number of students successfully graded at the Fairwater School of Taekwon-do. Congratulations go to the following students (keep up the hard work!): Kate Mingay (9th Kup), Alex Duffin (8th Kup), Alex Cardoza (8th Kup), Petra Back (7th Kup), Jack Bishop (6th Kup), Jacob Dacey (6th Kup), Morgan Patterson (6th Kup), Alexander Gale (6th Kup), Megan Williams (5th Kup), Inigo Santillan (5th Kup), Elizabeth Prescott (ist Kup)

On Saturday 28th March two of our most successful students, Mum and son team, Sharon and Kane Collins took the long trip to the Scottish Open. Congratulations to them for achieving 5 medals between them - we are so proud!

On Sunday 22nd March colour belts and black belts alike were treated to the teaching of Master Gary Miller VII. Master Miller emphasised the point that, like on the Playstation, if you don't practise and perfect the skills required for each level you cannot proceed and, if you don't save new skills and concepts when you learn them, you will not improve. A lesson that all students, young and old, could well do with remembering. He also focussed on correct kicking techniques to ensure that, when the time comes, those boards will break!

CONGRATULATIONS go to Callum Hole and Flynn Woodward for their promotions at the seminar/grading with Master Miller VII.

Recent promotions at Fairwater School of Taekwon-do: Alex Duffin (9th Kup), Alex Cardoza (9th Kup), Philip Back (8th Kup), Petra Back (8th Kup), Morgan Patterson (7th Kup), Jack Bishop (7th Kup), Jacob Dacey (7th Kup), Alexander Gale (7th Kup), Cai Huckson (7th Kup), Inigo Santillan (6th Kup), Megan Glanaghan (6th Kup), Megan Williams (6th Kup), Nathan Thomas (4th Kup), Daniel Anderson (3rd Kup) Well done to all those students. Keep up the hard work!

One of our most successful senior students, Sophie Collins, is currently studying in Russia and demonstrating her skills to the Russians. In recent competitions in St Petersburg, Sophie managed to win silver medals in patterns and a bronze and a silver medal in sparring. A superb achievement! Well done Soph!

2008 saw Senior Master Prewett's 30th year as an instructor. We celebrated this great achievement at the Awards evening with a special celebratory cake complete with marzipan man in dobok! Here's to the next 30 years!

Training has now resumed. We hope that everyone will train regularly so that our school can go from strength to strength in 2009.

At the ITF Wales Awards evening Lee Crews and Megan Williams received their Student of the Year awards. In the Grand Prix overalls Sharon Collins and Kane Collins came 2nd and Bethan Pezzack came 1st, while Sophie Collins received the Masters Shield in the over 18s category. Her Mum, Sharon Collins, collected the award for her as she is now studying for a year in Russia. Good Luck Soph! Enjoy it and WORK HARD!